Science on the Edge- Human Errors: What Our Flaws Teach Us about Our Past
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Science on the Edge Lectures
About the Series:
The RMSC Richard C. Shultz Science on the Edge lectures in Bausch Auditorium have provided insight and understanding about current research on a broad array of topics for a general audience for more than 30 years. Science on the Edge sparks intelligent conversations throughout the community. Designed to engage those interested in broadening their scientific understanding, lectures promote the continuation of education and sharing of ideas.
Science on the Edge lectures are supported in part by the Richard C. Shultz Endowment Fund.
Ticket Prices:
Adults: $15
RMSC Member Adults: $13
Students through grade 12 or college students with valid college ID: $11
RMSC Employees, Docents/Volunteers, Rochester Engineering Society: $3
Registration for each lecture is below. Ticket includes access to the museum.
Upcoming Lecture:
Human Errors: What Our Flaws Teach Us about Our Past
November 11 | 7pm
Speaker: Nathan H. Lents, Ph.D.
Join us to discover how our own imperfections offer insight into our collective human history. Dating back to Darwin himself, the argument "from poor design” holds that examples of suboptimal structure or function demonstrate that nature does not have a designer. Human beings have more than our share of quirks and glitches and besides speaking to our shared ancestry, these evolutionary “seams” reveal interesting things about our past. This offers a unique accounting of our evolutionary legacy and sheds new light on how to live in better harmony with our bodies, in all their flawed glory. Dive into this fascinating topic with us!
Speaker Bio
Nathan H. Lents is Professor of Biology at John Jay College of The City University of New York and the author of the popular science books Not So Different and Human Errors. He holds a Ph.D. in human physiology and completed postdoctoral training in genomics at NYU. In addition to his research articles and book chapters, his writing on human evolution can be seen in the pages of Science, The Wall Street Journal, Skeptic, Discover, Psychology Today, Skeptical Inquirer, and many others. His laboratory studies the evolution of the human genome and the genetic basis of human uniqueness.
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