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SUMMARY:Making Things Meaningful in the Ice Age
DESCRIPTION:RSVP Now! \nThe arts provide a key avenue of insight into ancient human behavior and symbolic evolution. In this lecture we will review some of the evidence and analysis of how our ancestors of the later Ice Age used the material and visual world to create meanings\, to develop and solidify social relationships\, and to become “effective world settlers.” The scope of what we call “Paleolithic art” will be a focus because it is such a well-preserved collection of material\, and so many new and exciting ways of studying it have developed over the past years. \nMargaret Conkey is Professor Emerita of the University of California at Berkeley\, which she joined in 1987 after positions at the State University of New York at Binghamton and San Jose State University. Dr. Conkey has made significant contributions to our understanding of the European Paleolithic\, prehistoric art and symbolism\, and feminist and gendered archaeology. One of her most famous fieldwork projects is the Between the Caves project in the French Midi-Pyrenees. The goal of this large-scale project is to provide a context for the art and material culture of the region’s Cro-Magnons through surveying the regions between the caves. With a multidisciplinary international team\, she aims to reconstruct daily life and the environments in which Upper Paleolithic people expressed themselves through art. Her 1984 article “Archaeology and the study of gender\,” written with Janet Spector\, and her 1991 book Engendering the Past: Women and Prehistory\, co-edited with Joan Gero\, are widely regarded as groundbreaking statements in the history of a gendered and feminist archaeology. \nThis lecture is presented in partnership with the Chicago Council on Science and Technology with generous support from Columbia College Chicago. Additional support is provided by Ann and Gordon Getty and Camilla and George Smith.
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/iceage-art/
LOCATION:Conaway Center\, Columbia College\, 1104 S Wabash\, Chicago\, IL\, 60605\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Making Things Meaningful in the Ice Age
DESCRIPTION:RSVP Now! \nThe arts provide a key avenue of insight into ancient human behavior and symbolic evolution. In this lecture we will review some of the evidence and analysis of how our ancestors of the later Ice Age used the material and visual world to create meanings\, to develop and solidify social relationships\, and to become “effective world settlers.” The scope of what we call “Paleolithic art” will be a focus because it is such a well-preserved collection of material\, and so many new and exciting ways of studying it have developed over the past years. \nMargaret Conkey is Professor Emerita of the University of California at Berkeley\, which she joined in 1987 after positions at the State University of New York at Binghamton and San Jose State University. Dr. Conkey has made significant contributions to our understanding of the European Paleolithic\, prehistoric art and symbolism\, and feminist and gendered archaeology. One of her most famous fieldwork projects is the Between the Caves project in the French Midi-Pyrenees. The goal of this large-scale project is to provide a context for the art and material culture of the region’s Cro-Magnons through surveying the regions between the caves. With a multidisciplinary international team\, she aims to reconstruct daily life and the environments in which Upper Paleolithic people expressed themselves through art. Her 1984 article “Archaeology and the study of gender\,” written with Janet Spector\, and her 1991 book Engendering the Past: Women and Prehistory\, co-edited with Joan Gero\, are widely regarded as groundbreaking statements in the history of a gendered and feminist archaeology. \nThis lecture is presented in partnership with the Chicago Council on Science and Technology with generous support from Columbia College Chicago. Additional support is provided by Ann and Gordon Getty and Camilla and George Smith.
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/iceage-art-2/
LOCATION:Conaway Center\, Columbia College\, 1104 S Wabash\, Chicago\, IL\, 60605\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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LAST-MODIFIED:20170327T211418Z
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SUMMARY:Stress and Human Evolution
DESCRIPTION:RSVP Today! \nHow does stress “get under the skin” to influence health? What about our evolutionary history causes our bodies to respond in this way? This talk will explore these questions by describing the biological mechanisms through which early life stress exposures influence later life biology and health. Data from New Zealand and the United States will be utilized to investigate the biological impacts of exposure to stressors such as trauma\, poverty\, and racial discrimination. In addition\, we will discuss the similarities and differences in biological responses to early life stress in a broad range of species. This research suggests that evolutionarily novel stress exposures in contemporary environments may have maladaptive impacts on our biology\, which in turn may shape disparities in health. \nThis talk is presented in partnership with the American Museum of Natural History with support from Ann and Gordon Getty and Camilla and George Smith.
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/stress-and-human-evolution/
LOCATION:American Museum of Natural History\, 56 West 81st St.\, New York\, NY\, 10024\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Stress and Human Evolution
DESCRIPTION:RSVP Today! \nHow does stress “get under the skin” to influence health? What about our evolutionary history causes our bodies to respond in this way? This talk will explore these questions by describing the biological mechanisms through which early life stress exposures influence later life biology and health. Data from New Zealand and the United States will be utilized to investigate the biological impacts of exposure to stressors such as trauma\, poverty\, and racial discrimination. In addition\, we will discuss the similarities and differences in biological responses to early life stress in a broad range of species. This research suggests that evolutionarily novel stress exposures in contemporary environments may have maladaptive impacts on our biology\, which in turn may shape disparities in health. \nThis talk is presented in partnership with the American Museum of Natural History with support from Ann and Gordon Getty and Camilla and George Smith.
