BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Leakey Foundation - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Leakey Foundation REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20180311T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20181104T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20190310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20191103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20180311T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20181104T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20190310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20191103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20200308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20201101T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210407T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210407T170000 DTSTAMP:20260515T022335 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/ 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:20260515T022335 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/ CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-most-interesting-problem-image.jpg LOCATION: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210213T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210213T130000 DTSTAMP:20260515T022335 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/ CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-most-interesting-problem-image.jpg LOCATION: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210105T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210105T170000 DTSTAMP:20260515T022335 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/ 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:20260515T022335 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/ 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:20260515T022335 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/ CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/02dbd3ff679cab6f1cd2b11d43242eaf-5EBM90.tmp_.jpg LOCATION:https://youtu.be/HqrN7Bbq5_Y END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201020T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201020T180000 DTSTAMP:20260515T022335 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/ CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/02dbd3ff679cab6f1cd2b11d43242eaf-5EBM90.tmp_.jpg LOCATION:https://youtu.be/HqrN7Bbq5_Y END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200702T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200702T233000 DTSTAMP:20260515T022335 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/ 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:20260515T022335 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/ 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:20260515T022335 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/ 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:20260515T022335 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/ 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:20260515T022335 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:20260515T022335 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:20260515T022335 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:20260515T022335 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:20260515T022335 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:20260515T022335 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:20260515T022335 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191106T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191106T200000 DTSTAMP:20260515T022335 CREATED:20190617T192131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190617T192131Z UID:10000360-1573065000-1573070400@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:Grandmothers and Human Evolution DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets Now! \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:\nThe Brown Foundation\, Inc.\nAnn and Gordon Getty\nCamilla and George Smith URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/hou-hawkes-2019-2/ 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191025T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191025T203000 DTSTAMP:20260515T022335 CREATED:20190617T191007Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200618T233124Z UID:10000272-1572030000-1572035400@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:Cleveland\, Lucy\, and Human Evolution DESCRIPTION:This event is sold out. \nIn 1975 the 3.2-million-year-old hominin fossil known as “Lucy” arrived in Cleveland\, where she and hundreds of other fossils would spend the next five years. Dr. Donald Johanson’s lab at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History became a hotbed of activity as scientists traveled from all over the world to see the collection. Forty-five years later\, Dr. Johanson will share his story of the excitement and controversy of the “golden age” of paleoanthropology. He will reflect on Lucy’s role as ambassador to the past and her profound impact on the field of human origins. \nPresented in partnership with the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and Institute of Human Origins. \nSponsored by:\nCamilla and George Smith\nAnn and Gordon Getty URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/cle-johanson-2019-2/ LOCATION:The Cleveland Museum of Natural History\, 1 Wade Oval Drive\, Cleveland\, OH\, 44106\, United States CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/event-slideshow_johanson.