Science, Humanities & Culture in the Wake of Darwin

The 2009 Bale Boone Symposium

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Friday, October 16
What Is Evolution and Why Does It Matter?
by James Krupa, Department of Biology, University of Kentucky
(Center Theater, University of Kentucky Student Center)

Monday, October 19
Evolution in America: A Short History of the First 150 Years
by Barry Werth, author of Banquet at Delmonico’s: Great Minds, the Gilded Age, & the Triumph of Evolution in America
(Center Theater, University of Kentucky Student Center)

Tuesday, October 20
Darwin in Wonderland: Evolution and the Science of Story
by Jonathan Gottschall, Department of English, Washington and Jefferson College & author of The Rape of Troy: Evolution, Violence, and the World of Homer
(Center Theater, University of Kentucky Student Center)

Wednesday, October 21
Is It Really Only a Theory?: Evolution and the Question of Design
by Kenneth R. Miller, Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Brown University and author of Finding Darwin’s God: A Scientist’s Search for Common Ground between God and Evolution
(Center Theater, University of Kentucky Student Center)

Thursday, October 22
Darwin’s Two Times
by Adam Gopnik, author of Angels and Ages: A Short Book about Darwin, Lincoln, and Modern Life
(Worsham Theater, University of Kentucky Student Center)

All talks begin at 6:00 p.m.
Events are free & open to the public.

The Bale Boone Symposium is supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Science, Humanities & Culture in the Wake of Darwin is co-sponsored by the University of Kentucky Office of the Provost, College of Arts & Sciences, The Chellgren Center for Undergraduate Excellence, The Honors Program, and Departments of Biology, History, & Modern & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Cultures.