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/stress-and-human-evolution-2/
LOCATION:American Museum of Natural History\, 56 West 81st St.\, New York\, NY\, 10024\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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LAST-MODIFIED:20170208T191522Z
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SUMMARY:Nutrition in Wild Orangutans: Insights into Human Health
DESCRIPTION:Get tickets now! \nOrangutans are highly intelligent\, critically endangered great apes that live in the tropical forests of Sumatra and Borneo. Along with chimpanzees\, gorillas\, and bonobos\, orangutans are remarkably similar to humans in terms of anatomy\, physiology\, and behavior. \nNutrition is critical to the health of humans and other primates\, but we are still discovering how primate nutritional strategies affect the health of wild primates. Orangutans are a useful model for understanding human evolution because orangutans share several adaptations with us\, including the propensity to store fat and utilize fat reserves when food is scarce. \nA wild Bornean orangutan. Photo: Erin Vogel\nStudying wild orangutans offers a unique opportunity to integrate metabolic physiology and health with foraging in an ecological context\, providing a natural experiment to examine the multi-dimensional relationships of nutrition\, energetics\, and health. Primate dietary ecologist Dr. Erin Vogel will discuss how information from diet\, behavior\, and physiology can help us understand how orangutans are adapted for survival in Borneo’s forests and shed light on the current obesity epidemic in modern day humans. \nThis lecture is presented in partnership with the Houston Museum of Natural Science and the Houston Zoo. It is sponsored by The Brown Foundation Inc. with additional support from Ann and Gordon Getty and Camilla and George Smith. \nTickets are on sale now!
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/nutrition-health-and-evolution/
LOCATION:The Houston Museum of Natural Science\, 5555 Hermann Park Drive\, Houston\, TX\, 77030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Nutrition in Wild Orangutans: Insights into Human Health
DESCRIPTION:Get tickets now! \nOrangutans are highly intelligent\, critically endangered great apes that live in the tropical forests of Sumatra and Borneo. Along with chimpanzees\, gorillas\, and bonobos\, orangutans are remarkably similar to humans in terms of anatomy\, physiology\, and behavior. \nNutrition is critical to the health of humans and other primates\, but we are still discovering how primate nutritional strategies affect the health of wild primates. Orangutans are a useful model for understanding human evolution because orangutans share several adaptations with us\, including the propensity to store fat and utilize fat reserves when food is scarce. \nA wild Bornean orangutan. Photo: Erin Vogel\nStudying wild orangutans offers a unique opportunity to integrate metabolic physiology and health with foraging in an ecological context\, providing a natural experiment to examine the multi-dimensional relationships of nutrition\, energetics\, and health. Primate dietary ecologist Dr. Erin Vogel will discuss how information from diet\, behavior\, and physiology can help us understand how orangutans are adapted for survival in Borneo’s forests and shed light on the current obesity epidemic in modern day humans. \nThis lecture is presented in partnership with the Houston Museum of Natural Science and the Houston Zoo. It is sponsored by The Brown Foundation Inc. with additional support from Ann and Gordon Getty and Camilla and George Smith. \nTickets are on sale now!
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/nutrition-health-and-evolution-2/
LOCATION:The Houston Museum of Natural Science\, 5555 Hermann Park Drive\, Houston\, TX\, 77030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:More than Genes: Predators\, Parasites and Partners of the Human Body
DESCRIPTION:A great deal of recent research has suggested that many modern health problems relate to recent changes in our gut microbes. As we have started to look at skin and the environment of our homes\, it looks as though the changes in what we are exposed to and covered in externally may be equally as great. \nWe evolved in a wilderness of parasites\, mutualists\, and pathogens\, but we no longer see ourselves as being part of nature and the broader community of life. In the name of progress and clean living\, we scrub much of nature off our bodies; however\, a host of species still cling to us and always will. This is not necessarily a bad thing. Join biologist and author Rob Dunn as we explore the influence these wild species have on our well-being and the world. \nBook signing to follow lecture. \nThis lecture is generously sponsored by The Brown Foundation\, Inc.
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/title-more-than-genes-predators-parasites-and-partners-of-the-human-body/
LOCATION:The Houston Museum of Natural Science\, 5555 Hermann Park Drive\, Houston\, TX\, 77030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161109T183000
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DTSTAMP:20260403T221443
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SUMMARY:More than Genes: Predators\, Parasites and Partners of the Human Body
DESCRIPTION:A great deal of recent research has suggested that many modern health problems relate to recent changes in our gut microbes. As we have started to look at skin and the environment of our homes\, it looks as though the changes in what we are exposed to and covered in externally may be equally as great. \nWe evolved in a wilderness of parasites\, mutualists\, and pathogens\, but we no longer see ourselves as being part of nature and the broader community of life. In the name of progress and clean living\, we scrub much of nature off our bodies; however\, a host of species still cling to us and always will. This is not necessarily a bad thing. Join biologist and author Rob Dunn as we explore the influence these wild species have on our well-being and the world. \nBook signing to follow lecture. \nThis lecture is generously sponsored by The Brown Foundation\, Inc.
