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URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/testing-an-events/2022-10-24/ LOCATION:California Academy of Sciences\, 55 Music Concourse Dr 94118\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94118\, United States CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IngridHolzmann-2020-3-Ingrid-Holzmann.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220924T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220924T160000 DTSTAMP:20260509T031107 CREATED:20220622T203537Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220713T231357Z UID:10000407-1664010000-1664035200@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:Testing an Events DESCRIPTION:Description\, this is the content of the event.  \n\n\n\nLorem ipsum dolor sit amet\, consectetur adipiscing elit\, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam\, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. 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URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/testing-an-events/2022-09-24/ LOCATION:California Academy of Sciences\, 55 Music Concourse Dr 94118\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94118\, United States CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IngridHolzmann-2020-3-Ingrid-Holzmann.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220824T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220824T160000 DTSTAMP:20260509T031107 CREATED:20220622T203537Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220713T231357Z UID:10000406-1661331600-1661356800@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:Testing an Events DESCRIPTION:Description\, this is the content of the event.  \n\n\n\nLorem ipsum dolor sit amet\, consectetur adipiscing elit\, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam\, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. 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URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/testing-an-events/2022-08-24/ LOCATION:California Academy of Sciences\, 55 Music Concourse Dr 94118\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94118\, United States CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IngridHolzmann-2020-3-Ingrid-Holzmann.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220614T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220614T180000 DTSTAMP:20260509T031107 CREATED:20220601T234331Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220601T234331Z UID:10000318-1655226000-1655229600@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:Games\, Stories\, and Science for Successful Public Engagement DESCRIPTION:Speakers:Dr. Katie Hinde \n\n\n\n\n\nCost:Free with registration \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAmerican Association of Biological Anthropologists and Leakey Foundation Communication & Outreach Award in Honor of Camilla Smith 2022 award winner Dr. Katie Hinde discusses the importance of cooperation\, community\, and storytelling for sharing science sustainably. \n\n\n\nOver the past fifty years\, researchers have made extraordinary discoveries that help us to understand For tens of thousands of years\, sharing knowledge about the natural world has been part of what makes us human. Indeed\, humans have many adaptations for fireside storytelling\, shared experiences\, artistic imagery\, and “jokey joke joke jokes”. And yet\, too many scientists ignore the evidence and continue to inadequately blather dry facts. Such approaches do not improve scientific literacy or inspire public enthusiasm. In this lecture\, Dr. Hinde presents insights from studies of human adaptations for story-telling and social learning and highlights the example of March Mammal Madness. \n\n\n\nThis program features a 45-minute live-streamed lecture by Dr. Katie Hinde followed by a 15-minute Q&A session moderated by Dr. Briana Pobiner featuring live viewer questions. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Katie Hinde is an associate professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change\, Center for Evolution and Medicine\, at Arizona State University. As director of the Comparative Lactation Lab\, Dr. Hinde investigates the evolutionary ecology and behavioral biology of milk\, mothers\, and infants. Decoding mother’s milk insures enhanced precision medicine for the most fragile infants and children in neonatal and pediatric intensive care units. Transdisciplinary approaches to mother’s milk research\, along with public engagement\, facilitate discoveries at the bench and their translation to applications at the bedside. Dr. Hinde showcases research on mother’s milk\, breastfeeding\, and lactation for the general public\, clinicians\, and researchers at her blog “Mammals Suck… Milk!” and her TED talk “What We Don’t Know About Mother’s Milk” has ~1.5 million views. Hinde founded and directs “March Mammal Madness\,” a month-long public engagement campaign that showcases animals\, ecology\, and behavior to hundreds of thousands of participants annually. Dr. Hinde is the recipient of the 2022 AAPA & Leakey Foundation Communication and Outreach Award in honor of Camilla M. Smith. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nNote: The recording of this event will be available immediately after the live event concludes and accessible using the same link used for the live stream. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is presented in partnership by the American Association for Biological Anthropologists’ Education Committee and The Leakey Foundation. \n\n\n\nGenerously sponsored by the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation\, Camilla and George Smith\, The Brown Foundation Inc.\, and the Joan and Arnold Travis Education Fund. URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/games-stories-and-science-for-successful-public-engagement/ LOCATION: CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/games-stories-science-cover.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220609T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220609T180000 DTSTAMP:20260509T031107 CREATED:20220520T232522Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220520T232522Z UID:10000317-1654794000-1654797600@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:Discovering Us: Great Discoveries in Human Origins DESCRIPTION:Speakers:Evan HadinghamDr. Daniel Lieberman \n\n\n\n\n\nCost:Free with registration \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDan Lieberman\, Harvard human evolutionary biologist and Evan Hadingham\, Senior Science Editor for PBS’s NOVA series explore some of the most exciting and groundbreaking surprises revealed by human origins research. \n\n\n\nOver the past fifty years\, researchers have made extraordinary discoveries that help us to understand who we are\, where we came from\, and what makes us human. This program brings our shared history to life and tells the stories behind some of the most important human origins discoveries ever made. These amazing stories of key fossil discoveries\, insights gleaned from the study of our nearest living relatives\, and more are highlights from Evan Hadingham’s latest book Discovering Us: Fifty Great Discoveries in Human Origins. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvan Hadingham is the Senior Science Editor of the PBS NOVA series produced at WGBH\, Boston. He has an MA in prehistory and archaeology from the University of Sheffield. His popular books on archaeology include Circles and Standing Stones\, Secrets of the Ice Age\, Early Man and the Cosmos\, and Lines to the Mountain Gods. His feature articles have appeared in National Geographic\, Smithsonian\, The Atlantic\, Discover\, and elsewhere. At NOVA\, he is responsible for the editorial accuracy of the science content in the award-winning series. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiscovering Us: Fifty Great Discoveries in Human Origins presents stories of the most exciting and groundbreaking surprises revealed by this wide-ranging new science in fifty lively and up-to-the-minute essays. Prepared in consultation with leading experts\, and written by Evan Hadingham\, Discovering Us features stunning photographs\, some taken at the actual moment that groundbreaking discoveries were made. The book presents a highly accessible account of the latest scientific insights into the ultimate question of humanity’s origins. \n\n\n\n\n\nCopies of Discovering Us are available for purchase online or can be found at your local bookstore. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is held in collaboration with Smithsonian Enterprises. \n\n\n\nGenerously sponsored by the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation\, Camilla and George Smith\, and the Joan and Arnold Travis Education Fund. URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/discovering-us/ LOCATION:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/discovering-us/ CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/discovering-us-featured-image.