[Taxacom] Darwin Symposium at the Field Museum (Nov. 3)

[John Grehan]

Ah ... it will include the origin of man. Does that mean that the Field
Museum will acknowledge and inform the public about the orangutan theory
of human origins or will it suppress it like all other museums in
partisan favor of the chimpanzee theory (and in conformity with Darwin's
belief).

John Grehan


> -----Original Message-----
> From: taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu [mailto:taxacom-
> bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu] On Behalf Of Margaret K. Thayer
> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 11:50 AM
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> Subject: [Taxacom] Darwin Symposium at the Field Museum (Nov. 3)
> 
> (With apologies for cross-posting)
> 
> The Field Museum will host a one-day symposium on Darwin and his
> Theory of Evolution. The symposium celebrates the temporary exhibit
> on Darwin, his life and his science, currently on display at the
> Museum (through Jan. 1, 2008). World-class experts from the United
> States and Great Britain will explore Darwin's place in the history
> of biology, the philosophical dimensions of Darwin's theory of
> evolution, evolutionary innovation in the plant and animal kingdoms,
> microevolutionary processes in lizards and birds (Darwin's finches),
> problems of co-evolution, the evolution of the HIV virus, and the
> origin of man.
> 
> Saturday, November 3, 9:00 AM through 5:00 PM.
> James Simpson Theatre, West Entrance, The Field Museum, 1400 S. Lake
> Shore Drive, Chicago, IL
> 
> ADMISSION IS FREE - THE SYMPOSIUM IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
> 
> The full program is available at:
> http://www.fieldmuseum.org/CalendarSystem/program_item.asp?ID=1652
> or http://preview.tinyurl.com/29xn3s  or http://tinyurl.com/29xn3s
> 
> For more information call (312) 665-7621  (not the poster of this
> message - I have no further information)
> 
> 
> Margaret K. Thayer, Ph.D.               mthayer at fieldmuseum.org
> Associate Curator, Zoology and Head, Division of Insects
> 
> Field Museum of Natural History          FMNH personal web
> page:   http://tinyurl.com/4g4zz
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