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/title-more-than-genes-predators-parasites-and-partners-of-the-human-body-2/
LOCATION:The Houston Museum of Natural Science\, 5555 Hermann Park Drive\, Houston\, TX\, 77030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161103T180000
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DTSTAMP:20260403T221443
CREATED:20160711T164030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161028T182339Z
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SUMMARY:The Power Paradox
DESCRIPTION:BUY TICKETS NOW! \n$10 Presale General Admission | $15 At Door | $38.28 Special Offer: Presale General Admission + Book\nAges 21+\, ID required for entry \n  \nIt is taken for granted that power corrupts. This is reinforced culturally by everything from Machiavelli to contemporary politics. But how do we get power? And how does it change our behavior? Join The Leakey Foundation\, The Bay Area Science Festival and U.C. Berkeley psychologist Dacher Keltner for an evening exploring the evolution of power and learn the surprising origin of enduring power. \n  \nEVENT DETAILS \n  \nMix\, Mingle and Learn\n \n6:00-7:00pm Mix and mingle with your fellow humans!  \nEnjoy the authentic Cambodian street food of Nyum Bai and a fully-stocked bar of beer\, wine and delicious cocktails. \n Local independent bookstore The Booksmith will be selling copies of The Power Paradox: How We Gain and Lose Influence\, Dr. Keltner’s new book. Dr. Keltner will be signing copies of his book before and after his talk. \n  \n  \n  \n \nThe Power Paradox \n7:00-7:25pm So often\, in spite of our best intentions\, we lose our hard-won power. In this talk Dacher Keltner discusses why some people retain power while others fall from it\, why power can be a demonstrably good thing\, the terrible consequences of letting those around us languish in powerlessness and above all\, that power is given to us by other people.  \n7:35-8:00pm Dacher Keltner will answer all of your questions about evolution\, power and politics. \n  \n  \n  \nThis event has limited seating\, which is available on a first-come\, first-served basis. There is plenty of standing room for everyone. \nThis event is in partnership with The Bay Area Science Festival. \nSponsors: Ann and Gordon Getty\, Camilla and George Smith\, Meeting Pulse and The Booksmith\n \n  \n\nFOOD & DRINK \nPublic Work’s Bar \nPublic Work’s bar is stocked with wine\, beer and craft cocktails. \nPublic Works accepts cash only. \nNyum Bai \nNyum Bai’s mission is to introduce the Bay Area to a nostalgic take on Cambodian food. Sample menu below: \nBanh Soung $10*\nvermicelli noodles\, coconut-lime dressing\, seasonal veggies\, choice of lemongrass chicken\, coconut marinated pork\, or seasonal veggies \nKhmer Chicken Curry with toasted baguette $10*\nstew chicken in curry\, lemongrass\, coconut milk\, potatoes\, and carrots \n\n\n\n\nNyum Bai accepts cash and credit cards.\n*This is a sample menu. Items are subject to change. \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\nTIPS \n\nThis event has limited seating\, which is available on a first-come\, first-served basis. There is plenty of standing room for everyone.\nThe Public Works bar is cash only.\nNyum Bai accepts cash and card with meals averaging $10.\nDo not park in the lot directly next to Public Works. This lot is private and your car will be towed.\n\n  \n\n\nMORE ABOUT OUR PARTNERS AND SPONSORS \n\nThe Bay Area Science Festival \nThe Bay Area Science Festival’s mission is to celebrate the Bay Area’s scientific wonders\, resources\, and opportunities by exploring the role of science\, engineering\, and technology locally & in the world. Whether you are a science devotee or see yourself with little connection to the field\, they promise that you’ll find something that speaks to your passions! Connect with the science and scientists of the Bay Area and get excited\, learn something new\, question\, discover and wonder! \nTo learn more about The Bay Area Science Festival or to view their 2016 Program Guide visit bayareascience.org. \n  \nMeeting Pulse \nMeetingPulse is a product by inMoment Software\, designed to facilitate the exchange of information between the presenter and the audience in real-time. Their technology leverages the fact that everyone has a connected smartphone. No installation is necessary for participants\, onboarding takes seconds and the interaction happens in real-time. Voting\, feedback\, questions\, dialogues\, polls\, quizes\, games: any mechanics you can imagine. \n  \n \nThe Booksmith \nThe Booksmith is San Francisco’s leading independent bookstore located in the historic Haight-Ashbury neighborhood. The Booksmith is dedicated to fostering a community for critical thinking\, free thought\, creativity and literary excellence. They do this by offering a breadth and depth of new and backlist titles. Their specialties include Counter Culture\, Art & Music\, Literary Fiction and Narrative Non Fiction\, Cookbooks\, Travel and Kids books. They host over 200 events per year including our nationally touring monthly Shipwreck erotic fanfiction event\, monthly Book Swap\, community forums and author signings. \nPurchase your copy of The Power Paradox: How We Gain and Lose Influence along with your ticket here\, or purchase it at the event. 10% of all book sales of The Power Paradox will be donated to The Leakey Foundation. \n  \n\n  \n Check out these resources to learn more about Dacher Keltner’s work: \nHow Power Makes People Selfish \nhttps://youtu.be/0vvl46PmCfEVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: How Power Makes People Selfish (https://youtu.be/0vvl46PmCfE)\n“The Perils of Power”\, The Hidden Brain podcast with Shankar Vendantam \n“Why does power make us lose our way?” University of California News by By Yasmin Anwar \n  \nBUY TICKETS NOW! \n 