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220405T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220405T193000 DTSTAMP:20260509T031107 CREATED:20220225T200039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220714T160228Z UID:10000313-1649183400-1649187000@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:Frans de Waal: Different - Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist DESCRIPTION:Doors Open & Check-In: 5:45 PM PDT \nProgram Begins: 6:30 PM PDT \n\nIN-PERSON TICKETS (limited) \n  \nONLINE-ONLY TICKETS \n  \n\nHow different are men and women? Do they differ naturally or artificially? Do we find the same differences in our fellow primates? Do apes learn sex roles\, too\, or is gender uniquely human? \n  \nIn Different\, primatologist Frans de Waal s de Waal discusses insights into the origins of sex and gender from studies of both human and animal behavior. Different provides a thought-provoking review of the long-running debate about the origins of sex and gender. De Waal peppers his discussion with details from his own life – a Dutch childhood in a family of six boys and decades of academic turf wars over outdated scientific theories. He also discusses sexual orientation\, gender identity\, and the limitations of a strict binary. Nature produces more variability than most human societies are prepared to recognize\, and primate groups often include (and tolerate) exceptional individuals. \n\nTICKET INFORMATION \n\n\nIn-Person Tickets – This lecture will be held in-person at the Commonwealth Club’s headquarters in San Francisco. The capacity for the in-person component of this program is reduced to meet COVID guidelines\, so be sure to purchase your ticket early! Click here to secure your in-person ticket \n\n\n\nOnline-Only Tickets – This lecture will be simultaneously broadcast online so that viewers can see the lecture live from the comfort of their homes. You must pre-register for online-only viewing to get access to the live-stream link. Click here to register for the online-only lecture \n\n\n\nSigned copy of Different – Tickets including a signed copy of Dr. de Waal’s book Different are offered for both In-Person and Online-Only ticket types. If you want to get a signed copy of Dr. de Waal’s new book be sure to select the ticket option including the book when you purchase tickets! \n\n\nAll ticket sales are final and nonrefundable.  \n\nSafety protocols for in-person attendance: \nWe follow best practices laid out by the CDC and state and local guidelines. \nAll guests\, staff\, and volunteers must be fully vaccinated and boosted (14 days after receiving the second dose of a 2-dose vaccine series or 14 days after receiving a single dose vaccine and receiving a booster dose). Guest must show proof of full vaccination and booster dose with photo I.D. \nN95 Masks (or equivalent) are required at all times indoors (If you do not have one\, one will be provided). \nIn-person capacity is limited. \nElevators are limited to a maximum of four (4) people at a time. \nThe Commonwealth Club’s LEED Gold-certified building is designed to cool with outside air\, using digitally controlled moveable windows and large ceiling fans. They deploy additional HEPA filters inside to scrub the air. This is all in addition to increased cleaning of surfaces throughout the building. \n\nThis event is produced in partnership with the California Academy of Sciences and Commonwealth Club of California. Sponsored by: Ann and Gordon Getty Camilla and George Smith The Joan and Arnold Travis Education Fund \n\nIN-PERSON TICKETS (limited) \n  \nONLINE-ONLY TICKETS \n\n  URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/frans-de-waal-different-gender-through-the-eyes-of-a-primatologist/ LOCATION:Commonwealth Club\, 110 The Embarcadero\, San Francisco\, 94105\, United States CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ss_frans-dewaal-headshot.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220405T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220405T193000 DTSTAMP:20260509T031107 CREATED:20220225T200039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220225T200039Z UID:10000315-1649183400-1649187000@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:Frans de Waal: Different - Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist DESCRIPTION:Doors Open & Check-In: 5:45 PM PDT \nProgram Begins: 6:30 PM PDT \n\nIN-PERSON TICKETS (limited) \n  \nONLINE-ONLY TICKETS \n  \n\nHow different are men and women? Do they differ naturally or artificially? Do we find the same differences in our fellow primates? Do apes learn sex roles\, too\, or is gender uniquely human? \n  \nIn Different\, primatologist Frans de Waal s de Waal discusses insights into the origins of sex and gender from studies of both human and animal behavior. Different provides a thought-provoking review of the long-running debate about the origins of sex and gender. De Waal peppers his discussion with details from his own life – a Dutch childhood in a family of six boys and decades of academic turf wars over outdated scientific theories. He also discusses sexual orientation\, gender identity\, and the limitations of a strict binary. Nature produces more variability than most human societies are prepared to recognize\, and primate groups often include (and tolerate) exceptional individuals. \n\nTICKET INFORMATION \n\nIn-Person Tickets – This lecture will be held in-person at the Commonwealth Club’s headquarters in San Francisco. The capacity for the in-person component of this program is reduced to meet COVID guidelines\, so be sure to purchase your ticket early! Click here to secure your in-person ticket \n\n\n\nOnline-Only Tickets – This lecture will be simultaneously broadcast online so that viewers can see the lecture live from the comfort of their homes. You must pre-register for online-only viewing to get access to the live-stream link. Click here to register for the online-only lecture \n\n\n\nSigned copy of Different – Tickets including a signed copy of Dr. de Waal’s book Different are offered for both In-Person and Online-Only ticket types. If you want to get a signed copy of Dr. de Waal’s new book be sure to select the ticket option including the book when you purchase tickets! \n\nAll ticket sales are final and nonrefundable.  \n\nSafety protocols for in-person attendance: \nWe follow best practices laid out by the CDC and state and local guidelines. \nAll guests\, staff\, and volunteers must be fully vaccinated and boosted (14 days after receiving the second dose of a 2-dose vaccine series or 14 days after receiving a single dose vaccine and receiving a booster dose). Guest must show proof of full vaccination and booster dose with photo I.D. \nN95 Masks (or equivalent) are required at all times indoors (If you do not have one\, one will be provided). \nIn-person capacity is limited. \nElevators are limited to a maximum of four (4) people at a time. \nThe Commonwealth Club’s LEED Gold-certified building is designed to cool with outside air\, using digitally controlled moveable windows and large ceiling fans. They deploy additional HEPA filters inside to scrub the air. This is all in addition to increased cleaning of surfaces throughout the building. \n\nThis event is produced in partnership with the California Academy of Sciences and Commonwealth Club of California. Sponsored by: Ann and Gordon Getty Camilla and George Smith The Joan and Arnold Travis Education Fund \n\nIN-PERSON TICKETS (limited) \n  \nONLINE-ONLY TICKETS \n\n  URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/frans-de-waal-different-gender-through-the-eyes-of-a-primatologist-2/ LOCATION:Commonwealth Club\, 110 The Embarcadero\, San Francisco\, 94105\, United States CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ss_frans-dewaal-headshot.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220302T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220302T170000 DTSTAMP:20260509T031107 CREATED:20220222T223701Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220727T202334Z UID:10000309-1646236800-1646240400@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:ONE NIGHT ONLY! The Secrets of Chimpanzee Society DESCRIPTION: \n\nRegister Today!\n\nNote: One night only! Register and watch this event live on March 2\, 2022 at 4 pm Pacific and 7 pm Eastern. A replay of this program will not be available.\n\n\n\nWhat can the private behavior of chimpanzee society teach us about human evolution and our own societal development?\n\nBiologist Liran Samuni from Harvard University’s Department of Human Evolutionary Biology specializes in the study of underlying mechanisms of cooperation and intergroup relations in chimpanzees. In this lecture\, she’ll explore some of the more fascinating aspects of group relationships in chimpanzees\, from cooperation and conflict to group belonging\, solidarity\, and in-group support\, providing a glimpse into how our own human behavior in societal systems might have occurred.\n\nDr. Samuni is the 2021 recipient of The Leakey Foundation’s Gordon P. Getty Grant Laureate. This prestigious award is given to an individual who shows extraordinary originality and dedication in their intellectual and professional pursuits while exemplifying a multidisciplinary approach to human origins research.