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191025T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191025T203000 DTSTAMP:20260515T022335 CREATED:20190617T191007Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190617T191007Z UID:10000358-1572030000-1572035400@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:Cleveland\, Lucy\, and Human Evolution DESCRIPTION:This event is sold out. \nIn 1975 the 3.2-million-year-old hominin fossil known as “Lucy” arrived in Cleveland\, where she and hundreds of other fossils would spend the next five years. Dr. Donald Johanson’s lab at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History became a hotbed of activity as scientists traveled from all over the world to see the collection. Forty-five years later\, Dr. Johanson will share his story of the excitement and controversy of the “golden age” of paleoanthropology. He will reflect on Lucy’s role as ambassador to the past and her profound impact on the field of human origins. \nPresented in partnership with the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and Institute of Human Origins. \nSponsored by:\nCamilla and George Smith\nAnn and Gordon Getty URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/cle-johanson-2019-2-2/ LOCATION:The Cleveland Museum of Natural History\, 1 Wade Oval Drive\, Cleveland\, OH\, 44106\, United States CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/event-slideshow_johanson.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191016T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191016T193000 DTSTAMP:20260515T022335 CREATED:20190617T183106Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190927T215855Z UID:10000270-1571248800-1571254200@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:The Earliest Child: The Significance of “Selam” DESCRIPTION:This program is FREE to attend\, no registration is necessary. Seating will be first-come\, first-served. \nSelam\, Australopithecus afarensis. Discovered in Dikika\, Ethiopia in 2000. \nWhen did we start to walk on two legs? Use and make stone tools? Have a human-like body proportion? Have a large brain? — These are some of the key questions. Despite major achievements\, many aspects of these questions remain unanswered due to the fragmentary nature of the fossil record. Ongoing research on the earliest child found by Dr. Zeray Alemseged in Dikika\, Ethiopia\, and nicknamed “Selam\,” is shedding light on patterns of childhood\, locomotion\, dental and brain development\, and many issues pertaining to human evolution. \n  \nWhile most of our knowledge in paleoanthropology comes from remains of adult individuals like Lucy\, fossil children also have unique stories to tell. Our knowledge of human evolution will be complete when we combine the two. Join us for a talk with Professor Zeray Alemseged as he presents on how the discovery of an almost complete skeleton of a juvenile early human ancestor has helped scientists answer some of the most pressing questions about human evolution. \nPresented in partnership with the Chicago Council on Science and Technology and The Chicago Public Library\, Harold Washington Center. \nSponsored by:\nCamilla and George Smith\nAnn and Gordon Getty URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/chi-alemseged-2019/ LOCATION:Cindy Pritzker Auditorium in the Harold Washington Center of the Chicago Public Library\, 400 South State Street\, Chicago\, IL\, 60605\, United States CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/event-slideshow_alemseged.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191016T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191016T193000 DTSTAMP:20260515T022335 CREATED:20190617T183106Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190617T183106Z UID:10000271-1571248800-1571254200@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:The Earliest Child: The Significance of “Selam” DESCRIPTION:This program is FREE to attend\, no registration is necessary. Seating will be first-come\, first-served. \nSelam\, Australopithecus afarensis. Discovered in Dikika\, Ethiopia in 2000. \nWhen did we start to walk on two legs? Use and make stone tools? Have a human-like body proportion? Have a large brain? — These are some of the key questions. Despite major achievements\, many aspects of these questions remain unanswered due to the fragmentary nature of the fossil record. Ongoing research on the earliest child found by Dr. Zeray Alemseged in Dikika\, Ethiopia\, and nicknamed “Selam\,” is shedding light on patterns of childhood\, locomotion\, dental and brain development\, and many issues pertaining to human evolution. \n  \nWhile most of our knowledge in paleoanthropology comes from remains of adult individuals like Lucy\, fossil children also have unique stories to tell. Our knowledge of human evolution will be complete when we combine the two. Join us for a talk with Professor Zeray Alemseged as he presents on how the discovery of an almost complete skeleton of a juvenile early human ancestor has helped scientists answer some of the most pressing questions about human evolution. \nPresented in partnership with the Chicago Council on Science and Technology and The Chicago Public Library\, Harold Washington Center. \nSponsored by:\nCamilla and George Smith\nAnn and Gordon Getty URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/chi-alemseged-2019-2/ LOCATION:Cindy Pritzker Auditorium in the Harold Washington Center of the Chicago Public Library\, 400 South State Street\, Chicago\, IL\, 60605\, United States CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/event-slideshow_alemseged.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190521T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190521T200000 DTSTAMP:20260515T022335 CREATED:20190125T235545Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190528T205144Z UID:10000260-1558463400-1558468800@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:Homo naledi and the Chamber of Secrets DESCRIPTION:Photo Credit: National Geographic \nThe largest collection of ancient human bones ever discovered in Africa was excavated from chambers deep within South Africa’s Rising Star cave. In 2013\, six women scientists squeezed through the twisting passages of this cave to unearth more than 1\,500 fossils representing at least 15 individuals of the newly discovered early human species Homo naledi. In this lecture\, paleoanthropologist and Homo naledi study team member Dr. Jeremy DeSilva will discuss what we know about these fossils and how these findings are changing not only science\, but how we define “human.” \nThis event is produced in partnership with the Houston Museum of Natural Science. \nSponsored by:\nThe Brown Foundation\, Inc.