Darwin Day Celebration: Virtual Museum World Tour
2022-02-06 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | Zoom, Syracuse, NY, United States
To celebrate the birthday of Charles Darwin, join us for a fun and entertaining virtual world tour of science and natural history museums.

Sacramento Darwin Day
2022-02-06 14:30 - 16:30 | Online
Sacramento Darwin Day
Sunday, February 6, 2022, 2:30pm – 4:30pm
Concussion & Cognition: An Evolutionary Approach
Presenting the 25th fabulous year of the Darwin Day Birthday Gala, Sacramento’s coolest, most singular, most go-to event of science and humanity, brought to you by area science advocates, civic groups and nerds on too much coffee. An online event, marking Charles Darwin’s 213rd birthday. Open to all. But registration is required.
Darwin Day is a science-rush like no other, a celebration of scientific inquiry honoring of the life and work of the great Charles Darwin (b. 12 February 1809), sponsored worldwide by community and educational groups. We support it and commend it to all our friends in the Sacramento community of reason. Because science! And what’s science but reason in the trenches?
The 2022 program will begin at 2:30 o’clock post meridiem on Feb 6. This year you can attend by video from the cozy comfort and lockdown safety of your home. The key speaker will be Dr. Eric A. Nauman, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Basic Medical Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, at the University of Cincinnatti, Purdue. His talk will focus on human cell and tissue mechanics, with a focus on concussive injury from a human evolutionary perspective. The event will also include entertainment.
For the safety of all, attendance will be via online Video. No special software needed to attend, just go to the link before the program starts, enter your name & email address, and enjoy.
How to register:
Fee is a mere $10, or $5 for students with student ID. No special software required, the convenient Videoconference link will come to you by email. Register here:
https://paybee.io/quickpay.html?handle=sacdarwinday#optionList
For more general details on this event, see https://www.sacdarwinday.org/
Or see the beautiful event flyer at https://www.sacdarwinday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Darwin-Day-Flier-2022.pdf

Finally, to support Sacramento Darwin Day (i.e., donate, so next year’s event can be even better), go to the Paybee link above, and toss Darwin Day some loose change. You can afford it.
Location: An online Videoconference – see link above.
Contact: Pat Desmond, ph. 530-598-6080, or email “patdesmond8 (at) gmail (dot) com”
Almost cheap as free, and extra donations cheerfully accepted. Support science in Sacramento!

“Extreme Weapons: A Natural History”
2022-02-07 12:00 - 13:30 | Online
Dr. Doug Emlen
Monday, February 7, 2022
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Webinar Link
Doug Emlen, Ph.D., Montana Regents Professor of Biology at the University of Montana, is an evolutionary biologist, acclaimed author, and expert in animal weaponry. His book “Animal Weapons: The Evolution of Battle” won the Phi Beta Kappa science book of the year award in 2015, and his textbook “Evolution: Making Sense of Life” (co-authored with award-winning journalist and previous UAB Darwin Day guest speaker Carl Zimmer) is presently adopted by more than 250 universities and colleges. His research has been featured in The New York Times, National Public Radio’s Fresh Air and Science Friday, and YouTube’s SciShow, and he recently starred in documentaries about his work on BBC (Nature’s Wildest Weapons) and NOVA (Extreme Animal Weapons).
In this lecture, Dr. Emlen will discuss the science behind the stunning, extreme weapons we see in the animal world–teeth and horns and claws–and what they can tell us about the way humans develop and use arms and other weapons.
This virtual event is open to the public.

Darwin Days Virtual Presentation - Incredible Insects - Ants, Plants, and Bacteria: Symbiosis as a Driver of Evolution
2022-02-08 18:00 - 19:30
Ants engage in symbiotic relationships with a diversity of species. In this virtual presentation Dr. Moreau will share some of her research using a myriad of tools to study the important interactions ants have with plants and bacteria.
Dr. Corrie Moreau is a professor, and Curator of the Insect Collection in the Department of Entomology at Cornell University.
This year on February 6 – 12, the Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) and its Museum of the Earth will hold events for “Darwin Days,” the annual celebration of the life and ideas of Charles Darwin. This year, PRI is collaborating with Cornell University’s entomology department to offer virtual and in person events exploring the world of insects.