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/the-power-paradox/
LOCATION:Public Works\, 161 Erie Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161103T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161103T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T221443
CREATED:20160711T164030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160711T164030Z
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SUMMARY:The Power Paradox
DESCRIPTION:BUY TICKETS NOW! \n$10 Presale General Admission | $15 At Door | $38.28 Special Offer: Presale General Admission + Book\nAges 21+\, ID required for entry \n  \nIt is taken for granted that power corrupts. This is reinforced culturally by everything from Machiavelli to contemporary politics. But how do we get power? And how does it change our behavior? Join The Leakey Foundation\, The Bay Area Science Festival and U.C. Berkeley psychologist Dacher Keltner for an evening exploring the evolution of power and learn the surprising origin of enduring power. \n  \nEVENT DETAILS \n  \nMix\, Mingle and Learn\n \n6:00-7:00pm Mix and mingle with your fellow humans!  \nEnjoy the authentic Cambodian street food of Nyum Bai and a fully-stocked bar of beer\, wine and delicious cocktails. \n Local independent bookstore The Booksmith will be selling copies of The Power Paradox: How We Gain and Lose Influence\, Dr. Keltner’s new book. Dr. Keltner will be signing copies of his book before and after his talk. \n  \n  \n  \n \nThe Power Paradox \n7:00-7:25pm So often\, in spite of our best intentions\, we lose our hard-won power. In this talk Dacher Keltner discusses why some people retain power while others fall from it\, why power can be a demonstrably good thing\, the terrible consequences of letting those around us languish in powerlessness and above all\, that power is given to us by other people.  \n7:35-8:00pm Dacher Keltner will answer all of your questions about evolution\, power and politics. \n  \n  \n  \nThis event has limited seating\, which is available on a first-come\, first-served basis. There is plenty of standing room for everyone. \nThis event is in partnership with The Bay Area Science Festival. \nSponsors: Ann and Gordon Getty\, Camilla and George Smith\, Meeting Pulse and The Booksmith\n \n  \n\nFOOD & DRINK \nPublic Work’s Bar \nPublic Work’s bar is stocked with wine\, beer and craft cocktails. \nPublic Works accepts cash only. \nNyum Bai \nNyum Bai’s mission is to introduce the Bay Area to a nostalgic take on Cambodian food. Sample menu below: \nBanh Soung $10*\nvermicelli noodles\, coconut-lime dressing\, seasonal veggies\, choice of lemongrass chicken\, coconut marinated pork\, or seasonal veggies \nKhmer Chicken Curry with toasted baguette $10*\nstew chicken in curry\, lemongrass\, coconut milk\, potatoes\, and carrots \n\n\n\n\nNyum Bai accepts cash and credit cards.\n*This is a sample menu. Items are subject to change. \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\nTIPS \n\nThis event has limited seating\, which is available on a first-come\, first-served basis. There is plenty of standing room for everyone.\nThe Public Works bar is cash only.\nNyum Bai accepts cash and card with meals averaging $10.\nDo not park in the lot directly next to Public Works. This lot is private and your car will be towed.\n\n  \n\n\nMORE ABOUT OUR PARTNERS AND SPONSORS \n\nThe Bay Area Science Festival \nThe Bay Area Science Festival’s mission is to celebrate the Bay Area’s scientific wonders\, resources\, and opportunities by exploring the role of science\, engineering\, and technology locally & in the world. Whether you are a science devotee or see yourself with little connection to the field\, they promise that you’ll find something that speaks to your passions! Connect with the science and scientists of the Bay Area and get excited\, learn something new\, question\, discover and wonder! \nTo learn more about The Bay Area Science Festival or to view their 2016 Program Guide visit bayareascience.org. \n  \nMeeting Pulse \nMeetingPulse is a product by inMoment Software\, designed to facilitate the exchange of information between the presenter and the audience in real-time. Their technology leverages the fact that everyone has a connected smartphone. No installation is necessary for participants\, onboarding takes seconds and the interaction happens in real-time. Voting\, feedback\, questions\, dialogues\, polls\, quizes\, games: any mechanics you can imagine. \n  \n \nThe Booksmith \nThe Booksmith is San Francisco’s leading independent bookstore located in the historic Haight-Ashbury neighborhood. The Booksmith is dedicated to fostering a community for critical thinking\, free thought\, creativity and literary excellence. They do this by offering a breadth and depth of new and backlist titles. Their specialties include Counter Culture\, Art & Music\, Literary Fiction and Narrative Non Fiction\, Cookbooks\, Travel and Kids books. They host over 200 events per year including our nationally touring monthly Shipwreck erotic fanfiction event\, monthly Book Swap\, community forums and author signings. \nPurchase your copy of The Power Paradox: How We Gain and Lose Influence along with your ticket here\, or purchase it at the event. 10% of all book sales of The Power Paradox will be donated to The Leakey Foundation. \n  \n\n  \n Check out these resources to learn more about Dacher Keltner’s work: \nHow Power Makes People Selfish \nhttps://youtu.be/0vvl46PmCfEVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: How Power Makes People Selfish (https://youtu.be/0vvl46PmCfE)\n“The Perils of Power”\, The Hidden Brain podcast with Shankar Vendantam \n“Why does power make us lose our way?” University of California News by By Yasmin Anwar \n  \nBUY TICKETS NOW! \n 
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/the-power-paradox-2/
