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SUMMARY:Apes on the Edge
DESCRIPTION:Houston Museum of Natural ScienceHouston\, Texas$18 general admission\, $12 for members (use code Leakey for your discounted ticket) \n\n\n\n\nGet your ticket\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSenegal’s Fongoli chimpanzees live in one of the world’s harshest savanna environments\, where temperatures soar above 110 degrees Fahrenheit and wildfires sweep across the landscape during the dry season.  \n\n\n\nThe Fongoli chimpanzees are unique for many reasons. Their female hunters are the only chimpanzees that regularly hunt with tools\, and unlike most other chimps\, these apes fear neither fire nor water\, using shallow pools to cool off in the extreme heat. \n\n\n\nThe study of Fongoli chimps is as unique as the chimps themselves. While most primate research occurs in isolated reserves\, Fongoli chimpanzees live near humans\, creating both challenges and opportunities in this shared habitat. \n\n\n\nJoin primatologist Dr. Jill Pruetz as she shares discoveries from her extensive field research\, exploring the unique characteristics of these chimpanzees and the dynamics between them and the people they live alongside.  \n\n\n\nLecture and book signing\n\n\n\nDrawing from her recently published book\, Apes on the Edge\, Dr. Pruetz explores the extraordinary adaptations and behaviors that set the Fongoli chimpanzees apart from the forest-dwelling chimpanzees known from other regions of Africa\, underscoring the importance of protecting these remarkable apes and their fragile habitat. \n\n\n\nDr. Pruetz’s book will be available for purchase at the event\, and she will sign copies following the program. \n\n\n\nDr. Jill Pruetz in the field. Suzanne Livingstone\n\n\n\nAbout Jill Pruetz\n\n\n\nDr. Jill Pruetz has been the Principal Investigator of the Fongoli Savanna Chimpanzee Project in Senegal since 2001. Dr. Pruetz is Regents’ Professor of Anthropology at Texas State University and a multiple-time Leakey Foundation grantee. Her research focuses on the environmental pressures that influence ape behavior and how the behavior of savanna-living chimpanzees differs from that of chimpanzees living in forested environments. She uses these findings to inform knowledge of early hominin behavioral ecology. \n\n\n\nShe is the founder of Neighbor Ape\, a nonprofit organization working to conserve chimpanzees in Senegal and provide for the well-being of the people who live alongside them. Dr. Pruetz has studied primates in Kenya\, Nicaragua\, Panama\, Costa Rica and Peru\, as well as Senegal.  \n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nThis lecture is eligible for CPE credits and is presented in partnership with the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Leakey Foundation lectures are generously sponsored by the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation\, Camilla and George Smith\, and the Joan and Arnold Travis Education Fund. \n\n\n\n\nGet your ticket\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWant to catch the next Leakey Lecture online or in your city? Sign up for our events newsletter!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Updates\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    Enter your name here\n        *\n    \n    \n	\n		Enter your name here	\n\n	\n					\n				\n					Enter your name here				\n\n							\n						\n				\n					Enter your name here				\n\n							\n				\n\n\n    \n    \n\n\n    Enter your email here\n        *\n    \n    \n    \n    \n\n\n	\n\nSubscribe\n\n\n\n	\n			\n			\n				If you are human\, leave this field blank.			\n			\n		\n		\n\n\n\nΔ
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/apes-on-the-edge/
LOCATION:The Houston Museum of Natural Science\, 5555 Hermann Park Drive\, Houston\, TX\, 77030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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DTSTAMP:20260426T105111
CREATED:20231016T225936Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240412T205313Z
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SUMMARY:The Botanic Age: Plants and Human Evolution
DESCRIPTION:This talk challenges the idea that stone tools and hunting fueled early human brain evolution. Instead\, it suggests that the “Botanic Age\,” focusing on botanical innovations during the first three million years of hominin evolution\, was crucial. Early hominins’ transition to bipedalism led to infant care challenges\, prompting mothers to create botanical baby containers akin to slings. This innovation sparked new forms of mother-infant communication\, setting the stage for advanced cognitive skills\, including language and music\, long before stone tools emerged in the Stone Age. \n\n\n\nCo-sponsored by the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Made possible by support from the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation\, Camilla and George Smith\, and the Joan and Arnold Travis Education Fund.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Dean Falk is an American evolutionary anthropologist who lives in Tallahassee\, Florida\, where she is the Hale G. Smith Professor of Anthropology and a Distinguished Research Professor at Florida State University. Much of her work focuses on the evolution of the human brain and the associated emergence of language\, music\, art\, and science. A main focus of her research continues to be the important but frequently neglected role played by women and children during human evolution\, as discussed in her book Finding Our Tongues: Mothers\, Infants & the Origins of Language (2009).