\nAnn and Gordon Getty\nCamilla and George Smith URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/hou-desilva-2019/ LOCATION:The Houston Museum of Natural Science\, 5555 Hermann Park Drive\, Houston\, TX\, 77030\, United States CATEGORIES:Speaker Series END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190521T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190521T200000 DTSTAMP:20260515T022335 CREATED:20190125T235545Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190125T235545Z UID:10000262-1558463400-1558468800@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:Homo naledi and the Chamber of Secrets DESCRIPTION:Photo Credit: National Geographic \nThe largest collection of ancient human bones ever discovered in Africa was excavated from chambers deep within South Africa’s Rising Star cave. In 2013\, six women scientists squeezed through the twisting passages of this cave to unearth more than 1\,500 fossils representing at least 15 individuals of the newly discovered early human species Homo naledi. In this lecture\, paleoanthropologist and Homo naledi study team member Dr. Jeremy DeSilva will discuss what we know about these fossils and how these findings are changing not only science\, but how we define “human.” \nThis event is produced in partnership with the Houston Museum of Natural Science. \nSponsored by:\nThe Brown Foundation\, Inc.\nAnn and Gordon Getty\nCamilla and George Smith URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/hou-desilva-2019-2/ LOCATION:The Houston Museum of Natural Science\, 5555 Hermann Park Drive\, Houston\, TX\, 77030\, United States CATEGORIES:Speaker Series END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190503T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190503T200000 DTSTAMP:20260515T022335 CREATED:20190410T191711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200618T232708Z UID:10000268-1556908200-1556913600@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:Innovation and Environmental Disruption During the Origin of Homo sapiens DESCRIPTION:  \nPhoto Credit: Jason Nichols \nRecent discoveries at the Kenyan site of Olorgesailie offer insight into how environmental shifts drove early humans in East Africa to develop stone tool innovations\, trade between distant groups\, and use coloring material by 320\,000 years ago\, tens of thousands of years earlier than previously thought. These milestones in technological\, ecological\, and social evolution coincided with the oldest ages for fossils attributed to Homo sapiens in Africa. \nIn this talk\, Dr. Rick Potts will discuss the exciting implications of his team’s findings. These obsidian tools\, valued for their sharp edges\, were carried up to 55 miles from their source into the rugged terrain of the Kenya rift valley. This long-distance exchange between distant groups is an indicator of social networks\, which are critical for survival in unpredictable environments. He will also discuss how dramatic variations in fresh water\, vegetation\, and landscapes took place during this critical transition in human behavior and may reflect the origin of adaptability in our species. \nRegistration is not required for this event and admission is free. URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/cody-rick-potts/ LOCATION:Coe Auditorium\, Buffalo Bill Center of the West\, 720 Sheridan Avenue\, Cody\, WY\, 82414\, United States CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/event-slideshow_potts.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190503T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190503T200000 DTSTAMP:20260515T022335 CREATED:20190410T191711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190410T191711Z UID:10000269-1556908200-1556913600@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:Innovation and Environmental Disruption During the Origin of Homo sapiens DESCRIPTION:  \nPhoto Credit: Jason Nichols \nRecent discoveries at the Kenyan site of Olorgesailie offer insight into how environmental shifts drove early humans in East Africa to develop stone tool innovations\, trade between distant groups\, and use coloring material by 320\,000 years ago\, tens of thousands of years earlier than previously thought. These milestones in technological\, ecological\, and social evolution coincided with the oldest ages for fossils attributed to Homo sapiens in Africa. \nIn this talk\, Dr. Rick Potts will discuss the exciting implications of his team’s findings. These obsidian tools\, valued for their sharp edges\, were carried up to 55 miles from their source into the rugged terrain of the Kenya rift valley. This long-distance exchange between distant groups is an indicator of social networks\, which are critical for survival in unpredictable environments. He will also discuss how dramatic variations in fresh water\, vegetation\, and landscapes took place during this critical transition in human behavior and may reflect the origin of adaptability in our species. \nRegistration is not required for this event and admission is free. URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/cody-rick-potts-2/ LOCATION:Coe Auditorium\, Buffalo Bill Center of the West\, 720 Sheridan Avenue\, Cody\, WY\, 82414\, United States CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/event-slideshow_potts.