Feb 8, 2009
2009 is the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth and 150th year of
his book "On the Origin of Species". We're celebrating by talking
with Dr. Greg Laden, biological anthropologist, U of M. Through his
nationally known blog you'll find "Congo Memoirs", his hilarious,
hair raising, in-the-wild adventures while doing REAL science.
Similar to 19th century explorers Darwin and Wallace, Dr. Laden
writes about tangling with the wild beasts (pythons), disease
(malaria), pirates (real pirates) while deciphering how the world
works - we know it as Evolution. One hundred fifty years later some
of the issues are the same. Our 21st century scientist, Dr. Laden,
will give us new insights into how radical the theory was, what's
new in our understanding of it and what to watch for in the future.
Also, on the first segment of the show is Don Luce, curator of
exhibits at the Bell Museum of Natural History. Don will talk about
the Darwin Day party on Feb. 12th at the Museum, the multimedia
presentations by U of M scientists and the exhibit of Frans
Lanting's photography.