LOCATION:Public Works\, 161 Erie Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161010T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161010T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T221443
CREATED:20160902T171759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161215T175550Z
UID:10000224-1476126000-1476129600@leakeyfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Evolution and Spread of the Most Cooperative and Invasive Species: Us
DESCRIPTION:Scientists have identified several milestones in the evolution of the way humans find and consume food: increased meat portions\, diet diversity\, and the transition to food production. These changes have had far-reaching impacts on biological\, behavioral\, and culture evolution.\n\n\n\n\nIn this talk\, Dr. Curtis Marean argues for another food-related milestone: the turn toward foraging dense and predictable food resources. This shift in behavior led to elevated levels of group territoriality and conflict\, which may have provided the ideal conditions for the evolution of the hyper-cooperative behaviors unique to modern humans. This coupled with the uses of newly invented projectile weapons contributed greatly to our ancestors’ ability to spread rapidly throughout the world\, eliminating other competitors and driving many prey species to extinction. \n\n\nThis lecture is presented in partnership with the California Academy of Sciences. With generous support from:\nAnn and Gordon Getty\nCamilla and George Smith\n\nThe concourse parking garage will be open for this event.
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/evolution-and-spread-of-the-most-cooperative-and-invasive-species-us/
LOCATION:California Academy of Sciences\, 55 Music Concourse Dr 94118\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94118\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161010T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161010T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T221443
CREATED:20160902T171759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160902T171759Z
UID:10000316-1476126000-1476129600@leakeyfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Evolution and Spread of the Most Cooperative and Invasive Species: Us
DESCRIPTION:Scientists have identified several milestones in the evolution of the way humans find and consume food: increased meat portions\, diet diversity\, and the transition to food production. These changes have had far-reaching impacts on biological\, behavioral\, and culture evolution.\n\n\n\n\nIn this talk\, Dr. Curtis Marean argues for another food-related milestone: the turn toward foraging dense and predictable food resources. This shift in behavior led to elevated levels of group territoriality and conflict\, which may have provided the ideal conditions for the evolution of the hyper-cooperative behaviors unique to modern humans. This coupled with the uses of newly invented projectile weapons contributed greatly to our ancestors’ ability to spread rapidly throughout the world\, eliminating other competitors and driving many prey species to extinction. \n\n\nThis lecture is presented in partnership with the California Academy of Sciences. With generous support from:\nAnn and Gordon Getty\nCamilla and George Smith\n\nThe concourse parking garage will be open for this event.
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/evolution-and-spread-of-the-most-cooperative-and-invasive-species-us-2/
LOCATION:California Academy of Sciences\, 55 Music Concourse Dr 94118\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94118\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160817T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160817T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T221443
CREATED:20160630T203718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160803T180127Z
UID:10000218-1471456800-1471462200@leakeyfoundation.org
SUMMARY:The Secret Lives of Female Chimpanzees
DESCRIPTION:BUY TICKETS \n  \nFemale apes are easily overshadowed by their larger\, more boisterous male counterparts. Thus\, the nature of female social relationships has been shrouded in mystery. The subtlety of social behavior in female chimpanzees belies a complex set of strategies that allow them to navigate the costs and benefits of group life. By combining decades of behavioral research with innovative non-invasive approaches\, Dr. Emery Thompson and her colleagues at the Kibale Chimpanzee Project have uncovered fascinating details about the secret lives of female chimpanzees. She will discuss how females negotiate rivalries to obtain the resources they need to reproduce\, the chaotic\, and sometimes violent\, nature of sexual relationships with males\, and the unexpected ways these relationships change with age. Along the way\, you will learn about the challenges and rewards of studying this fascinating species in the wild. \nTickets for this event are $12 for general admission or $6 for students with a student ID. \nThis program is presented in partnership with the Chicago Council of Science and Technology. \n  \nThe Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST) believes that science is for everyone. They are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with the mission of enhancing the public’s understanding of science and technology and their impact on society. \n  \n  \nBUY TICKETS
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/the-secret-lives-of-female-chimpanzees/
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160817T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160817T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T221443
CREATED:20160630T203718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160630T203718Z
UID:10000219-1471456800-1471462200@leakeyfoundation.org
SUMMARY:The Secret Lives of Female Chimpanzees
