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59 stories tagged ‘Harvard Museum of Natural History’
For economic success, channel your inner bonobo
Psychology Professor Marc Hauser dispels misconceptions about human and ape behavior with regard to patience, impulsiveness, and economic interactions in Harvard Museum of Natural History talk.
Wilson, Watson reflect on past trials, future directions
A conversation between DNA discoverer James Watson and biologist E.O. Wilson was moderated by Robert Krulwich. They reflected on their lives and careers and talked about the future of biology at Sanders Theatre in Memorial Hall at Harvard University.
James D. Watson and Edward O. Wilson in conversation
Harvard Museum of Natural History (HMNH) will present “Looking Back, Looking Forward: A Conversation with James D. Watson and Edward O. Wilson” on Sept. 9. The event will be held at 5:30 p.m. in Sanders Theatre.
HMNH welcomes opportunities to develop NSF research-related outreach programs with University researchers Posted April 27, 2009 at http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/directory/programs/husec The Harvard Museum of Natural History has partnered successfully with faculty from OEB and EPS to develop outreach programs that address NSF Criterion II (broader impact) and similar research funding requirements. These programs have included lectures and [...]
The rise of agriculture 10,000 years ago meant the end of the hunter-gatherer lifestyle for which human beings had been optimized by millions of years of evolution and the beginning of an era where culture encourages habits unhealthy for us and for the world around, with uncertain evolutionary outcomes.
Climate options must include ‘all of the above’
Climate change has so much momentum behind it that “either/or” discussions about options are meaningless because it’ll take all we can do just to arrest carbon dioxide at levels double those in preindustrial times, a top climate scientist said Dec. 11.
They had sifted through the forest floor’s leaves and dirt for days, looking for a tiny type of daddy longlegs native to New Zealand, but had little more than dirty hands to show for it. Gonzalo Giribet, a professor of organismic and evolutionary biology, managed to remain upbeat, but with each passing day the sick [...]
Edward O. Wilson awarded 2007 Catalonia International Prize
Edward O. Wilson, Pellegrino University Professor Emeritus, has been selected from a pool of 235 nominees, from 227 institutions in 27 countries, to receive the 2007 Catalonia International Prize. Wilson was cited by the selection jury for the courage and honesty he has shown while defending his theories, “when it was and was not politically [...]
New York artist expresses long passion
They are odds and ends of lives long past, lived in the cold and ice of the world’s polar regions. They are bits and pieces that give a feeling as much as they tell a story: an old photograph here, a line drawing there, a braided ribbon, a newspaper headline. The collages lining the walls [...]
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