Love Science? You'll Love the Museum Store
2022-02-09 10:00 - 2022-02-13 17:00 | The Museum of Natural and Cultural History, 1680 E. 15th Ave., Eugene, OR, 97403, United States
Charles Darwin’s birthday meets Valentine’s Day during the museum store’s annual Love Science sale! From barware and jewelry to books and toys, we’ve got a science-themed gift for every valentine on your list. Take 10 percent off all non-consignment purchases (20 percent off for museum members and UO faculty and staff) and receive a free tote bag with your purchase of $50 or more. Admission to the museum store is always free.

"Genomic Data for Endangered Species Conservation"
2022-02-09 15:10 - 16:10 | Greene Geological Gallery (Lapham 168), 3209 North Maryland Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, 53211, United States

Darwin Symposium
2022-02-09 16:00 - 2022-02-10 19:00 | Online, United States
The Darwin Symposium is organized by the Iranian Academy of Evolution
Darwin, a well-known name in science, especially biology; A man with unparalleled experiences and shocking assumptions and discoveries; A big and mysterious name that we are going to unravel its secrets with you.
We are honored to invite you to the first Darwin Symposium to be held jointly by the Iranian Academy of Evolution, the Union of Iranian Biologists, and a number of academic university associations.

Patience, Industry, and a Fair Share of Invention – Lessons from Charles Darwin the “Experimentiser”
2022-02-10 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
Please join us for an NSF Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) Distinguished Lecture for Darwin Day (Feb. 12), featuring Jim Costa, PhD, Executive Director of the Highlands Biological Station and Professor of Biology at Western Carolina University.
While Darwin Day occurs on February 12 (Charles Darwin’s birthday) the lecture will occur on Thursday, February 10, 2022 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST.
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Dr. Costa’s lecture is titled “Patience, Industry, and a Fair Share of Invention – Lessons from Charles Darwin the ‘Experimentiser’.”
Abstract
Charles Darwin is best known as the author of the watershed book On the Origin of Species, the founding document of modern evolutionary biology — a work he famously referred to as “one long argument,” tying together seemingly disparate strands of evidence into a cohesive and compelling argument for evolution by natural selection. Less well known is the fact that Darwin authored another 10 books following the Origin, more than half of which treated his extensive experimental work on botanical subjects — works that we might call Darwin’s “one longer argument.” In this talk, I explore the research method behind Darwin’s “long arguments,” in particular his talent for gaining profound scientific insights with simple, DIY experiments. Darwin loved “experimentising” — from his study and garden to his greenhouse and meadows, he was constantly enlisting family and friends, and crowd-sourcing, to collect data. Darwin’s working method offers valuable lessons for science educators today in revealing science at its most essential: forget fancy equipment, science is at heart a process of learning to see and ask questions, accessible to anyone, and ultimately a collective endeavor.
About Dr. Jim Costa
Jim Costa is Executive Director of the Highlands Biological Station and Professor of Biology at Western Carolina University, where he teaches courses in biogeography and evolution. An entomologist and evolutionary biologist by training, Jim’s research and writing ranges from insect social evolution to the history of evolutionary thinking. He has authored numerous research papers and seven books, most recently Darwin’s Backyard: How Small Experiments Led to a Big Theory (W.W. Norton, 2017) and the edited volume An Alfred Russel Wallace Companion (Chicago, 2019), and his work has been supported by NSF, USDA, USFSW, and fellowships with Harvard’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, and the LuEsther T. Mertz Library of the New York Botanical Garden. Jim is a long-time Research Associate of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard, and he currently serves as a Trustee of the London-based Charles Darwin Trust. In 2017 Jim was awarded the Alfred Russel Wallace Medal for his contributions to Wallace scholarship.

