October 13, 2009 7:00 PM - 57 attended
"Apes, Bones and Genes: The Science of Human Origins."
UU Church of Worcester (map)
Dr. Jeremy DeSilva, an assistant professor of Anthropology at Boston University will be joining us for our monthly meeting. He has worked at early human fossil sites throughout East Africa, and has studied a population of wild chimpanzees in western Uganda. Dr. DeSilva specializes in biomechanics and has particular interest in the origins and evolution of upright walking.
In the last decade, researchers have unearthed dozens of new fossil humans, decoded the human and chimpanzee genomes, and made important new discoveries about our African ape cousins. This talk will explore what we currently know about human origins and evolution, how we know it, and what questions still remain.
This should be a fascinating presentation. It will start at 7 at the UU Church of Worcester, with doors opening at 6:30 for socializing and conversation. It is free and open to the public.
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Christopher Moran
I've finally finished editing Dr. DeSilva's talk complete with slides. The sound isn't too great, but I may try to fix that. It won't be viewable till 5.1.2010. Here's the link http://vimeo.com/11344985
Posted April 29, 2010 at 10:21 PM
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Christopher MoranEvent HostSteering Committee, Webmaster, OrganizerAbsolutely wonderful talk! Video will be up soon.
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Lucille CormierGWH MemberBetter than expected. Much appreciated the up-to-date information + the presenter's enthusiasm.
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Excellent speaker and very thorough. It would be a joy to be in one of his classes! I loved the clarity with which he presented the evidence used to develop current thinking about human evolution. Lice -- who knew! Thanks for a great talk!