\n\n\n\nHow to Watch\n\nPlease RSVP for this free program\, and the link to view will be included in your confirmation email.\n\nThis program will be presented on Zoom. Please install Zoom in advance to ensure you don’t miss any of the program. You can download Zoom by clicking here or by downloading for your mobile device or tablet from the App Store or Google Play.\n\n\n\nThis program is presented in partnership by The Leakey Foundation and the American Museum of Natural History. This event takes place at 4 pm Pacific / 7 pm Eastern.\n\nSponsored by:\nThe Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation\nCamilla and George Smith\nThe Joan and Arnold Travis Education Fund\n\n\n\nRegister Today! URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/speaker-series-liran-samuni/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/speaker-series-liran-samuni.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220302T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220302T170000 DTSTAMP:20260509T031107 CREATED:20220222T223701Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220222T223701Z UID:10000311-1646236800-1646240400@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:ONE NIGHT ONLY! The Secrets of Chimpanzee Society DESCRIPTION: \n\nRegister Today!\n\nNote: One night only! Register and watch this event live on March 2\, 2022 at 4 pm Pacific and 7 pm Eastern. A replay of this program will not be available.\n\n\n\nWhat can the private behavior of chimpanzee society teach us about human evolution and our own societal development?\n\nBiologist Liran Samuni from Harvard University’s Department of Human Evolutionary Biology specializes in the study of underlying mechanisms of cooperation and intergroup relations in chimpanzees. In this lecture\, she’ll explore some of the more fascinating aspects of group relationships in chimpanzees\, from cooperation and conflict to group belonging\, solidarity\, and in-group support\, providing a glimpse into how our own human behavior in societal systems might have occurred.\n\nDr. Samuni is the 2021 recipient of The Leakey Foundation’s Gordon P. Getty Grant Laureate. This prestigious award is given to an individual who shows extraordinary originality and dedication in their intellectual and professional pursuits while exemplifying a multidisciplinary approach to human origins research.\n\n\n\nHow to Watch\n\nPlease RSVP for this free program\, and the link to view will be included in your confirmation email.\n\nThis program will be presented on Zoom. Please install Zoom in advance to ensure you don’t miss any of the program. You can download Zoom by clicking here or by downloading for your mobile device or tablet from the App Store or Google Play.\n\n\n\nThis program is presented in partnership by The Leakey Foundation and the American Museum of Natural History. This event takes place at 4 pm Pacific / 7 pm Eastern.\n\nSponsored by:\nThe Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation\nCamilla and George Smith\nThe Joan and Arnold Travis Education Fund\n\n\n\nRegister Today! URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/speaker-series-liran-samuni-2/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/speaker-series-liran-samuni.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210622T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210622T180000 DTSTAMP:20260509T031107 CREATED:20210604T185100Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210913T224720Z UID:10000397-1624381200-1624384800@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:Virtual Lecture: Engaging With Public Audiences on Human Evolution DESCRIPTION:Free Virtual Talk – Register Today! \n  \nWhy are we interested in learning about our evolution? What is the importance of communicating human evolution research? \n  \nJoin The Leakey Foundation and paleoanthropologist Dr. Briana Pobiner for a discussion on the importance of communicating human evolution science. Briana Pobiner discusses her outreach activities and research in science education\, which are part of her broader science communication efforts on human evolution with various public audiences. Dr. Pobiner is the recipient of the 2021 AABA & Leakey Foundation Communication Award in honor of Camilla M. Smith. \n  \nThis live-streamed lecture is part of The Leakey Foundation’s Speaker Series on Human Origins and sponsored by The Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation and Camilla and George Smith. \n  \nRegister Now! \n  \n\n  \nAbout the Event \n  \nThis event features a 45-minute live-streamed lecture by Dr. Briana Pobiner followed by a 15-minute Q&A session featuring live viewer questions. \n  \nDr. Briana Pobiner is a research scientist and Museum Educator in the Human Origins Program of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and a Leakey Foundation grantee. Dr. Pobiner’s research centers on the evolution of human diet (with a focus on meat-eating)\, but has included topics as diverse as chimpanzee carnivory and cannibalism in the Cook Islands. She has done fieldwork in modern ecosystems\, conducted excavations\, and studied fossil collections in Kenya\, Tanzania\, South Africa\, Indonesia\, and Romania. \n  \n  \n\n  \nAbout the AAPA and Leakey Foundation Communication Award in Honor of Camilla M. Smith \n  \nThe American Association of Physical Anthropologists (AAPA) and Leakey Foundation Communication Award in honor of Camilla M. Smith is awarded annually in recognition of outstanding public communication and educational outreach efforts in the field of biological anthropology. The award was established in 2019 to recognize the importance and urgency of promoting scientific literacy\, clarity of message\, and efforts to foster respect and understanding for the variation\, adaptation\, and evolution of human beings and their living and fossil relatives. \n  \nRegister Now! URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/virtual-lecture-engaging-with-public-audiences-on-human-evolution/ LOCATION:https://youtu.be/4e4pjptHWGs?xembed=true CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/pobiner_event-header.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210622T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210622T180000 DTSTAMP:20260509T031107 CREATED:20210604T185100Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210604T185100Z UID:10000398-1624381200-1624384800@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:Virtual Lecture: Engaging With Public Audiences on Human Evolution DESCRIPTION:Free Virtual Talk – Register Today! \n  \nWhy are we interested in learning about our evolution? What is the importance of communicating human evolution research? \n  \nJoin The Leakey Foundation and paleoanthropologist Dr. Briana Pobiner for a discussion on the importance of communicating human evolution science. Briana Pobiner discusses her outreach activities and research in science education\, which are part of her broader science communication efforts on human evolution with various public audiences. Dr. Pobiner is the recipient of the 2021 AABA & Leakey Foundation Communication Award in honor of Camilla M. Smith. \n  \nThis live-streamed lecture is part of The Leakey Foundation’s Speaker Series on Human Origins and sponsored by The Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation and Camilla and George Smith. \n  \nRegister Now! \n  \n\n  \nAbout the Event \n  \nThis event features a 45-minute live-streamed lecture by Dr. Briana Pobiner followed by a 15-minute Q&A session featuring live viewer questions. \n  \nDr. Briana Pobiner is a research scientist and Museum Educator in the Human Origins Program of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and a Leakey Foundation grantee. Dr. Pobiner’s research centers on the evolution of human diet (with a focus on meat-eating)\, but has included topics as diverse as chimpanzee carnivory and cannibalism in the Cook Islands. She has done fieldwork in modern ecosystems\, conducted excavations\, and studied fossil collections in Kenya\, Tanzania\, South Africa\, Indonesia\, and Romania. \n  \n  \n\n  \nAbout the AAPA and Leakey Foundation Communication Award in Honor of Camilla M. Smith \n  \nThe American Association of Physical Anthropologists (AAPA) and Leakey Foundation Communication Award in honor of Camilla M. Smith is awarded annually in recognition of outstanding public communication and educational outreach efforts in the field of biological anthropology. The award was established in 2019 to recognize the importance and urgency of promoting scientific literacy\, clarity of message\, and efforts to foster respect and understanding for the variation\, adaptation\, and evolution of human beings and their living and fossil relatives. \n  \nRegister Now! URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/virtual-lecture-engaging-with-public-audiences-on-human-evolution-2/ LOCATION:https://youtu.be/4e4pjptHWGs?xembed=true CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/pobiner_event-header.