Adaptation for Survival: Humans and Their Pathogens
2022-02-10 13:00 - 17:00 | Online Event, 161 Mission Falls Lane, Suite 216, Fremont, CA 94539, USA., Fremont, CA, 94539, United States
Nita Bharti, Penn State assistant professor of biology, will deliver a virtual lecture titled “Adaptation for Survival: Humans and Their Pathogens” at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 10, as part of Penn State’s 2022 Darwin Day celebration. Advance registration is required for the event, which is open to the public.
Bharti has been part of the Penn State faculty and a member of Penn State’s Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics since 2016. Her research focuses on how the interactions between humans and their environment affect the spread of infectious diseases. In addition to combining modern remote sensing and conventional field epidemiology to quantify how human movement influences infection risk and the impact of interventions, Bharti also develops methods to overcome biases in the detectability of disease in underserved populations to decrease health inequities.
Bharti’s Darwin Day lecture will examine how understanding human-pathogen interactions in the environmental and cultural contexts in which they occur is a global health priority. She will discuss how local context can help identify and integrate unconventional types of data on humans, pathogens and environments to help prevent diseases that threaten humans (like measles and Hendra virus) in the populations where they most urgently need to be addressed.
Darwin Day is an international celebration held each year around Charles Darwin’s birthday (Feb. 12, 1809) to recognize his contributions to science and to promote science in general. This year’s Penn State celebration is co-sponsored by the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences and the Center for Human Evolution and Diversity in the College of the Liberal Arts; to learn more, contact Tess Wilson at tmw119@psu.edu.

Squamate Speciation Symposium
2022-02-10 16:00 - 19:30 | Online
2022 Darwin Day with NABT & NCSE
Thursday, February 10th
7:00PM – 8:30PM ET (6:00PM CT / 5:00PM MT / 4:00PM PT)Snakes are really odd, really successful kinds of lizards. They are so successful and so unusual that most people don’t even think they are lizards. The origin of snakes has led to a deep well of questions: When and why did they lose their limbs? Why don’t snakes have eyelids? What’s up with all the tongue flicking?
Join us for a special encore presentation of the popular “Squamate Speciation Symposium” that was presented during the 2021 NABT Conference in Atlanta. This session will explore the origins of limblessness, the discovery of the largest snake of all time, Titanoboa cerrejonensis, and how 3D imaging of museum specimens opens up a whole new world of opportunities for scientists and educators alike.
Presented by –
Edward L. Stanley, oVert program/Florida Museum, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Rebecca Brewer, Troy High School, NCSE Teacher Ambassador, Troy, MI, and
Lin Andrews, Director of Teacher Support, NCSE, Oakland, CA
NABT will be using Zoom Webinar for this event and login instructions will be sent via email from conference@nabt.org.

Darwin Days Virtual Presentation – Incredible Insects – Moth vs Predator: 1000 ways to die, 1001 ways to survive
2022-02-10 19:30 - 21:00
New York is home to around 4,000 species of moths and butterflies that are integral parts of our ecosystems. Hundreds of species of birds, mammals, arachnids, and insects depend on them for food, but they are not always an easy meal. Both caterpillars and adults employ everything from leaping, biting, stabbing, yelling, and stinging to more passive strategies like poisons, camouflage, and mimicry.
In this talk we will look at the myriad of predators, parasites, and parasitoids looking for a meal and the strategies that moths and butterflies use to survive with Dr. Jason J. Dombroskie, Manager of the Cornell University Insect Collection (CUIC) & Coordinator of the Insect Diagnostic Lab (IDL).
This event is hosted by the Paleontological Research Institution (PRI), and is part of a recurring event series called “Science in the Virtual Pub.” This year on February 6 – 12, PRI and its Museum of the Earth will hold events for “Darwin Days,” the annual celebration of the life and ideas of Charles Darwin. This year, PRI is collaborating with Cornell University’s entomology department to offer virtual and in person events exploring the world of insects.

UVU Darwin Day 2022
2022-02-11 | Utah Valley University, 800 W. University Parkway, Orem, UT, 84058, United States
Full day of Activities at Utah Valley University. Special Guest Speaker: Dr. Jason Cryan, Executive Director of the Natural History Museum of Utah; Investigating the Tree of Life @ 12:00 noon in SB 134.

Inside Darwin's Head
2022-02-11 08:30 - 2022-02-28 19:00 | Biblioteca da Facldade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Rua de Campo Alegre s/n, Porto, Porto, 4169-007, Portugal
This exhibition involves artistic works on the naturalist Charles Darwin, authored by students in the fields of Communication Design and Multimedia at the U.Porto.
The idea came from Emília Costa, a professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the U.Porto (FBAUP), who teaches at the Degree in Communication Design at FBAUP and at the Degree in Communication Sciences – Multimedia – at the University of Porto.

