Lectures and Symposia
Join us for an intriguing, thought provoking, educational and entertaining program of lectures and symposia!
UPCOMING LECTURES
Lectures are free and open to the public; however, seating is limited and e-tickets are required. Click on the e-ticket link below each lecture to access the registration form. If you have questions, please email events@lindahall.org or call 816-926-8772 to leave a message. Contact Eric Ward (816-926-8753) for more information on these events.
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Thursday, February 23, 2012 7 p.m. |
10th Annual Paul D. Bartlett Sr. Lecture Primate Psychology and Monkeynomics Laurie Santos, Associate Professor of Psychology, Yale University We have reached seating capacity for this lecture. We are taking names for a waiting list. |
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Thursday, March 15, 2012 7 p.m. |
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything Joshua Foer, 2006 U.S. Memory Champion and best-selling author e-tickets |
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Thursday, March 29, 2012 |
6 p.m. - Exhibition opening: Blade and Bone: The Discovery of Human Antiquity William B. Ashworth, Jr., Consultant for the History of Science, Linda Hall Library, and Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Missouri-Kansas City 7 p.m. - Lecture: Cro-Magnon: How the Ice Age Gave Birth to the First Modern Humans Brian M. Fagan, Best-selling author and Professor Emeritus of Archaeology, University of California, Santa Barbara e-tickets |
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012 7 p.m. |
Lucy's Legacy: The Quest for Human Origins Donald Johanson, Founding Director, Institute of Human Origins, Arizona State University e-tickets |
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Thursday, May 3, 2012 7 p.m. |
Neanderthal Genome Project Richard Edward Green, Assistant Professor, Biomolecular Engineering, University of California-Santa Cruz e-tickets |
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Thursday, May 10, 2012 7 p.m. |
The Pleistocene Meets Middle Earth: The Significance of the Indonesian Hobbits in Human Evolution Matthew Tocheri, Human Origins Program, Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History e-tickets |
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Unless otherwise stated, all lectures will be held in the Main Reading Room at 7 p.m. Lectures are free and open to the public; however, seating is limited and e-tickets are required. |
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