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210407T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210407T170000 DTSTAMP:20260509T031107 CREATED:20210324T232207Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210406T192112Z UID:10000393-1617811200-1617814800@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:The Chimpanzee Within Us DESCRIPTION:ONE NIGHT ONLY! This event will not be recorded. Please RSVP to watch this one-time event on Wednesday\, April 7th at 4 pm Pacific – 5 pm Mountain – 6 pm Central – 7 pm Eastern\n\n\nRSVP\n  \nWhy are humans the way we are? One way to answer this question is to look to our closest cousins\, the chimpanzees. Join Assistant Professor of Psychology and Anthropology Alexandra Rosati of the University of Michigan and Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Biology Zarin Machanda of Tufts University as they examine the world of chimpanzees\, including chimpanzee social lives\, ecological context\, and how they think and solve problems. By understanding what it means to be a chimpanzee\, we can turn back the evolutionary clock to glimpse the origins of human cognition and behavior. \n  \nThis program is presented in partnership by The Leakey Foundation and the American Museum of Natural History. This event takes place at 4 pm Pacific / 7 pm Eastern. \n  \nPlease RSVP for this free program\, and the link to view will be included in your confirmation email. \n  \nThis program will be presented on Zoom. Please install Zoom in advance to ensure you don’t miss any of the program. You can download Zoom by clicking here or by downloading for your mobile device or tablet from the App Store or Google Play. \n  \nRSVP \n  \nNOTE: Don’t miss this lecture! This event will not be recorded. Please RSVP to watch this one-time event on Wednesday\, April 7th at 4 pm Pacific – 5 pm Mountain – 6 pm Central – 7 pm Eastern URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/the-chimpanzee-within-us/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ss_zmachanda_arosati_banner.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210407T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210407T170000 DTSTAMP:20260509T031107 CREATED:20210324T232207Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210324T232207Z UID:10000394-1617811200-1617814800@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:The Chimpanzee Within Us DESCRIPTION:ONE NIGHT ONLY! This event will not be recorded. Please RSVP to watch this one-time event on Wednesday\, April 7th at 4 pm Pacific – 5 pm Mountain – 6 pm Central – 7 pm Eastern\n\n\nRSVP\n  \nWhy are humans the way we are? One way to answer this question is to look to our closest cousins\, the chimpanzees. Join Assistant Professor of Psychology and Anthropology Alexandra Rosati of the University of Michigan and Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Biology Zarin Machanda of Tufts University as they examine the world of chimpanzees\, including chimpanzee social lives\, ecological context\, and how they think and solve problems. By understanding what it means to be a chimpanzee\, we can turn back the evolutionary clock to glimpse the origins of human cognition and behavior. \n  \nThis program is presented in partnership by The Leakey Foundation and the American Museum of Natural History. This event takes place at 4 pm Pacific / 7 pm Eastern. \n  \nPlease RSVP for this free program\, and the link to view will be included in your confirmation email. \n  \nThis program will be presented on Zoom. Please install Zoom in advance to ensure you don’t miss any of the program. You can download Zoom by clicking here or by downloading for your mobile device or tablet from the App Store or Google Play. \n  \nRSVP \n  \nNOTE: Don’t miss this lecture! This event will not be recorded. Please RSVP to watch this one-time event on Wednesday\, April 7th at 4 pm Pacific – 5 pm Mountain – 6 pm Central – 7 pm Eastern URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/the-chimpanzee-within-us-2/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ss_zmachanda_arosati_banner.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210213T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210213T130000 DTSTAMP:20260509T031107 CREATED:20210130T022252Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210212T183342Z UID:10000385-1613214000-1613221200@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:A Most Interesting Problem DESCRIPTION:Register Today! \n  \nJoin The Leakey Foundation for a free virtual celebration of Darwin’s birthday and the 150th anniversary of the publication of The Descent of Man. This event brings together seven world-class scholars and science communicators to explore what Darwin got right and what he got wrong about the origin\, history\, and biological variation of humans. \n  \nIn 1871\, Charles Darwin published The Descent of Man\, a companion to On The Origin of Species in which he attempted to explain human evolution\, a topic he called “the highest and most interesting problem for the naturalist.” This event explores how scientific ideas are tested and how evidence helps structure our narratives about human origins\, showing how some of Darwin’s ideas have withstood more than a century of scrutiny while others have not. \n  \nAbout the Event\n  \nThis event features six ten-minute presentations with viewer opportunities to submit questions to the scholars. The event concludes with a discussion led by award-winning science journalist Ann Gibbons. \nJeremy M. DeSilva is an associate professor of anthropology at Dartmouth College and a Leakey Foundation grantee. He studies the origins and evolution of upright walking in the human lineage. DeSilva introduces the program and reflects on Darwin’s impact on science. \nJanet Browne is the Aramont Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University. She has written a two-volume biography of Charles Darwin—Darwin: Voyaging and Darwin: The Power of Place. In 2013\, she wrote the introduction to a republishing of Darwin’s Descent of Man. Browne reflects on Darwin’s life and times. \nBrian Hare is a professor of evolutionary anthropology at Duke University. His interest in the evolution of social behavior has inspired research on humans’ closest ape relatives and humans’ best friend\, the dog. Hare explores the Darwinian road to morality. \nYohannes Haile-Selassie is the Curator and Head of Physical Anthropology at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and a Leakey Foundation grantee. He has made some of the most significant early human fossil discoveries in the history of paleoanthropology. Haile-Selassie reflects on the fossil evidence for human evolution. \nAgustín Fuentes is a professor of anthropology at Princeton University. He is the author of Why We Believe: Evolution and the Human Way of Being\, The Creative Spark: How Imagination Made Humans Exceptional\, and Race\, Monogamy\, and Other Lies They Told You: Busting Myths about Human Nature. Fuentes reflects on race\, racism\, science\, and hope. \nHolly Dunsworth is a professor of anthropology at the University of Rhode Island and a Leakey Foundation grantee. Dunsworth challenges the traditional (often male-biased and Eurocentric) narratives of human evolution with exquisite clarity. She has contributed to NPR’s This I Believe series and her science blogs The Mermaid’s Tale and Origins. Dunsworth reflects on Darwin’s attempt to apply the principles of sexual selection to humans. \nAnn Gibbons is a contributing correspondent for Science magazine and the author of The First Human: The Race to Discover Our Earliest Ancestors. She has taught science writing at Carnegie Mellon University and written about human evolution for National Geographic\, Slate\, Smithsonian magazine\, and other publications. She was recently awarded the 2019 American Geophysical Union’s David Perlman Award for Excellence in Science Journalism. She reflects on Darwin in light of modern knowledge and leads the scholars in a discussion.  \n  \nThis event is made possible by the generous support of the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation and Camilla and George Smith. \n  \nRegister Today! URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/a-most-interesting-problem/ LOCATION: CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-most-interesting-problem-image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210213T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210213T130000 DTSTAMP:20260509T031107 CREATED:20210130T022252Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210130T022252Z UID:10000386-1613214000-1613221200@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:A Most Interesting Problem DESCRIPTION:Register Today! \n  \nJoin The Leakey Foundation for a free virtual celebration of Darwin’s birthday and the 150th anniversary of the publication of The Descent of Man. This event brings together seven world-class scholars and science communicators to explore what Darwin got right and what he got wrong about the origin\, history\, and biological variation of humans. \n  \nIn 1871\, Charles Darwin published The Descent of Man\, a companion to On The Origin of Species in which he attempted to explain human evolution\, a topic he called “the highest and most interesting problem for the naturalist.” This event explores how scientific ideas are tested and how evidence helps structure our narratives about human origins\, showing how some of Darwin’s ideas have withstood more than a century of scrutiny while others have not. \n  \nAbout the Event\n  \nThis event features six ten-minute presentations with viewer opportunities to submit questions to the scholars. The event concludes with a discussion led by award-winning science journalist Ann Gibbons. \nJeremy M. DeSilva is an associate professor of anthropology at Dartmouth College and a Leakey Foundation grantee. He studies the origins and evolution of upright walking in the human lineage. DeSilva introduces the program and reflects on Darwin’s impact on science. \nJanet Browne is the Aramont Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University. She has written a two-volume biography of Charles Darwin—Darwin: Voyaging and Darwin: The Power of Place. In 2013\, she wrote the introduction to a republishing of Darwin’s Descent of Man. Browne reflects on Darwin’s life and times. \nBrian Hare is a professor of evolutionary anthropology at Duke University. His interest in the evolution of social behavior has inspired research on humans’ closest ape relatives and humans’ best friend\, the dog. Hare explores the Darwinian road to morality. \nYohannes Haile-Selassie is the Curator and Head of Physical Anthropology at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and a Leakey Foundation grantee. He has made some of the most significant early human fossil discoveries in the history of paleoanthropology. Haile-Selassie reflects on the fossil evidence for human evolution. \nAgustín Fuentes is a professor of anthropology at Princeton University. He is the author of Why We Believe: Evolution and the Human Way of Being\, The Creative Spark: How Imagination Made Humans Exceptional\, and Race\, Monogamy\, and Other Lies They Told You: Busting Myths about Human Nature. Fuentes reflects on race\, racism\, science\, and hope. \nHolly Dunsworth is a professor of anthropology at the University of Rhode Island and a Leakey Foundation grantee. Dunsworth challenges the traditional (often male-biased and Eurocentric) narratives of human evolution with exquisite clarity. She has contributed to NPR’s This I Believe series and her science blogs The Mermaid’s Tale and Origins. Dunsworth reflects on Darwin’s attempt to apply the principles of sexual selection to humans. \nAnn Gibbons is a contributing correspondent for Science magazine and the author of The First Human: The Race to Discover Our Earliest Ancestors. She has taught science writing at Carnegie Mellon University and written about human evolution for National Geographic\, Slate\, Smithsonian magazine\, and other publications. She was recently awarded the 2019 American Geophysical Union’s David Perlman Award for Excellence in Science Journalism. She reflects on Darwin in light of modern knowledge and leads the scholars in a discussion.  \n  \nThis event is made possible by the generous support of the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation and Camilla and George Smith. \n  \nRegister Today! URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/a-most-interesting-problem-2/ LOCATION: CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-most-interesting-problem-image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210105T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210105T170000 DTSTAMP:20260509T031107 CREATED:20201222T190849Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210106T012003Z UID:10000379-1609862400-1609866000@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding DESCRIPTION:Leakey Foundation grantee Daniel Lieberman discusses his latest book\, Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding. \n  \nIf exercise is healthy (so good for you!)\, why do many people dislike or avoid it? If we are born to walk and run\, why do most of us take it easy whenever possible? And how do we make sense of the conflicting\, anxiety-inducing information about rest\, physical activity\, and exercise with which we are bombarded? In this lecture\, Daniel Lieberman answers these questions and more. \n  \n  \nThis event is presented by The Leakey Foundation\, the Harvard Book Store\, the Harvard University Division of Science\, and the Cabot Science Library. \n  \n\n  \nMore about Dan Lieberman \n  \nDaniel Lieberman is the Edwin M. Lerner II Professor of Biological Sciences at Harvard University\, a member of The Leakey Foundation’s Scientific Executive Committee\, and a pioneering researcher on the evolution of human physical activity. His research is on how and why the human body is the way it is\, with particular foci on the origins of bipedalism\, how humans became superlative endurance runners\, and the evolution of the highly unusual human head. \n  \n\n  \nMore about Exercised \n  \nIn this myth-busting book\, Daniel Lieberman tells the story of how we never evolved to exercise—to do voluntary physical activity for the sake of health. Using his own research and experiences throughout the world\, Lieberman recounts without jargon how and why humans evolved to walk\, run\, dig\, and do other necessary and rewarding physical activities while avoiding needless exertion. His engaging stories and explanations will revolutionize the way you think about exercising—not to mention sitting\, sleeping\, sprinting\, weight lifting\, playing\, fighting\, walking\, jogging\, and even dancing. \n  \nExercised is entertaining and enlightening but also constructive. As our increasingly sedentary lifestyles have contributed to skyrocketing rates of obesity and diseases such as diabetes\, Lieberman audaciously argues that to become more active we need to do more than medicalize and commodify exercise. Drawing on insights from evolutionary biology and anthropology\, Lieberman suggests how we can make exercise more enjoyable\, rather than shaming and blaming people for avoiding it. He also tackles the question of whether you can exercise too much\, even as he explains why exercise can reduce our vulnerability to the diseases most likely to make us sick and kill us. \n  \n\n  \nThis lecture was recorded live on January 5\, 2021. The recording of the lecture will be available later this month.  URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/exercised-daniel-lieberman/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/dan-lieberman-exercised.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210105T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210105T170000 DTSTAMP:20260509T031107 CREATED:20201222T190849Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201222T190849Z UID:10000380-1609862400-1609866000@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding DESCRIPTION:Leakey Foundation grantee Daniel Lieberman discusses his latest book\, Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding. \n  \nIf exercise is healthy (so good for you!)\, why do many people dislike or avoid it? If we are born to walk and run\, why do most of us take it easy whenever possible? And how do we make sense of the conflicting\, anxiety-inducing information about rest\, physical activity\, and exercise with which we are bombarded? In this lecture\, Daniel Lieberman answers these questions and more. \n  \n  \nThis event is presented by The Leakey Foundation\, the Harvard Book Store\, the Harvard University Division of Science\, and the Cabot Science Library. \n  \n\n  \nMore about Dan Lieberman \n  \nDaniel Lieberman is the Edwin M. Lerner II Professor of Biological Sciences at Harvard University\, a member of The Leakey Foundation’s Scientific Executive Committee\, and a pioneering researcher on the evolution of human physical activity. His research is on how and why the human body is the way it is\, with particular foci on the origins of bipedalism\, how humans became superlative endurance runners\, and the evolution of the highly unusual human head. \n  \n\n  \nMore about Exercised \n  \nIn this myth-busting book\, Daniel Lieberman tells the story of how we never evolved to exercise—to do voluntary physical activity for the sake of health. Using his own research and experiences throughout the world\, Lieberman recounts without jargon how and why humans evolved to walk\, run\, dig\, and do other necessary and rewarding physical activities while avoiding needless exertion. His engaging stories and explanations will revolutionize the way you think about exercising—not to mention sitting\, sleeping\, sprinting\, weight lifting\, playing\, fighting\, walking\, jogging\, and even dancing. \n  \nExercised is entertaining and enlightening but also constructive. As our increasingly sedentary lifestyles have contributed to skyrocketing rates of obesity and diseases such as diabetes\, Lieberman audaciously argues that to become more active we need to do more than medicalize and commodify exercise. Drawing on insights from evolutionary biology and anthropology\, Lieberman suggests how we can make exercise more enjoyable\, rather than shaming and blaming people for avoiding it. He also tackles the question of whether you can exercise too much\, even as he explains why exercise can reduce our vulnerability to the diseases most likely to make us sick and kill us. \n  \n\n  \nThis lecture was recorded live on January 5\, 2021. The recording of the lecture will be available later this month.  URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/exercised-daniel-lieberman-2/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/dan-lieberman-exercised.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201020T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201020T180000 DTSTAMP:20260509T031107 CREATED:20201007T015025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201020T002551Z UID:10000281-1603213200-1603216800@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:Unravelling the Genetic Past and Present of Island Southeast Asia DESCRIPTION:Human evolutionary biologist Irene Gallego Romero discusses the presence of Denisovans DNA in present-day Papuans in this lecture.\n\n\n\nHuman evolutionary biologist Irene Gallego Romero discusses the presence of Denisovan DNA in present-day Papuans. She also examines the positioning of Indonesia in the global human genetics landscape. This lecture is part of The Leakey Foundation’s Speaker Series on Human Origins. \n\n\nWatch “Unravelling the Genetic Past and Present of Island Southeast Asia” live with The Leakey Foundation on Facebook\, Twitter\, YouTube\, or Leakey Foundation Live. \n\n\nAbout The Leakey Foundation’s Speaker Series on Human Origins\n\n\nThe Leakey Foundation’s Speaker Series on Human Origins is a distinguised lecture series. This program has been a key element of the organization’s mission since 1968. \nThis lecture is made possible by the generous support of Ann and Gordon Getty and Camilla and George Smith. \n\n\nAbout The Leakey Foundation\n\n\nThe Leakey Foundation is a non-profit that supports human evolution research and shares discoveries in programs like the Speaker Series on Human Origins. Based in San Francisco\, California\, The Leakey Foundation is the only U.S. funding organization wholly committed to human origins research and education throughout the world\, awarding over one million dollars annually in field and laboratory grants for vital new research and long-term projects. \nTo support scientific research and programs like those featured in this lecture\, you can donate to The Leakey Foundation here! All donations will be doubled by two generous donors. URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/unravelling-the-genetic-past-and-present-of-island-southeast-asia/ LOCATION:https://youtu.be/HqrN7Bbq5_Y CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/02dbd3ff679cab6f1cd2b11d43242eaf-5EBM90.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201020T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201020T180000 DTSTAMP:20260509T031107 CREATED:20201007T015025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201007T015025Z UID:10000283-1603213200-1603216800@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:Unravelling the Genetic Past and Present of Island Southeast Asia DESCRIPTION:Human evolutionary biologist Irene Gallego Romero discusses the presence of Denisovans DNA in present-day Papuans in this lecture.\n\n\n\nHuman evolutionary biologist Irene Gallego Romero discusses the presence of Denisovan DNA in present-day Papuans. She also examines the positioning of Indonesia in the global human genetics landscape. This lecture is part of The Leakey Foundation’s Speaker Series on Human Origins. \n\n\nWatch “Unravelling the Genetic Past and Present of Island Southeast Asia” live with The Leakey Foundation on Facebook\, Twitter\, YouTube\, or Leakey Foundation Live. \n\n\nAbout The Leakey Foundation’s Speaker Series on Human Origins\n\n\nThe Leakey Foundation’s Speaker Series on Human Origins is a distinguised lecture series. This program has been a key element of the organization’s mission since 1968. \nThis lecture is made possible by the generous support of Ann and Gordon Getty and Camilla and George Smith. \n\n\nAbout The Leakey Foundation\n\n\nThe Leakey Foundation is a non-profit that supports human evolution research and shares discoveries in programs like the Speaker Series on Human Origins. Based in San Francisco\, California\, The Leakey Foundation is the only U.S. funding organization wholly committed to human origins research and education throughout the world\, awarding over one million dollars annually in field and laboratory grants for vital new research and long-term projects. \nTo support scientific research and programs like those featured in this lecture\, you can donate to The Leakey Foundation here! All donations will be doubled by two generous donors. URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/unravelling-the-genetic-past-and-present-of-island-southeast-asia-2/ LOCATION:https://youtu.be/HqrN7Bbq5_Y CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/02dbd3ff679cab6f1cd2b11d43242eaf-5EBM90.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200702T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200702T233000 DTSTAMP:20260509T031107 CREATED:20200625T232233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200626T162325Z UID:10000375-1593687600-1593732600@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:Lunch Break #2 • Lauren Schroeder Grantee Spotlight DESCRIPTION:https://youtu.be/JYWh6jXkGtMVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Lunch Break Science #2 | Lauren Schroeder Grantee Spotlight (https://youtu.be/JYWh6jXkGtM)\n  \nTake a break from your day and feed your brain with The Leakey Foundation! \nMeet Leakey Foundation grantee Lauren Schroeder and learn what it takes to study the skulls of early humans. This short interview is part of The Leakey Foundation’s weekly video series Lunch Break Science. \n  \nAbout Lauren Schroeder \nHailing from Cape Town\, South Africa\, Lauren Schroeder (PhD\, University of Cape Town) is an assistant professor of biological anthropology at the University of Toronto. She joined University of Toronto after completing a postdoctoral appointment in evolutionary morphology at the University at Buffalo. Her research involves the application of evolutionary quantitative genetics approaches to reconstruct the evolutionary processes underlying the variation in cranial and mandibular hominin fossil remains. She has previously been involved in both the Malapa (Australopithecus sediba) and Rising Star (Homo naledi) projects as part of the research team studying the fossil hominin discoveries from these sites. In addition to her research\, Dr. Schroeder is dedicated to efforts related to equity and inclusivity in biological anthropology\, specifically the goal of creating amore welcoming and supportive academic space for scholars from racialized and diverse backgrounds. Dr. Schroeder also was awarded a Baldwin Fellowship from The Leakey Foundation. \n  \nAbout Lunch Break Science \nLunch Break Science is a weekly online series featuring short lectures or interviews with Leakey Foundation scientists\, followed by Q&A with you\, the viewing audience. \n  \nRegister here to receive a live stream reminder: \n\n\n\n\nRegister for Reminders\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Email\n *\n \n \n \n \n\n\n First Name\n *\n \n \n First name\n \n\n\n Last Name\n *\n \n \n Last name\n \n\n\n Do you have ideas for speakers or topics? Let us know!\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n Submitting this form signs you up for automatic event reminders\n \n \n \n Check this box if you don't want to receive our monthly newsletter\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n If you are human\, leave this field blank. \n \n \n \n\nSubmit\n\n\n\n\n\nΔ URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/lunch-break-002-lauren-schroeder/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Lunch Break Science,Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/lauren-schroeder.