Darwin Day 2022
2022-02-11 10:00 - 13:00 | University of Bari, Campus, Bari, Bari, 70124, Italy
Il Sistema Museale di Ateneo dell’Università degli Studi di Bari in collaborazione con il Museo di Zoologia Lidia Liaci è lieto di invitarvi a partecipare, venerdì 11 febbraio 2022, all’International Darwin Day, giornata di studi dedicata al naturalista Charles Darwin. Un’occasione per comprendere meglio il lavoro e il pensiero scientifico del padre della teoria dell’evoluzione nonché per ricordarne le intuizioni, gli studi e i dibattiti dell’epoca e come la sua teoria abbia portato allo sviluppo di discipline scientifiche che contribuiscono alla nostra conoscenza della natura.
Il programma prevede lezioni aperte come da locandina allegata:
• ORE 10.00 Due uomini in barca: l’avventuroso viaggio di Charles Darwin e Robert FitzRoy
A cura di Giovanni SCILLITANI, Museo di Zoologia Lidia Liaci – Dipartimento di Biologia dell’Università degli Studi di Bari
• ORE 11.00 E se collezionando…un viaggio lungo una vita o forse più!
A cura di Cataldo PIERRI, Dipartimento di Biologia dell’Università degli Studi di Bari
• ORE 12 Competizione e cooperazione nelle storie vitali degli organismi marini
A cura di Giorgio BAVESTRELLO, Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra dell’Ambiente e della Vita dell’Università degli Studi di Genova
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Darwin Day 2022 (University of Oslo, Norway). Genome editing: Potentials and pitfalls of CRISPR-Cas in an eco-evolutionary perspective
2022-02-11 10:15 - 13:20 | Digital event., Oslo, 0371, Norway
Open lectures by Detlef Weigel (Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, Germany) and Anna Wargelius (Institute of Marine Research, Norway).

Darwin Day at the Greene Geological Museum
2022-02-12 10:00 - 15:00 | Greene Geological Gallery (Lapham 168), 3209 North Maryland Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, 53211, United States
February 12 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Free

Come celebrate Charles Darwin’s 213th birthday with us at the Greene Geological Museum at UWM!
Darwin Day is a free scientific education event open to guests of all ages. Learn about paleontology, natural history, and evolution from UWM Department of Geosciences students and educators at our learning tables. See real Wisconsin fossils and hear how these ancient animals once lived and died. Come experience Thomas Greene’s world-renowned mineralogical collection, including samples that cannot be found anywhere else. Have a pressing natural history question? UWM scientists will be present answer your questions and give you an inside look into the active research at UWM. Have an interesting rock or fossil at home? Bring it in, and we might be able to identify it for you! Activities for young children will also be available. We hope to see you for all the educational fun!

Eugenie Scott presents Darwin, Evolution, Myth – and Humanism
2022-02-12 12:00 - 13:30 | Online
Details

Charles Darwin’s religious views have been vigorously debated. The son and grandson of well-known 19th-century freethinkers, he nonetheless had a conventional religious upbringing, and scholars agree that for at least the early part of his life, he was conventionally religious. His views changed later in life, drifting more towards the rejection of Christianity held by his father and grandfather. One explanation for this change is the development of his idea of evolution by natural selection, though there is not yet a scholarly consensus on this. Today, science, and perhaps especially evolution, is seen as central to modern Humanism, and it is variously embraced and vigorously rejected by people of many religious perspectives. But how well does evolution work as religion? Is, as E.O. Wilson once said, “The evolutionary epic is probably the best myth we will ever have”?
Our speaker
Eugenie C. Scott, a physical anthropologist, humanist, and science education pioneer, is retired as founding Executive Director of The National Center for Science Education: She is a native of Wisconsin and graduate of the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee(B.S. and M.S) and the University of Missouri (Ph.D.). She authored two books on issues around the teaching of creationism in public schools and was a consultant for the legal team that won the federal court case that disallowed it. Eugenie has been honored by numerous organizations for her work in science education. She and her husband now reside in California.

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This event is free and is limited to 100 registrants.

