Hey, University of Missouri-Columbia readers: Elliot Sober is coming your way. At 4:00 on the 20th (this week!), Elliot Sober will be speaking on Evolution versus Intelligent Design. It should be fun; somebody report back to me, OK?
Closer to my home, Steve Pinker will be speaking at the Minneapolis Public Library at 7:00 on the same day on 'The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window Into Human Nature.' I might be able to make it to that one.
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I'll try to make it to the Elliot Sober lecture.
I'm going to be at Sober's lecture and the affiliated philosophy of biology conference the two days after that - (check the UM philosophy website for info). I'll report back if I find the time.
Thanks for the heads up! I'm a student at Mizzou and will be delighted to attend the lecture.
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