• The Curious Case of Homo naledi

    California Academy of Sciences 55 Music Concourse Dr 94118, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Join 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.

    $15
  • The Curious Case of Homo naledi

    California Academy of Sciences 55 Music Concourse Dr 94118, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Join 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.

    $15
  • Being Human: Our Symbolic Nature

    Public Works 161 Erie Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    What makes our brains different? How did language change us as a species? Join Terrence Deacon on May 17th for Being Human: Our Symbolic Nature…. and learn more about how human language evolved.

    $10
  • Being Human: Our Symbolic Nature

    Public Works 161 Erie Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    What makes our brains different? How did language change us as a species? Join Terrence Deacon on May 17th for Being Human: Our Symbolic Nature…. and learn more about how human language evolved.

    $10
  • 2016 Trip to France

    Lascaux 24290 Montignac, France

    This eight-day tour includes visits to three world-class museums and ten famous prehistoric sites. You will be joined by luminaries including rock art expert Jean Clottes, archaeologist Harold Dibble, the Curator of Lascaux Muriel Mauriac, and artist Elisabeth Daynes.

  • 2016 Trip to France

    Lascaux 24290 Montignac, France

    This eight-day tour includes visits to three world-class museums and ten famous prehistoric sites. You will be joined by luminaries including rock art expert Jean Clottes, archaeologist Harold Dibble, the Curator of Lascaux Muriel Mauriac, and artist Elisabeth Daynes.

  • Being Human: Your Brain on Art

    Public Works 161 Erie Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    What is the secret of Mona Lisa’s smile? Why do Claude Monet’s fields of flowers seem to wave in the breeze? Join neurobiologist Margaret Livingstone for Being Human: Your Brain on Art and learn about the inner workings of human vision.

    $10
  • Being Human: Your Brain on Art

    Public Works 161 Erie Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    What is the secret of Mona Lisa’s smile? Why do Claude Monet’s fields of flowers seem to wave in the breeze? Join neurobiologist Margaret Livingstone for Being Human: Your Brain on Art and learn about the inner workings of human vision.

    $10
  • Being Human: Born and Evolved to Run

    Public Works 161 Erie Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Why did humans become such efficient long-distance runners? How can runners avoid injury? Join Daniel Lieberman on July 28th for Being Human: Born and Evolved to Run and learn about the evolution of endurance running.

    $10
  • Being Human: Born and Evolved to Run

    Public Works 161 Erie Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Why did humans become such efficient long-distance runners? How can runners avoid injury? Join Daniel Lieberman on July 28th for Being Human: Born and Evolved to Run and learn about the evolution of endurance running.

    $10
  • The Secret Lives of Female Chimpanzees

    Cindy Pritzker Auditorium in the Harold Washington Center of the Chicago Public Library 400 South State Street, Chicago, IL, United States

    Dr. Emery Thompson has 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.

    $12
  • The Secret Lives of Female Chimpanzees

    Cindy Pritzker Auditorium in the Harold Washington Center of the Chicago Public Library 400 South State Street, Chicago, IL, United States

    Dr. Emery Thompson has 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.

    $12