Darwin Day Lipari XI ed - 2022
2022-02-12 17:00 - 20:00 | Gattopardo Park Hotel, via Isabella Conti, Lipari, Messina, 98055, Italy
Dopo la pausa dell’anno scorso, ritorna il #Darwin_Day.
L’evento, organizzato dall’Associazione NESOS in collaborazione con Gattopardo Park Hotel, come di consueto è dedicato alla conoscenza e alla scienza e si celebra in coincidenza con l’anniversario della nascita di Charles Darwin, il grande biologo inglese a cui dobbiamo la teoria dell’evoluzione.
L’incontro si terrà nella sala congressi dell’hotel
🟢 Sabato 12 febbraio alle ore 17.
Interverranno Maria Clara Martinelli, Monica Blasi e #Pietro_Lo_Cascio.
Al termine della conferenza verrà proiettato il documentario della BBC “Darwin e l’evoluzione della specie. Uomini e scimmie”.
L’ingresso è libero fino a esaurimento posti in sala (capienza ridotta per ragioni pandemiche), ma consentito esclusivamente a chi è in possesso del ➡️Green Pass⬅️.

Quercus Circus: The Biodiversity and Ecological Value of Oaks
2022-02-12 19:00 - 20:00 | North Carolina Botanical Garden, 100 Old Mason Farm Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, United States
Oaks are one of the defining tree species in our world, with a long and fascinating history. Charles Darwin considered the nature of oak species to be “a thorny problem”, but new genetic research suggests that we have come to a nuanced understanding of the oak species concept. This seminar will demystify the genus Quercus by walking through the branches of the oak tree of life. You will discover more about the natural history of oaks and the role they serve at the ecosystem level, including how current research aims to shed light on the ecological role of hybridization.

"Mass Extinction in Our Once and Future World"
2022-02-12 19:00 - 21:30 | Online
14th Annual Darwin Day Celebration

Mass Extinction in Our Once and Future World is topic for Feb 12 Darwin Day

The story of life on Earth is still being told. Dinosaurs no longer roam the planet. Species come and go. But what does it all mean? And, more importantly, can the fossil record of past mass extinctions inform us of what is likely to come? Dr. Pincelli Hull, Yale U. Assistant Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Assistant Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology at Yale Peabody Museum, will explore these questions at the 14th Darwin Day CT Celebration which will be held online on Sat February 12, 2022, hosted and sponsored by the Humanists and Freethinkers of Fairfield County. Register at bit.ly/DarwinDayCT2022

Dr. Hull writes, “I am broadly interested in the evolution and ecology of open ocean ecosystems and species over long-time scales, as these are the scales on which species evolve and go extinct and ecosystems collapse and reassemble” Her presentation entitled, Mass Extinctions in our Once and Future World will “provide an introduction to the scientific study of mass extinction events, an overview of mass extinctions through time, and insights from the ancient world for our ongoing biodiversity crisis.”
The event also features audience participation in a challenging and entertaining science quiz developed by retired science teacher Mitch Kalmus. No prior training is required to enjoy this social event, with brain teasers and humor.
DARWIN DAY is an international celebration of science and humanity held around Charles Darwin’s February 12th birthday, celebrating the discoveries and life of the man, and expressing gratitude for the enormous benefits that scientific knowledge, acquired through human curiosity and ingenuity, has contributed to the advancement of humanity.
Dr. Hull received her doctorate from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at University of California at San Diego. She has published extensively in numerous scientific journals, and is the recipient of many fellowships, grants, and academic awards.
She is an enthusiastic coach of the next generation of young scientists mentoring not only undergraduates and graduate students but also providing opportunities for secondary students. Dr. Hull’s lab participates and supports two outreach programs for high school students in New Haven, run by EVOLUTIONS (EVoking Learning and Understanding Through Investigations of the Natural Sciences) at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History. She will be one of the featured scientists in an upcoming children’s book. To find out more about her lab go to https://people.earth.yale.edu/profile/pincelli-hull/about
Register at bit.ly/DarwinDayCT2022 for Darwin Day CT Celebration online free-of-charge on February 12, 2022.