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190320T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190320T200000 DTSTAMP:20260515T022335 CREATED:20190130T204814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190206T002734Z UID:10000264-1553106600-1553112000@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:Mama's Last Hug: What Animal Emotions Reveal About Humans DESCRIPTION:6:30 PM Lecture\n7:30 PM Book Signing \nBuy Tickets Now! \nNew York Times best-selling author and primatologist Frans de Waal explores the fascinating world of animal and human emotions. His new book\, Mama’s Last Hug\, opens with the dramatic farewell between Mama\, a dying fifty-nine-year-old chimpanzee matriarch\, and biologist Jan van Hooff. This heartfelt final meeting of two longtime friends\, widely shared as a video\, offers a window into how deep and instantly recognizable these bonds can be. So begins Frans de Waal’s whirlwind tour of new ideas and findings about animal emotions\, based on his renowned studies of the social and emotional lives of chimpanzees\, bonobos\, and other primates. \nDe Waal discusses facial expressions\, animal sentience and consciousness\, Mama’s life and death\, the emotional side of human politics\, and the illusion of free will. He distinguishes between emotions and feelings\, all the while emphasizing the continuity between our species and other species. And he makes the radical proposal that emotions are like organs:  We don’t have a single organ that other animals don’t have\, and the same is true for our emotions. \nCome for an illuminating discussion about the similarities between animals and humans from a man who has been named to Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people. \nTICKET INFORMATION: \nLeakey Foundation General Admission: $20.00\nLeakey Foundation Premium Admission: $50.00 (Includes priority seating in the first rows and a copy of Dr. de Waal’s book) \nThis event is produced in partnership with the California Academy of Sciences and Commonwealth Club of California. \nSponsored by:\nAnn and Gordon Getty\nCamilla and George Smith URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/sf-dewaal-2019/ LOCATION:Marines’ Memorial Theatre\, 609 Sutter Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, United States CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/s19-sf-dewaal-slideshow.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190320T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190320T200000 DTSTAMP:20260515T022335 CREATED:20190130T204814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190130T204814Z UID:10000266-1553106600-1553112000@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:Mama's Last Hug: What Animal Emotions Reveal About Humans DESCRIPTION:6:30 PM Lecture\n7:30 PM Book Signing \nBuy Tickets Now! \nNew York Times best-selling author and primatologist Frans de Waal explores the fascinating world of animal and human emotions. His new book\, Mama’s Last Hug\, opens with the dramatic farewell between Mama\, a dying fifty-nine-year-old chimpanzee matriarch\, and biologist Jan van Hooff. This heartfelt final meeting of two longtime friends\, widely shared as a video\, offers a window into how deep and instantly recognizable these bonds can be. So begins Frans de Waal’s whirlwind tour of new ideas and findings about animal emotions\, based on his renowned studies of the social and emotional lives of chimpanzees\, bonobos\, and other primates. \nDe Waal discusses facial expressions\, animal sentience and consciousness\, Mama’s life and death\, the emotional side of human politics\, and the illusion of free will. He distinguishes between emotions and feelings\, all the while emphasizing the continuity between our species and other species. And he makes the radical proposal that emotions are like organs:  We don’t have a single organ that other animals don’t have\, and the same is true for our emotions. \nCome for an illuminating discussion about the similarities between animals and humans from a man who has been named to Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people. \nTICKET INFORMATION: \nLeakey Foundation General Admission: $20.00\nLeakey Foundation Premium Admission: $50.00 (Includes priority seating in the first rows and a copy of Dr. de Waal’s book) \nThis event is produced in partnership with the California Academy of Sciences and Commonwealth Club of California. \nSponsored by:\nAnn and Gordon Getty\nCamilla and George Smith URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/sf-dewaal-2019-2/ LOCATION:Marines’ Memorial Theatre\, 609 Sutter Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, United States CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/s19-sf-dewaal-slideshow.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190306T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190306T203000 DTSTAMP:20260515T022335 CREATED:20190125T232315Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190304T210804Z UID:10000357-1551898800-1551904200@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:The Raw Truth About Cooking DESCRIPTION:RSVP Today!\n \nFree with RSVP\, for adults 21+ \nAll human cultures use cooking and other means to process food. Why is food processing so universal? And why might it threaten our health today? Rachel Carmody explains how processing increases the calories we extract from food\, ways this practice has given humans an evolutionary edge\, and why it may present challenges for our present and future. \nThis event is produced in partnership with the American Museum of Natural History. \nSponsored by\nAnn and Gordon Getty\nCamilla and George Smith \nEvent will be held in the Cullman Hall of the Universe\, enter at 81st Street. URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/nyc-carmody-2019/ 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/2019/01/event-slideshow_carmody.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR