Lectures and Symposia
Join us for an intriguing, thought provoking, educational and entertaining program of lectures and symposia!
UPCOMING LECTURES
Lectures are free and open to the public; however, seating is limited and e-tickets are required. Click on the e-ticket link below each lecture to access the registration form. If you have questions, please email events@lindahall.org or call 816-926-8772 to leave a message. Contact Eric Ward (816-926-8753) for more information on these events.
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Thursday, February 23, 2012 7 p.m. |
10th Annual Paul D. Bartlett Sr. Lecture The Evolution of Economic Irrationality: Insights from Monkeys Laurie Santos, Associate Professor of Psychology, Yale University We have reached seating capacity for this lecture. We are taking names for a waiting list. |
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Thursday, March 15, 2012 7 p.m. |
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything Joshua Foer, 2006 U.S. Memory Champion and best-selling author e-tickets |
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Thursday, March 29, 2012 |
6 p.m. - Exhibition opening: Blade and Bone: The Discovery of Human Antiquity William B. Ashworth, Jr., Consultant for the History of Science, Linda Hall Library, and Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Missouri-Kansas City 7 p.m. - Lecture: Cro-Magnon: How the Ice Age Gave Birth to the First Modern Humans Brian M. Fagan, Best-selling author and Professor Emeritus of Archaeology, University of California, Santa Barbara e-tickets |
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012 7 p.m. |
Lucy's Legacy: The Quest for Human Origins Donald Johanson, Founding Director, Institute of Human Origins, Arizona State University e-tickets |
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Thursday, May 3, 2012 7 p.m. |
Neanderthal Genome Project Richard Edward Green, Assistant Professor, Biomolecular Engineering, University of California-Santa Cruz e-tickets |
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Thursday, May 10, 2012 7 p.m. |
The Pleistocene Meets Middle Earth: The Significance of the Indonesian Hobbits in Human Evolution Matthew Tocheri, Human Origins Program, Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History e-tickets |
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Unless otherwise stated, all lectures will be held in the Main Reading Room at 7 p.m. Lectures are free and open to the public; however, seating is limited and e-tickets are required. |
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