DESCRIPTION:BUY TICKETS \n  \nFemale apes are easily overshadowed by their larger\, more boisterous male counterparts. Thus\, the nature of female social relationships has been shrouded in mystery. The subtlety of social behavior in female chimpanzees belies a complex set of strategies that allow them to navigate the costs and benefits of group life. By combining decades of behavioral research with innovative non-invasive approaches\, Dr. Emery Thompson and her colleagues at the Kibale Chimpanzee Project have uncovered fascinating details about the secret lives of female chimpanzees. She will discuss how females negotiate rivalries to obtain the resources they need to reproduce\, the chaotic\, and sometimes violent\, nature of sexual relationships with males\, and the unexpected ways these relationships change with age. Along the way\, you will learn about the challenges and rewards of studying this fascinating species in the wild. \nTickets for this event are $12 for general admission or $6 for students with a student ID. \nThis program is presented in partnership with the Chicago Council of Science and Technology. \n  \nThe Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST) believes that science is for everyone. They are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with the mission of enhancing the public’s understanding of science and technology and their impact on society. \n  \n  \nBUY TICKETS
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/the-secret-lives-of-female-chimpanzees-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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160503T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160503T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T221443
CREATED:20160324T164117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160324T165126Z
UID:10000216-1462302000-1462305600@leakeyfoundation.org
SUMMARY:The Curious Case of Homo naledi
DESCRIPTION:What We Do (and Don't) Know About Our Newest Extinct Relative\nBUY TICKETS \nJoin Dr. William Harcourt-Smith as he explores Homo naledi\, the early human relative recently discovered deep within Rising Star cave in South Africa. This find\, consisting of over 1500 fossil fragments\, is arguably one of the most significant fossil discoveries of the last half-century\, and Harcourt-Smith led one of the first teams to examine the fossils. In this talk he will discuss what makes Homo naledi so unique\, where it may fit within the human lineage and what consequences this ground-breaking discovery may have for our current understanding of human evolution.
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/the-curious-case-of-homo-naledi-2/
LOCATION:California Academy of Sciences\, 55 Music Concourse Dr 94118\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94118\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160503T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160503T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T221443
CREATED:20160324T164117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160324T164117Z
UID:10000217-1462302000-1462305600@leakeyfoundation.org
SUMMARY:The Curious Case of Homo naledi
DESCRIPTION:What We Do (and Don't) Know About Our Newest Extinct Relative\nBUY TICKETS \nJoin Dr. William Harcourt-Smith as he explores Homo naledi\, the early human relative recently discovered deep within Rising Star cave in South Africa. This find\, consisting of over 1500 fossil fragments\, is arguably one of the most significant fossil discoveries of the last half-century\, and Harcourt-Smith led one of the first teams to examine the fossils. In this talk he will discuss what makes Homo naledi so unique\, where it may fit within the human lineage and what consequences this ground-breaking discovery may have for our current understanding of human evolution.
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/the-curious-case-of-homo-naledi-2-2/
LOCATION:California Academy of Sciences\, 55 Music Concourse Dr 94118\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94118\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160406T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160406T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T221443
CREATED:20151202T211926Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160329T215638Z
UID:10000261-1459967400-1459972800@leakeyfoundation.org
SUMMARY:How “Paleo” is Your Diet?
DESCRIPTION:RSVP \nEvolutionary biologists argue that no study of human health or evolution is complete without considering the trillions of microbes that live in us or on us—our microbiome. Join molecular anthropologist Christina Warinner as she explores how scientists are reconstructing the ancestral human microbiome to better understand the lives and health of our ancestors and whether the popular “paleo” diet has any relation to real human history. \nThis event is mixed seated/standing. Your RSVP does not guarantee a seat. 
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/how-paleo/
LOCATION:American Museum of Natural History\, 56 West 81st St.\, New York\, NY\, 10024\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160406T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160406T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T221443
CREATED:20151202T211926Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151202T211926Z
UID:10000263-1459967400-1459972800@leakeyfoundation.org
SUMMARY:How “Paleo” is Your Diet?
DESCRIPTION:RSVP \nEvolutionary biologists argue that no study of human health or evolution is complete without considering the trillions of microbes that live in us or on us—our microbiome. Join molecular anthropologist Christina Warinner as she explores how scientists are reconstructing the ancestral human microbiome to better understand the lives and health of our ancestors and whether the popular “paleo” diet has any relation to real human history. \nThis event is mixed seated/standing. Your RSVP does not guarantee a seat. 