Gioca Escursione Darwin Day
2022-02-13 10:00 - 12:30 | Viale della Vittoria, 1, Asiago, Vicenza, 36012, Italy
Sì, perché l’avventura non è soltanto quella dell’evoluzione, raccontata dai fossili e dagli adattamenti degli animali, ma anche quella della scienza stessa e delle sue scoperte, che hanno qualcosa in comune con il piacere del gioco e con la curiosità di un bambino.
dal libro “Little Darwin”
Il 12 febbraio del 1882 nasceva Charles Darwin, una ricorrenza che ci teniamo a festeggiare con voi attraverso questa Gioca-escursione in Natura!
“Facciamo salotto” nel bosco parlando di viaggi, avventure e stranezze bestiali e poi..
Si parte per una reale avventura!
Camminando, ci prendiamo il tempo per osservare, fare ipotesi ed immaginare la storia dell’evoluzione del nostro Altopiano.
Come ai veri scienziati però osservare non ci basta, vogliamo sperimentare!
Giochiamo e diventiamo gufi, fringuelli, lupi, tassi….proviamo ad usare i sensi e a muoverci a modo loro e vediamo cosa succede…
Guida: Silvia Ceriali
Abbigliamento consigliato: vestiario adatto alla stagione invernale, con scarponi da trekking. Pile e maglione di lana, giacca, berretto e guanti impermeabili. Consigliato un thermos di the caldo. Obbligatoria dotazione personale di mascherina e gel igienizzante per le mani.
Ritrovo ore 10:00 presso la sede del Museo Naturalistico Didattico “Patrizio Rigoni” – Viale della Vittoria, 1 Asiago. Necessario uno spostamento in auto con mezzo proprio su strade asfaltate.
Evento per famiglie consigliato per adulti e bambini dai 6 anni in su.
Costo: 5 € a partecipante, minori di 6 anni 3,5 €
Prenotazioni presso il Museo Naturalistico Didattico “P. Rigoni” o presso lo I.A.T.
Contatti Museo: mail: info@museonaturalisticoasiago.it | tel: 0424600256
sede: Viale della Vittoria, 1 Asiago
Contatti I.A.T.
mail: info@asiago.to
tel: 0424462221
sede: Piazza Carli, 1 Asiago

Darwin Day Forum: Epigenetics
2022-02-13 10:30 - 12:00 | Online

Darwin Day Fish Fry and Education Celebration
2022-02-13 11:00 - 15:00 | HSGP Humanist Center, 627 W Rio Salado Pkwy, Mesa, AZ, 85201, United States
Please join us for an IN-PERSON, mostly-outdoor event to inspire perpetual curiosity, scientific thinking, and the hunger for truth! Hop on board the HMS Beagle as we set sail on another birthday adventure in honor of Our Father of Evolution, Charles Darwin!

Boston Humanists Darwin Day Talk: Darwin's Apostles with Dr. Abby Hafer
2022-02-13 13:30 | Zoom, Boston , MA, 02170, United States
Greater Boston Humanists will celebrate upcoming Darwin Day (February 12) with Dr. Abby Hafer of Curry College on the Sunday, FEBRUARY 13, at 1:30 pm with our Darwin Day Talk and celebration. This Zoom event is our way of celebrating Science on the week of Darwin Day, a major Humanist and secular community holiday “celebrating the principles of intellectual bravery, perpetual curiosity, scientific thinking, and hunger for truth as embodied in Charles Darwin.”
Abby’s talk is entitled ‘Darwin’s Apostles’:
When the discovery of evolution by natural selection was announced, neither of the scientists who discovered it were present at the announcement! Who did the hatchet work for evolution? Why, Darwin’s apostles, of course!
Charles Darwin was a recluse in later life. He wrote earth-shattering books but preferred to have others defend them.
Fortunately, scientists like Thomas Huxley, Joseph Hooker, Asa Gray, John Draper, and evolution’s co-discoverer Alfred Russel Wallace were all willing to go to bat on evolution’s behalf. They were colorful, distinguished, and tenacious.
Come find out more about them and their relevance to current troubles with fake news and science denialism.
Dr. Abby Hafer is the author, with David Orenstein, of ‘Darwin’s Apostles’. She is also the author of ‘The Not-So-Intelligent Designer—Why Evolution Explains the Human Body and Intelligent Design Does Not’. She has a doctorate in zoology from Oxford University and teaches human anatomy and physiology at Curry College. She also serves on the Board of AHA.
Dr. Hafer is also the co-author of Bill H.471, a bill in the Massachusetts legislature which requires that all science taught in public schools be based on peer-reviewed science. She hopes that someday, reality-based public science education will be thus protected all over the country.
Zoom information link for our Sunday 2/13 meeting:
https://smartrecovery.zoom.us/j/154575482
Or, you may use PHONE: +1-929-436-2866, meeting number 154575482# US.
RSVP on bostonhumanists.org Events Calendar