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/the-botanic-age/
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:20191106T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191106T200000
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CREATED:20190617T192131Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190617T192131Z
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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
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DTSTAMP:20260426T105111
CREATED:20190617T192131Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T180919Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190521T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190521T200000
DTSTAMP:20260426T105111
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190521T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190521T200000
DTSTAMP:20260426T105111
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180929T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180929T100000
DTSTAMP:20260426T105111
CREATED:20180809T233511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180925T225650Z
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SUMMARY:Family Class: Skin We Are In
DESCRIPTION:  \nIllustrations by Lynne Fellman \nWhen we meet someone\, one of the things we notice is the color of their skin. But what can someone’s skin color tell us about them? Despite what some people say\, your skin color means very little! Inside we’re all the same. \nJoin anthropologist Nina Jablonski for an exploration of the science behind skin color. Jablonski will discuss the history of skin and its meaning. She will also read from her new book  Skin We Are In. \nMore about Skin We Are In \nSkin We Are In is the story of Njabulo\, Aisha\, Tim\, Chris and Roshni\, five friends who explore why humans have different skin and how people’s thinking about skin color has changed throughout history. The conversation topics of the children’s adventure are expanded and supported by scientific facts and research set amidst beautiful and vivid illustrations. \nSkin We Are In is a collaboration between anthropologist Nina G. Jablonski\, South African author Sindiwe Magona\, and illustrator Lynn Fellman. \nCopies of Skin We Are In will be available for purchase at the event. \nThe book is aimed at children between the ages of 8 and 14. \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/childrens-book-event-skin-we-are-in/
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:20180929T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180929T100000
DTSTAMP:20260426T105111
CREATED:20180809T233511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180809T233511Z
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SUMMARY:Family Class: Skin We Are In
DESCRIPTION:  \nIllustrations by Lynne Fellman \nWhen we meet someone\, one of the things we notice is the color of their skin. But what can someone’s skin color tell us about them? Despite what some people say\, your skin color means very little! Inside we’re all the same. \nJoin anthropologist Nina Jablonski for an exploration of the science behind skin color. Jablonski will discuss the history of skin and its meaning. She will also read from her new book  Skin We Are In. \nMore about Skin We Are In \nSkin We Are In is the story of Njabulo\, Aisha\, Tim\, Chris and Roshni\, five friends who explore why humans have different skin and how people’s thinking about skin color has changed throughout history. The conversation topics of the children’s adventure are expanded and supported by scientific facts and research set amidst beautiful and vivid illustrations. \nSkin We Are In is a collaboration between anthropologist Nina G. Jablonski\, South African author Sindiwe Magona\, and illustrator Lynn Fellman. \nCopies of Skin We Are In will be available for purchase at the event. \nThe book is aimed at children between the ages of 8 and 14. \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/childrens-book-event-skin-we-are-in-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:20180927T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180927T183000
DTSTAMP:20260426T105111
CREATED:20180809T232716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180911T163435Z
UID:10000353-1538073000-1538073000@leakeyfoundation.org
SUMMARY:The Evolution and Meanings of Human Skin Color
DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets Now!\n \nVariation in human skin color has fascinated and perplexed people for centuries. As the most visible aspect of human variation\, skin color has been used in the past as a basis for classifying people into “races.” \nIn this lecture\, Nina Jablonski will discuss the evolution of human skin color and how color-based race concepts have influenced societies and social well-being. The evolution of human skin color is one of the best examples of natural selection acting on the human body. In the 200\,000 year history of modern humans\, similar skin colors have evolved independently numerous times in response to similar environmental conditions. Understanding the evolution and social importance of skin color can help eliminate color-based discrimination and racism. \nThis event is produced in partnership with the Houston Museum of Natural Science. \n“Early Bird” tickets are $16 or $10 for Leakey Foundation supporters and museum members until September 19. \nTo receive the discount\, call the museum box office at (713) 639-4629 and use the promo code “LECLeakeyFnd.” \nStudent Admission (at box office with valid student ID) – $8.00 \nSponsored by:\nThe Brown Foundation\, Inc.\nAnn and Gordon Getty\nCamilla and George Smith
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/the-evolution-and-meanings-of-human-skin-color/
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:20180927T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180927T183000
DTSTAMP:20260426T105111
CREATED:20180809T232716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180809T232716Z
UID:10000354-1538073000-1538073000@leakeyfoundation.org
SUMMARY:The Evolution and Meanings of Human Skin Color
DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets Now!\n \nVariation in human skin color has fascinated and perplexed people for centuries. As the most visible aspect of human variation\, skin color has been used in the past as a basis for classifying people into “races.” \nIn this lecture\, Nina Jablonski will discuss the evolution of human skin color and how color-based race concepts have influenced societies and social well-being. The evolution of human skin color is one of the best examples of natural selection acting on the human body. In the 200\,000 year history of modern humans\, similar skin colors have evolved independently numerous times in response to similar environmental conditions. Understanding the evolution and social importance of skin color can help eliminate color-based discrimination and racism. \nThis event is produced in partnership with the Houston Museum of Natural Science. \n“Early Bird” tickets are $16 or $10 for Leakey Foundation supporters and museum members until September 19. \nTo receive the discount\, call the museum box office at (713) 639-4629 and use the promo code “LECLeakeyFnd.” \nStudent Admission (at box office with valid student ID) – $8.00 \nSponsored by:\nThe Brown Foundation\, Inc.\nAnn and Gordon Getty\nCamilla and George Smith
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/the-evolution-and-meanings-of-human-skin-color-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:20180417T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180417T200000
DTSTAMP:20260426T105111
CREATED:20171220T213245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180814T224410Z
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SUMMARY:What Makes Us Human? Lessons from the Study of Wild Chimpanzees
DESCRIPTION:Chimpanzees and their sister species\, the bonobo\, are humankind’s closest living relatives. Because of this close evolutionary relationship\, chimpanzees provide a model system to evaluate claims about human uniqueness.  \nJohn Mitani’s 23-year study of an unusually large community of chimpanzees at Ngogo in Kibale National Park\, Uganda\, continues to challenge our notions of what makes us human. \n In this talk\, Mitani will review findings that reveal some interesting parallels between humans and chimpanzees with respect to friendships\, longevity\, and cooperation.  Humans form long-lasting friendships\, live a very long time\, and are an unusually cooperative species. Studies of the Ngogo chimpanzees indicate that the gap between them and us in these regards may be smaller than previously thought. These findings furnish new insights into chimpanzee behavior and are particularly relevant as we continue to struggle to conserve the dwindling populations of these animals. \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/what-makes-us-human-lessons-from-the-study-of-wild-chimpanzees/
LOCATION:The Houston Museum of Natural Science\, 5555 Hermann Park Drive\, Houston\, TX\, 77030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180417T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180417T200000
DTSTAMP:20260426T105111
CREATED:20171220T213245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171220T213245Z
UID:10000338-1523989800-1523995200@leakeyfoundation.org
SUMMARY:What Makes Us Human? Lessons from the Study of Wild Chimpanzees
DESCRIPTION:Chimpanzees and their sister species\, the bonobo\, are humankind’s closest living relatives. Because of this close evolutionary relationship\, chimpanzees provide a model system to evaluate claims about human uniqueness.  \nJohn Mitani’s 23-year study of an unusually large community of chimpanzees at Ngogo in Kibale National Park\, Uganda\, continues to challenge our notions of what makes us human. \n In this talk\, Mitani will review findings that reveal some interesting parallels between humans and chimpanzees with respect to friendships\, longevity\, and cooperation.  Humans form long-lasting friendships\, live a very long time\, and are an unusually cooperative species. Studies of the Ngogo chimpanzees indicate that the gap between them and us in these regards may be smaller than previously thought. These findings furnish new insights into chimpanzee behavior and are particularly relevant as we continue to struggle to conserve the dwindling populations of these animals. \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/what-makes-us-human-lessons-from-the-study-of-wild-chimpanzees-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/2017/12/mitani-event-image.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171108T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171108T200000
DTSTAMP:20260426T105111
CREATED:20170920T185556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171002T193003Z
UID:10000243-1510165800-1510171200@leakeyfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Rewriting Modern Human Origins: Insights from New Discovery in Morocco
DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets Now! \nComposite reconstruction of Homo sapiens fossils from Jebel Irhoud\, Morocco © Philipp Gunz \nNewly discovered Homo sapiens fossils in Jebel Irhoud\, Morocco\, push back the origins of our species by 100\,000 years. The fossils show that by about 300\,000 years ago\, important changes in our biology and behavior had taken place across most of Africa. Dr. Shara Bailey is part of the international research team that has been studying these fossils. In this talk Dr. Bailey will discuss her comprehensive study of the cranial and dental remains. She will also share how these fossils are reshaping our understanding of how we evolved. \nPresented by The Leakey Foundation and the Houston Museum of Natural Science \nWith generous support from:\nThe Brown Foundation\, Inc.\nCamilla and George Smith\nAnn and Gordon Getty \n  \n  \nCheck out our Origin Stories podcast episode featuring Shara Bailey! \n \n 
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/rewriting-modern-human-origins-insights-from-new-discovery-in-morocco/
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/2017/09/bailey-photo-reconstruction-C-Philipp-Gunz.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171108T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171108T200000
DTSTAMP:20260426T105111
CREATED:20170920T185556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170920T185556Z
UID:10000245-1510165800-1510171200@leakeyfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Rewriting Modern Human Origins: Insights from New Discovery in Morocco
DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets Now! \nComposite reconstruction of Homo sapiens fossils from Jebel Irhoud\, Morocco © Philipp Gunz \nNewly discovered Homo sapiens fossils in Jebel Irhoud\, Morocco\, push back the origins of our species by 100\,000 years. The fossils show that by about 300\,000 years ago\, important changes in our biology and behavior had taken place across most of Africa. Dr. Shara Bailey is part of the international research team that has been studying these fossils. In this talk Dr. Bailey will discuss her comprehensive study of the cranial and dental remains. She will also share how these fossils are reshaping our understanding of how we evolved. \nPresented by The Leakey Foundation and the Houston Museum of Natural Science \nWith generous support from:\nThe Brown Foundation\, Inc.\nCamilla and George Smith\nAnn and Gordon Getty \n  \n  \nCheck out our Origin Stories podcast episode featuring Shara Bailey! \n \n 
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/rewriting-modern-human-origins-insights-from-new-discovery-in-morocco-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/2017/09/bailey-photo-reconstruction-C-Philipp-Gunz.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170301T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170301T200000
DTSTAMP:20260426T105111
CREATED:20161217T015231Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170208T191522Z
UID:10000323-1488393000-1488398400@leakeyfoundation.org
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Erin-Vogel-Headshot-e1481828320409.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170301T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170301T200000
DTSTAMP:20260426T105111
CREATED:20161217T015231Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161217T015231Z
UID:10000324-1488393000-1488398400@leakeyfoundation.org
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Erin-Vogel-Headshot-e1481828320409.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161109T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161109T200000
DTSTAMP:20260426T105111
CREATED:20160711T165216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161208T005823Z
UID:10000222-1478716200-1478721600@leakeyfoundation.org
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
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161109T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161109T200000
DTSTAMP:20260426T105111
CREATED:20160711T165216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160711T165216Z
UID:10000223-1478716200-1478721600@leakeyfoundation.org
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
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160202T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160202T193000
DTSTAMP:20260426T105111
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Anne-Stone.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160202T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160202T193000
DTSTAMP:20260426T105111
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Anne-Stone.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151111T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151111T193000
DTSTAMP:20260426T105111
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/static1.squarespace-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151111T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151111T193000
DTSTAMP:20260426T105111
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/static1.squarespace-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150303T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150303T193000
DTSTAMP:20260426T105111
CREATED:20151203T034058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151203T034058Z
UID:10000280-1425407400-1425411000@leakeyfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Medicine Without Evolution is like Engineering Without Physics
DESCRIPTION:Evolutionary medicine uses the basic science of evolutionary biology to improve the understanding\, prevention and treatment of disease. Instead of just asking how the body works and why it goes awry\, it also asks why natural selection left us with so many traits like wisdom teeth and the narrow birth canal that leave us vulnerable to disease. The old answer–the limits of natural selection–is important\, but there are five other important explanations for vulnerability. \nRandolph Nesse\, a founder of the field\, will give examples to illustrate all six reasons\, with a focus on cancer\, infectious diseases\, and emotional disorders. He will explain why the field is growing so quickly\, its prospects for providing a deeper understanding of disease\, and how scientists and clinicians can join the effort to bring evolutionary biology to bear on the problems of medicine.
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/medicine-without-evolution-is-like-engineering-without-physics-2/
LOCATION:The Houston Museum of Natural Science\, 5555 Hermann Park Drive\, Houston\, TX\, 77030\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150303T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150303T193000
DTSTAMP:20260426T105111
CREATED:20151203T034058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151203T034517Z
UID:10000278-1425407400-1425411000@leakeyfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Medicine Without Evolution is like Engineering Without Physics
DESCRIPTION:Evolutionary medicine uses the basic science of evolutionary biology to improve the understanding\, prevention and treatment of disease. Instead of just asking how the body works and why it goes awry\, it also asks why natural selection left us with so many traits like wisdom teeth and the narrow birth canal that leave us vulnerable to disease. The old answer–the limits of natural selection–is important\, but there are five other important explanations for vulnerability. \nRandolph Nesse\, a founder of the field\, will give examples to illustrate all six reasons\, with a focus on cancer\, infectious diseases\, and emotional disorders. He will explain why the field is growing so quickly\, its prospects for providing a deeper understanding of disease\, and how scientists and clinicians can join the effort to bring evolutionary biology to bear on the problems of medicine.
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/medicine-without-evolution-is-like-engineering-without-physics/
LOCATION:The Houston Museum of Natural Science\, 5555 Hermann Park Drive\, Houston\, TX\, 77030\, United States
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