Lectures and Symposia
Join us for an intriguing, thought provoking, educational and entertaining program of lectures and symposia!
Unless otherwise stated, please contact Eric Ward (816-926-8753) for more information on these events.
FEBRUARY 2010
| The Eighth Paul D. Bartlett Sr. Lecture |
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| 2/25/10 | 7:00 pm |
Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human Richard Wrangham Ruth Moore Professor of Biological Anthropology Curator of Primate Behavioral Biology, Harvard University The Paul D. Bartlett Sr. Lectures are presented by the Linda Hall Library in association with the Harvard-Radcliffe Club of Kansas City, the Princeton Alumni Association of Greater Kansas City, and the Yale Club of Kansas City |
MARCH 2010
| 3/10/10 | 7:00 pm (doors open 6:00 pm) |
The Tangled Web of Spider Evolution Paul Selden Gulf-Hedberg Distinguished Professor of Invertebrate Paleontology Director of the Paleontological Institute, University of Kansas Sponsored by the Friends of the Linda Hall Library |
| 3/24/10 | 7:00 p.m. (doors open 6:00 p.m.) |
We Can Now Solve the Oldest Environmental Problem Wes Jackson President, The Land Institute Salina, Kansas. Sponsored by the Friends of the Linda Hall Library |
APRIL 2010
| 4/22/10 | 7:00 pm (Exhibition opening at 6:00 pm) |
Star Struck! Sidereal Messages, Galileo to Herschel William B. Ashworth Jr. Consultant for the History of Science Linda Hall Library Opening of the Linda Hall Library Exhibition "Thinking Outside the Sphere: Views of the Stars from Aristotle to Herschel" |
MAY 2010
| Are We Alone? The Scientific Search for Extraterrestrial Life |
| 5/5/10 | 7:00 p.m. (doors open 6:00 p.m.) |
Exoplanets and the Search for Habitable Planets Sara Seager, Ellen Swallow Richards Associate Professor of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 5/10/10 | 7:00 p.m. (doors open 6:00 p.m.) |
Confessions of an Alien Hunter: A Scientist's Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Seth Shostak, Senior Astronomer, SETI Institute Mountain View, CA |
| 5/19/10 | 7:00 p.m. (doors open 6:00 p.m.) |
The Paradoxes of Time Travel Sean Carroll, Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics Moore Center for Theoretical Cosmology and Physics California Institute of Technology This lecture series is made possible through the generous support of Dr. James and Francie Flynn. |
JUNE 2010
| 6/23/10 | 7:00 pm (doors open 6:00 pm) |
Robots That Care: Can Socially Assistive Robotics be a Part of the Solution to the Growing Healthcare Problem? Maja Mataric Professor in the Computer Science Department and Neuroscience Program University of Southern California Sponsored by the Friends of the Linda Hall Library |
