Events
Fathers and Fatherhood: From Molecules to Modern Families
Virtual EventJoin a panel of experts for a day-long exploration of fatherhood, livestreamed from Yale University.
What does science say about race and racism in America?
Join Dr. Tina Lasisi and Circles of Voices in Baltimore to examine what it means to be human, and the ongoing impacts of racism in America.
Free
Origins: Morocco
Origins: Morocco is the 2025 Leakey Foundation Fellows Tour, taking travelers from Casablanca to Marrakech, exploring archaeological sites, Berber villages, and the Atlas mountains.
Meet a Scientist: Uncovering Indonesia’s Human Past
Field Museum 1400 S DuSable Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, Illinois, United StatesMeet a scientist! Drop by the Field Museum's Grainger Science Hub to meet archaeologist Adam Brumm and learn about Indonesia's human past.
First Stories: The Ice Age Art of Sulawesi
Field Museum 1400 S DuSable Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, Illinois, United StatesHear about the discovery of the oldest representative cave art in the world. Join Professor Adam Brumm at the Field Museum in Chicago or online to explore the Ice Age art of Sulawesi.
Hobbits & Hops: The Origin of Homo floresiensis
Revolution Brewing - Brewery & Tap Room 3340 North Kedzie Avenue, Chicago, IllinoisJoin the Chicago Council on Science and Technology, The Leakey Foundation, and Professor Adam Brumm, for an evening of socializing and science!
Eastern Africa’s coastal forests and hominin origins
Virtual EventJoin paleobiologist and evolutionary anthropologist René Bobe to learn about Eastern Africa's coastal forests and their role in our evolution.
Apes on the Edge
The Houston Museum of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX, United StatesJoin primatologist Dr. Jill Pruetz to learn about the unique community of savanna-dwelling chimpanzees she's been studying for more than 20 years
$12 – $18
Origins: Argentina
Origins: Argentina is the 2026 Leakey Foundation Fellows Tour, taking travelers from Buenos Aires to Patagonia, exploring archaeological sites, breathtaking landscapes, and local villages.
Fossils, Ecology, and Human Evolution
California Academy of Sciences 55 Music Concourse Dr 94118, San Francisco, CA, United StatesJoin Dr. Kay Behrensmeyer at the California Academy of Sciences to learn how she reconstructs ancient worlds from the bones and fossils that survive after death.
$20 – $25
Workshop: Creative Approaches to Education and Community Engagement
Biological anthropology builds thinking skills, evidence evaluation, careful observation, and claims analysis that extend well beyond the discipline. Join us for a free workshop with three short talks exploring how these tools can be brought into the classroom.
Free
Cambridge Book Talk – Fed Up: What Evolution Reveals about Food, Diet, Health, and Eating Well
Harvard Science Center 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesHow many times a day do you ask the question, “What should I eat?” In this talk and his new book, Fed Up, best-selling author and Harvard professor Daniel Lieberman untangles the confusion around this question we never evolved to ask.