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/how-paleo-2/
LOCATION:American Museum of Natural History\, 56 West 81st St.\, New York\, NY\, 10024\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160202T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160202T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T221443
CREATED:20160105T213950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160318T221730Z
UID:10000291-1454437800-1454441400@leakeyfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Tracking a Killer: The Origin and Evolution of Tuberculosis
DESCRIPTION:In 2014\, Tuberculosis (TB) surpassed HIV as the leading cause of death from infectious disease. Unlike HIV\, TB has long been a scourge of humans; however\, exactly how long has been debated. Also controversial has been the presence and relationship of pre-Columbian tuberculosis in the Americas to TB strains in the rest of the World. In this lecture Anne Stone examines the evolutionary history of Mycobacterium tuberculosis\, the bacteria that causes TB\, focusing on the distribution of TB strains in humans (past and present) in order to understand their relationships\, assess patterns of pathogen exchange through time\, and investigate how TB adapted to humans and other animals. Her lab group uses new methods of ancient DNA extraction as well as methods to target pathogen DNA to obtain genetic data from ancient samples with characteristic TB bone lesions. To date\, they have sequenced the M. tuberculosis genome from three ancient Peruvians dating to ~1000 years ago. Their analyses indicate that this bacteria likely “jumped” from animals and became a human pathogen within the last 6\,000 years. In addition\, the results show that ancient Peruvian TB strains are distinct from any known human-adapted TB strains and are most closely related to strains adapted to sea mammals. Sea mammals\, specifically Southern Hemisphere seals and sea lions\, acquired strains from other animals in Africa and then within the last 2000 years brought these TB strains to South America.
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/tracking-a-killer-the-origin-and-evolution-of-tuberculosis/
LOCATION:The Houston Museum of Natural Science\, 5555 Hermann Park Drive\, Houston\, TX\, 77030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160202T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160202T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T221443
CREATED:20160105T213950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160105T213950Z
UID:10000293-1454437800-1454441400@leakeyfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Tracking a Killer: The Origin and Evolution of Tuberculosis
DESCRIPTION:In 2014\, Tuberculosis (TB) surpassed HIV as the leading cause of death from infectious disease. Unlike HIV\, TB has long been a scourge of humans; however\, exactly how long has been debated. Also controversial has been the presence and relationship of pre-Columbian tuberculosis in the Americas to TB strains in the rest of the World. In this lecture Anne Stone examines the evolutionary history of Mycobacterium tuberculosis\, the bacteria that causes TB\, focusing on the distribution of TB strains in humans (past and present) in order to understand their relationships\, assess patterns of pathogen exchange through time\, and investigate how TB adapted to humans and other animals. Her lab group uses new methods of ancient DNA extraction as well as methods to target pathogen DNA to obtain genetic data from ancient samples with characteristic TB bone lesions. To date\, they have sequenced the M. tuberculosis genome from three ancient Peruvians dating to ~1000 years ago. Their analyses indicate that this bacteria likely “jumped” from animals and became a human pathogen within the last 6\,000 years. In addition\, the results show that ancient Peruvian TB strains are distinct from any known human-adapted TB strains and are most closely related to strains adapted to sea mammals. Sea mammals\, specifically Southern Hemisphere seals and sea lions\, acquired strains from other animals in Africa and then within the last 2000 years brought these TB strains to South America.
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/tracking-a-killer-the-origin-and-evolution-of-tuberculosis-2/
LOCATION:The Houston Museum of Natural Science\, 5555 Hermann Park Drive\, Houston\, TX\, 77030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151219T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151219T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T221443
CREATED:20151202T205620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160318T221357Z
UID:10000255-1450533600-1450537200@leakeyfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Beyond Creation and Evolution: Human Origins Studies in a Secular\, Media-Saturated World
DESCRIPTION:Religion and science battled through the Renaissance and Age of Reason. In this struggle\, science overcame\,  and the discovery of evolution by means of natural selection and speciation (nicely coincident with the discovery of the human fossil record) has been cast as the long-sought\, final proof of a naturalistic human essence. It was actually more of a lock on a door that was already closed by people like John Locke and Sir Francis Bacon.\n\nNow there are different\, bigger dangers looming that we can address with the science of human origins. This isn’t creationism in Kansas anymore\, and it takes a diligent support community to identify objectives. So what is the use of the fossil record in this new time\, and how do we approach it? Can the empirical reality of the human fossil record bring people together in a world of increasing extremism? The fossil record is real\, and studying these fossils to illuminate human origins has the potential to go on forever as long as fossils continue to be found\, curated\, and preserved. They are a stable repository of information about what we are\, and as long as the Enlightenment is not extinguished\, any group that endeavors to preserve this legacy will always be remembered.\n\nThis event is free and open to the public. This talk is presented in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution’s Human Origins Program traveling exhibit\, Exploring Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human?