Darwin Day with Alfred Russel Wallace
2022-02-19 12:00 - 14:00 | The Secular Humanist Society of New York, PO Box 7661, New York, 10150, United States
Famed naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace is known as the co-discoverer of Natural Selection. However, is gets little coverage in the history of our understanding of evolution. Join us as we celebrate reason and science with a talk from Mr. George Beccaloni, the President of the Wallace Correspondence Project.

4th Darwin Day in Iran
2022-02-19 19:00 - 2022-02-21 21:00 | Online, United States
We have been celebrating Darwin Day for the past four years and this year (like last year) we are doing it online. This year we are focusing on natural selection and have speakers from inside and outside of Iran.
*Due to coinciding with some local holidays, we are celebrating Darwin Day a week later.

Día de Darwin
2023-01-04 | Planetario Sayab de Playa del Carmen, Av. Central, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, 77750, Mexico
El Día de Darwin en Planetario Sayab es una conmemoración del aniversario del nacimiento de Charles Darwin, el 12 de febrero de 1809. Las actividades a realizar resaltan la contribución de Darwin a la ciencia y promueven la práctica de la ciencia en general

Darwin Day at Planetario Sayab, Playa del Carmen. México.
2023-01-12 11:00 - 2023-01-15 15:00 | Planetario Sayab, Calle 125 Nte. S/n, Ejidal, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, 77712 , Mexico
The Sayab Planetarium, together with Pensamiento Crítico Cancún y Alrededores A.C. and Sociedad Humanista México. Together they will celebrate with film screenings, conferences and book giveaways.
Program
11:00. Film projection: The inheritance of the wind.
Details: Drama, United States, 1999. 95 minutes.
The Humanist Society Mexico will raffle a book at this event to the participants: Origin of the Species by Charles Darwin.
Venue: Muluc Room
Fee: $20 MXN
Quota: 35 people, over 8 years old.
12:45 pm Film projection: Creation
Details: Drama, Biographical, United Kingdom, 2009, 108 minutes.
Details: 40min
Fee: $20 MXN
Quota: 35 people, over 8 years old.
The Humanist Society Mexico will raffle a book at this event to the participants: Origin of the Species by Charles Darwin. Children’s Version. Two books.
15:00 Talk: We are all Africans.
Objective: Analyze human migration and the adaptation process.
He teaches: Skeptical thought of Cancun and surroundings.
Details: 40min
Venue: Muluc Room
Fee: $30 MXN
Quota: 35 people, over 8 years old.
The Humanist Society Mexico will raffle a book at this event to the participants: Origin of the Species by Charles Darwin..
16:30 Talk: Scope and implications of the Theory of evolution.
Taught: M.C. Christopher Carrion
Details: 40min
Venue: Muluc Room
Fee: $30 MXN.
Quota: 35 people, over 8 years old.
The Humanist Society Mexico will raffle a book at this event to the participants: Origin of the Species by Charles Darwin.
18:00 Online discussion: Charles Darwin’s legacy to humanity.
Participants:
Biol. Hugo Lopez Camarillo
Dr. Miguel Angel Alba
FREE.
Moderator: M.C. Christopher Carrion

Sacramento Darwin Day
2023-02-04 18:30 - 21:30 | MOSAC, 400 Jibboom St, Sacramento, CA, 95811, United States
The second longest-running Darwin Day celebration in the United States, this annual gathering draws individuals who hold science in high regard and want to sustain the scientific integrity of school curricula and programs.

"No Dinosaurs in Heaven"
2023-02-05 01:00 - 15:00 | Poway Library, 13137 Poway Rd., Poway, CA, 92064, United States
Come watch and discuss the documentary film “No Dinosaurs in Heaven” to celebrate Darwin Day!
“No Dinosaurs in Heaven” Film by Greta Schiller. Featuring Dr. Eugenie Scott and NYC public school teachers. A film about Noah’s Ark, the Grand Canyon and the fight to keep science in and religion out of the public schools.
