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

[John Grehan]

It's a bit difficult to have a positive tone about suppression. We did a
public presentation of the theory as a public lecture in 2004 and we did
a public exhibit on the conflicting theories from 2003-2005. 

John Grehan


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wesley Eugene Hall [mailto:Eugene.Hall at Colorado.EDU]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 1:50 PM
> To: John Grehan
> Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Darwin Symposium at the Field Museum (Nov. 3)
> 
> John,
> 
> What a positive tone to have..when's the last time you presented such
> a symposium/talk at the Buffalo Museum of Science?
> 
> Gene
> 
> >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
> > > To: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu; entomo-l at listserv.uoguelph.ca;
peet-
> > > l at mailman.nhm.ku.edu; ECN-L at listserv.unl.edu
> > > 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
> > > 1400 South Lake Shore Drive             FMNH:
> >http://www.fieldmuseum.org
> > > Chicago IL 60605-2496, USA              Beetle Tree of Life
project:
> > > PHONE: +1-312-665-7741 (direct)
> > > http://insects.oeb.harvard.edu/ATOL/index.htm
> > > FAX: +1-312-665-7754
> > > Austral Staphylinidae project, including Staphyliniformia
databases:
> > >          http://www.fieldmuseum.org/peet_staph/
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> University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
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