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/beyond-creation-and-evolution-human-origins-studies-in-a-secular-media-saturated-world/
LOCATION:Milpitas Public Library\, 160 North Main Street\, Milpitas\, CA\, 95035\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151219T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151219T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T221443
CREATED:20151202T205620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151202T205620Z
UID:10000256-1450533600-1450537200@leakeyfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Beyond Creation and Evolution: Human Origins Studies in a Secular\, Media-Saturated World
DESCRIPTION:Religion and science battled through the Renaissance and Age of Reason. In this struggle\, science overcame\,  and the discovery of evolution by means of natural selection and speciation (nicely coincident with the discovery of the human fossil record) has been cast as the long-sought\, final proof of a naturalistic human essence. It was actually more of a lock on a door that was already closed by people like John Locke and Sir Francis Bacon.\n\nNow there are different\, bigger dangers looming that we can address with the science of human origins. This isn’t creationism in Kansas anymore\, and it takes a diligent support community to identify objectives. So what is the use of the fossil record in this new time\, and how do we approach it? Can the empirical reality of the human fossil record bring people together in a world of increasing extremism? The fossil record is real\, and studying these fossils to illuminate human origins has the potential to go on forever as long as fossils continue to be found\, curated\, and preserved. They are a stable repository of information about what we are\, and as long as the Enlightenment is not extinguished\, any group that endeavors to preserve this legacy will always be remembered.\n\nThis event is free and open to the public. This talk is presented in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution’s Human Origins Program traveling exhibit\, Exploring Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human?
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/beyond-creation-and-evolution-human-origins-studies-in-a-secular-media-saturated-world-2/
LOCATION:Milpitas Public Library\, 160 North Main Street\, Milpitas\, CA\, 95035\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151208T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151208T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T221443
CREATED:20151129T232551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160318T222000Z
UID:10000246-1449601200-1449604800@leakeyfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Cooking for Calories: Food Processing and the Shape of Human Energy Gain
DESCRIPTION:All human cultures process food extensively by cooking and non-thermal means\, a feature that makes us unique among species. Why is food processing so universal? When did it begin? And why might it threaten our health today? In this lecture\, Rachel Carmody presents evidence from diverse fields\, showing that food processing increases the calories we extract from the diet\, leading to competitive advantages in the past and challenges for our present and future.
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/cooking-for-calories-food-processing-and-the-shape-of-human-energy-gain/
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/2015/11/carmody.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151208T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151208T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T221443
CREATED:20151129T232551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151129T232551Z
UID:10000248-1449601200-1449604800@leakeyfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Cooking for Calories: Food Processing and the Shape of Human Energy Gain
DESCRIPTION:All human cultures process food extensively by cooking and non-thermal means\, a feature that makes us unique among species. Why is food processing so universal? When did it begin? And why might it threaten our health today? In this lecture\, Rachel Carmody presents evidence from diverse fields\, showing that food processing increases the calories we extract from the diet\, leading to competitive advantages in the past and challenges for our present and future.
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/cooking-for-calories-food-processing-and-the-shape-of-human-energy-gain-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/2015/11/carmody.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151111T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151111T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T221443
CREATED:20151202T214902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160129T215700Z
UID:10000265-1447266600-1447270200@leakeyfoundation.org
SUMMARY:The Fastest Evolving Regions of the Human Genome
DESCRIPTION:Although a child can tell the difference between a chimp and a man\, identifying the specific DNA mutations that make us human is one of the greatest challenges of biology. The genomic sequence is approximately 3 billion letters long\, with millions of mutations and rearrangements specific to humans. Using computational algorithms to compare our DNA to that of chimpanzees\, other mammals\, and Neanderthal and Denisovan fossils\, we learned that the human genome did not evolve especially fast. Instead\, it seems that a few mutations in critical places had big effects. Most of these “Human Accelerated Regions” are not genes\, and science had no clue to their function when they were discovered a decade ago. New techniques in stem cell biology\, genome editing\, and high-throughput molecular biology are allowing us to discover the functions of the fastest evolving regions of the human genome and dissect how individual DNA mutations altered these functions to make us human. \n 
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/the-fastest-evolving-regions-of-the-human-genome/
LOCATION:The Houston Museum of Natural Science\, 5555 Hermann Park Drive\, Houston\, TX\, 77030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151111T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151111T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T221443
CREATED:20151202T214902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151202T214902Z
UID:10000267-1447266600-1447270200@leakeyfoundation.org
SUMMARY:The Fastest Evolving Regions of the Human Genome
DESCRIPTION:Although a child can tell the difference between a chimp and a man\, identifying the specific DNA mutations that make us human is one of the greatest challenges of biology. The genomic sequence is approximately 3 billion letters long\, with millions of mutations and rearrangements specific to humans. Using computational algorithms to compare our DNA to that of chimpanzees\, other mammals\, and Neanderthal and Denisovan fossils\, we learned that the human genome did not evolve especially fast. Instead\, it seems that a few mutations in critical places had big effects. Most of these “Human Accelerated Regions” are not genes\, and science had no clue to their function when they were discovered a decade ago. New techniques in stem cell biology\, genome editing\, and high-throughput molecular biology are allowing us to discover the functions of the fastest evolving regions of the human genome and dissect how individual DNA mutations altered these functions to make us human. \n 
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/the-fastest-evolving-regions-of-the-human-genome-2/
LOCATION:The Houston Museum of Natural Science\, 5555 Hermann Park Drive\, Houston\, TX\, 77030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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