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200702T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200702T233000 DTSTAMP:20260509T031107 CREATED:20200625T232233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200625T232233Z UID:10000376-1593687600-1593732600@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:Lunch Break #2 • Lauren Schroeder Grantee Spotlight DESCRIPTION:https://youtu.be/JYWh6jXkGtMVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Lunch Break Science #2 | Lauren Schroeder Grantee Spotlight (https://youtu.be/JYWh6jXkGtM)\n  \nTake a break from your day and feed your brain with The Leakey Foundation! \nMeet Leakey Foundation grantee Lauren Schroeder and learn what it takes to study the skulls of early humans. This short interview is part of The Leakey Foundation’s weekly video series Lunch Break Science. \n  \nAbout Lauren Schroeder \nHailing from Cape Town\, South Africa\, Lauren Schroeder (PhD\, University of Cape Town) is an assistant professor of biological anthropology at the University of Toronto. She joined University of Toronto after completing a postdoctoral appointment in evolutionary morphology at the University at Buffalo. Her research involves the application of evolutionary quantitative genetics approaches to reconstruct the evolutionary processes underlying the variation in cranial and mandibular hominin fossil remains. She has previously been involved in both the Malapa (Australopithecus sediba) and Rising Star (Homo naledi) projects as part of the research team studying the fossil hominin discoveries from these sites. In addition to her research\, Dr. Schroeder is dedicated to efforts related to equity and inclusivity in biological anthropology\, specifically the goal of creating amore welcoming and supportive academic space for scholars from racialized and diverse backgrounds. Dr. Schroeder also was awarded a Baldwin Fellowship from The Leakey Foundation. \n  \nAbout Lunch Break Science \nLunch Break Science is a weekly online series featuring short lectures or interviews with Leakey Foundation scientists\, followed by Q&A with you\, the viewing audience. \n  \nRegister here to receive a live stream reminder: \n\n\n\n\nRegister for Reminders\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Email\n *\n \n \n \n \n\n\n First Name\n *\n \n \n First name\n \n\n\n Last Name\n *\n \n \n Last name\n \n\n\n Do you have ideas for speakers or topics? Let us know!\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n Submitting this form signs you up for automatic event reminders\n \n \n \n Check this box if you don't want to receive our monthly newsletter\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n If you are human\, leave this field blank. \n \n \n \n\nSubmit\n\n\n\n\n\nΔ URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/lunch-break-002-lauren-schroeder-2/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Lunch Break Science,Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/lauren-schroeder.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200625T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200625T113000 DTSTAMP:20260509T031107 CREATED:20200609T012739Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200625T090520Z UID:10000371-1593082800-1593084600@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:Lunch Break Science #1 • Zarin Machanda Lecture DESCRIPTION:  \nhttps://youtu.be/aIuR_x5bgGQVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Chimpanzee Communication • Dr. Zarin Machanda • Lunch Break Science (https://youtu.be/aIuR_x5bgGQ)\nTake a break from your day and feed your brain with The Leakey Foundation! \nExplore the nature of chimpanzee communication and relationships with Leakey Foundation grantee and director of the Kibale Chimpanzee Project Zarin Machanda. This short lecture is part of The Leakey Foundation’s weekly video series Lunch Break Science. \n  \nAbout Zarin Machanda  \nZarin Machanda (PhD\, Harvard University\, 2009) is an assistant professor of anthropology at Tufts University and director of the Kibale Chimpanzee Project an organization that for the last 30 years has conserved and protected the Kanyawara community of chimpanzees living in Kibale National Park\, Uganda. Dr. Machanda’s research revolves around understanding the factors that shape the quality and development of social relationships among wild chimpanzees. \nFor more about Dr. Machanda’s work check out these resources: \nKibale Chimpanzee Project \nSocial Relationships Among Wild Chimpanzees w/ Dr. Zarin Machanda \nMeet the Chimpanzees of Kanyawara \n \nAbout Lunch Break Science \nLunch Break Science is a weekly online series featuring short lectures or interviews with Leakey Foundation scientists\, followed by Q&A with you\, the viewing audience. \n  \nRegister here to receive a live stream reminder: \n\n\n\n\nRegister for Reminders\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Email\n *\n \n \n \n \n\n\n First Name\n *\n \n \n First name\n \n\n\n Last Name\n *\n \n \n Last name\n \n\n\n Do you have ideas for speakers or topics? Let us know!\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n Submitting this form signs you up for automatic event reminders\n \n \n \n Check this box if you don't want to receive our monthly newsletter\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n If you are human\, leave this field blank. \n \n \n \n\nSubmit\n\n\n\n\n\nΔ URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/lunch-break-science/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Lunch Break Science,Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/event-slideshow_zarin_machanda.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200625T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200625T113000 DTSTAMP:20260509T031107 CREATED:20200609T012739Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200609T012739Z UID:10000372-1593082800-1593084600@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:Lunch Break Science #1 • Zarin Machanda Lecture DESCRIPTION:  \nhttps://youtu.be/aIuR_x5bgGQVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Chimpanzee Communication • Dr. Zarin Machanda • Lunch Break Science (https://youtu.be/aIuR_x5bgGQ)\nTake a break from your day and feed your brain with The Leakey Foundation! \nExplore the nature of chimpanzee communication and relationships with Leakey Foundation grantee and director of the Kibale Chimpanzee Project Zarin Machanda. This short lecture is part of The Leakey Foundation’s weekly video series Lunch Break Science. \n  \nAbout Zarin Machanda  \nZarin Machanda (PhD\, Harvard University\, 2009) is an assistant professor of anthropology at Tufts University and director of the Kibale Chimpanzee Project an organization that for the last 30 years has conserved and protected the Kanyawara community of chimpanzees living in Kibale National Park\, Uganda. Dr. Machanda’s research revolves around understanding the factors that shape the quality and development of social relationships among wild chimpanzees. \nFor more about Dr. Machanda’s work check out these resources: \nKibale Chimpanzee Project \nSocial Relationships Among Wild Chimpanzees w/ Dr. Zarin Machanda \nMeet the Chimpanzees of Kanyawara \n \nAbout Lunch Break Science \nLunch Break Science is a weekly online series featuring short lectures or interviews with Leakey Foundation scientists\, followed by Q&A with you\, the viewing audience. \n  \nRegister here to receive a live stream reminder: \n\n\n\n\nRegister for Reminders\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Email\n *\n \n \n \n \n\n\n First Name\n *\n \n \n First name\n \n\n\n Last Name\n *\n \n \n Last name\n \n\n\n Do you have ideas for speakers or topics? Let us know!\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n Submitting this form signs you up for automatic event reminders\n \n \n \n Check this box if you don't want to receive our monthly newsletter\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n If you are human\, leave this field blank. \n \n \n \n\nSubmit\n\n\n\n\n\nΔ URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/lunch-break-science-3/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Lunch Break Science,Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/event-slideshow_zarin_machanda.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200421T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200421T210000 DTSTAMP:20260509T031107 CREATED:20200304T231031Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200311T174755Z UID:10000369-1587495600-1587502800@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:Film Screening: Rise of the Warrior Apes - CANCELED DESCRIPTION:NOTICE: After careful consideration\, we have decided to cancel this event. It will be rescheduled for a later date.\nFilmed over 23 years\, Rise of the Warrior Apes is an award-winning documentary that tells the epic story of an extraordinary troop of chimpanzees in Ngogo\, Uganda – featuring four mighty warriors who rule through moral ambiguity\, questionable politics\, strategic alliances\, and destroyed trust. Join director James Reed and primatologist John Mitani for an exclusive San Francisco screening of Rise of the Warrior Apes\, followed by a question and answer session. \nContent note- This documentary contains scenes of violence and aggression. It may not be suitable for children. URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/film-screening-rise-of-the-warrior-apes-2/ LOCATION:California Academy of Sciences\, 55 Music Concourse Dr 94118\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94118\, United States CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/warrior-apes-event-photo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200421T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200421T210000 DTSTAMP:20260509T031107 CREATED:20200304T231031Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200304T231031Z UID:10000370-1587495600-1587502800@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:Film Screening: Rise of the Warrior Apes - CANCELED DESCRIPTION:NOTICE: After careful consideration\, we have decided to cancel this event. It will be rescheduled for a later date.