Upcoming Talks
loom | February 6, 2007In celebration of Darwin's 198th birthday, there will be lots of events--talks, etc.--going on around the world next week. I'll be doing my part, heading to the Rockies to talk at Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado. My talk is entitled, "The Descent of Man, From Darwin to DNA." I'll be speaking at 7 on Tuesday, February 13, in the Kebler Ballroom at the College Union Building. It's free and open to the public. (Map)
Here's a guide to a lot of the planned events at the official Darwin Day site. (Full disclosure: I'm on the board of advisors.) This year is distinguished by a big roll-…
loom | November 14, 2006Well, the talk at Cornell last week went very well. Thanks to everyone who came. If you want to hear me wax rhapsodic about parasite manipulations (and explain how scientists study their evolution), you're in luck. Cornell has put the video of the talk online. The image is pretty small on the screen, so I decided to post the slide show on my web site here. I suggest opening two screens and advancing the slides as the talk progresses.
At first the sound is a little scratchy on the video and the light balance takes a while to get properly adjusted. But don't give up--it evens out. You may also…
loom | November 7, 2006Attention all Loom readers in the Cornell University area: I'm heading up to Ithaca to give a talk tomorrow on a subject near and dear to my heart--how parasites turn their hosts into puppets and slaves. I'll be at the David Call auditorium in Kennedy Hall at 4 pm. The lecture is open to the public and will, of course, include a very creepy Powerpoint. Details here, map here.
loom | October 26, 2006Just an update to my post about talking this weekend at the National Association of Science Writers meeting: in addition to the panel I was originally scheduled to join--on book publicity--I've also been added to a panel talk on Friday afternoon called "Navigating the New Media." I'm subbing for writer Rebecca Skloot, who cannot come.