\nFilmed over 23 years\, Rise of the Warrior Apes is an award-winning documentary that tells the epic story of an extraordinary troop of chimpanzees in Ngogo\, Uganda – featuring four mighty warriors who rule through moral ambiguity\, questionable politics\, strategic alliances\, and destroyed trust. Join director James Reed and primatologist John Mitani for an exclusive San Francisco screening of Rise of the Warrior Apes\, followed by a question and answer session. \nContent note- This documentary contains scenes of violence and aggression. It may not be suitable for children. URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/film-screening-rise-of-the-warrior-apes-2-2/ LOCATION:California Academy of Sciences\, 55 Music Concourse Dr 94118\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94118\, United States CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/warrior-apes-event-photo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200401T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200401T213000 DTSTAMP:20260509T031107 CREATED:20200208T004816Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200311T234637Z UID:10000367-1585767600-1585776600@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:The Evolution of the Human Mind - CANCELED DESCRIPTION:NOTICE: After careful consideration\, we have decided to cancel this event. It will be rescheduled for a later date.\nHow did our extraordinary cognitive abilities evolve? Alexandra Rosati\, an assistant professor of anthropology and psychology at the University of Michigan\, addresses questions like this by studying the cognition of a variety of primates including apes\, monkeys\, and lemurs. By comparing how different species think\, she looks for revealing clues about the origins of our own psychological abilities such as memory and decision-making. \nThis event is part of the SciCafe series at the American Museum of Natural History. SciCafe is a popular after-hours event that brings together inquisitive minds for an informal evening of drinks and conversation about cutting-edge science topics with experts from the field. \nAdmission is free! Reserve your space now. Doors open at 6:30 pm\, program starts at 7:00 pm. \nThis talk is co-sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History. Support comes from Ann and Gordon Getty and Camilla and George Smith. URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/the-evolution-of-the-human-mind/ LOCATION:American Museum of Natural History\, 56 West 81st St.\, New York\, NY\, 10024\, United States CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/chimp-slider-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200401T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200401T213000 DTSTAMP:20260509T031107 CREATED:20200208T004816Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200208T004816Z UID:10000368-1585767600-1585776600@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:The Evolution of the Human Mind - CANCELED DESCRIPTION:NOTICE: After careful consideration\, we have decided to cancel this event. It will be rescheduled for a later date.\nHow did our extraordinary cognitive abilities evolve? Alexandra Rosati\, an assistant professor of anthropology and psychology at the University of Michigan\, addresses questions like this by studying the cognition of a variety of primates including apes\, monkeys\, and lemurs. By comparing how different species think\, she looks for revealing clues about the origins of our own psychological abilities such as memory and decision-making.\n\nThis event is part of the SciCafe series at the American Museum of Natural History. SciCafe is a popular after-hours event that brings together inquisitive minds for an informal evening of drinks and conversation about cutting-edge science topics with experts from the field.\n\nAdmission is free! Reserve your space now. Doors open at 6:30 pm\, program starts at 7:00 pm.\n\nThis talk is co-sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History. Support comes from Ann and Gordon Getty and Camilla and George Smith. URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/the-evolution-of-the-human-mind-2/ LOCATION:American Museum of Natural History\, 56 West 81st St.\, New York\, NY\, 10024\, United States CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/chimp-slider-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191113T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191113T200000 DTSTAMP:20260509T031107 CREATED:20191008T172156Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191030T191648Z UID:10000365-1573671600-1573675200@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:Living on the Edge: Neanderthals and Denisovans in Central Asia DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets Now! \nGeneral Admission: $15\nLeakey Foundation: $12 \nCentral Asia and Siberia have for a long time played a very limited role in discussions of modern human origins. These areas were seen as peripheral to our story\, which was thought to have mostly unfolded in Africa\, Europe\, and Eastern Asia. This story\, however\, is starting to change. \nOver the last few years\, new research is yielding evidence that Central Asia—particularly the Altai Mountains—was hardly the periphery but a hub of interaction for a variety of different hominin groups\, from early modern humans and Neanderthals to the enigmatic Denisovans\, a group only known from a few fragmentary fossils and their DNA. \nIn this lecture\, Dr. Viola will share how ancient DNA and archaeological and morphological data are advancing our understanding of how these groups interacted—biologically\, geographically\, and culturally. \nThis event is presented in partnership by The Leakey Foundation and the California Academy of Sciences. \nSponsored by:\nCamilla and George Smith\nAnn and Gordon Getty URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/sf-viola-2019/ LOCATION:California Academy of Sciences\, 55 Music Concourse Dr 94118\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94118\, United States CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/event-slideshow_viola.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191113T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191113T200000 DTSTAMP:20260509T031107 CREATED:20191008T172156Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191008T172156Z UID:10000366-1573671600-1573675200@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:Living on the Edge: Neanderthals and Denisovans in Central Asia DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets Now! \nGeneral Admission: $15\nLeakey Foundation: $12 \nCentral Asia and Siberia have for a long time played a very limited role in discussions of modern human origins. These areas were seen as peripheral to our story\, which was thought to have mostly unfolded in Africa\, Europe\, and Eastern Asia. This story\, however\, is starting to change. \nOver the last few years\, new research is yielding evidence that Central Asia—particularly the Altai Mountains—was hardly the periphery but a hub of interaction for a variety of different hominin groups\, from early modern humans and Neanderthals to the enigmatic Denisovans\, a group only known from a few fragmentary fossils and their DNA. \nIn this lecture\, Dr. Viola will share how ancient DNA and archaeological and morphological data are advancing our understanding of how these groups interacted—biologically\, geographically\, and culturally. \nThis event is presented in partnership by The Leakey Foundation and the California Academy of Sciences. \nSponsored by:\nCamilla and George Smith\nAnn and Gordon Getty URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/sf-viola-2019-2/ LOCATION:California Academy of Sciences\, 55 Music Concourse Dr 94118\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94118\, United States CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/event-slideshow_viola.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191106T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191106T200000 DTSTAMP:20260509T031107 CREATED:20190617T192131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T180919Z UID:10000359-1573065000-1573070400@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:Grandmothers and Human Evolution DESCRIPTION:  \nGrandmothers contribute to our big brains\, obsession with reputations\, and the cultural construction of our daily lives. Evolutionary anthropologist Dr. Kristen Hawkes will share her research that shows that grandmothers are not only vital to child rearing and cooperation\, but also to forming interdependent economies. Hawkes uses insights into our ancestors’ behavior revealed by her work with modern hunter-gatherer groups\, such as the Hadza people of Tanzania who live primarily by hunting and harvesting wild foods. \nPresented in partnership with the Houston Museum of Natural Science. \nSponsored by:The Brown Foundation\, Inc.Ann and Gordon GettyCamilla and George Smith URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/hou-hawkes-2019/ LOCATION:The Houston Museum of Natural Science\, 5555 Hermann Park Drive\, Houston\, TX\, 77030\, United States CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/event-slideshow_hawkes-.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR