Darwin Day

The Humanist Society of Redding will hold its annual Darwin Day celebration at the Redding Library on Sunday, February 1 at 3:00 p.m. This year's featured entertainment will be a live production of "Charles Darwin, Vampire Slayer," a farce penned by local author W. M. Shockley and performed by the Wycked Fell Radio Theater Players. … Continued

Join the Humanist Forum of Central Kentucky for our celebration of Charles Darwin's 206th birthday, Thursday, February 5th, 7:00-8:30pm in the Great Hall of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Lexington. Dan Phelps, President of the Kentucky Paleontological Society, will present,"The Geology of Antarctica and the Natural History of the Antarctic Peninsula," based upon his January … Continued

Una visita de ciencia y gestronomía, sólo para adultos, centrada en la figura de Charles Darwin.

Celebrate Darwin Day at Charlie's Evolution Emporium! Enjoy FREE interactive science activities for ALL Ages! * Hunt for Fossils * Extract DNA * Learn about Evolution * * Feed Butterflies * Pet Lizards and Snakes & MORE! * This event is Kid Friendly (big kids too!) and open to the public! Bring a friend or … Continued

JOHNSON CITY – Darwin Day will be celebrated with free admission at the East Tennessee State University and General Shale Natural History Museum as a part of its annual Darwin Day observance on Saturday, Feb. 7. Darwin Day includes several talks and a variety of activities for children. Darwin Day is an international celebration of … Continued

It's that time of year! Love is in the air, and that means Darwin Day is right around the corner (we love him, don't you?)! Join us to celebrate the new year! Coffee and baked goods will be provided, and join us at Cazuela's Grill across the street for lunch! Bring a date, or just … Continued

Charles Darwin was far from the first to suggest that species change with time. And he was not the only one to propose natural selection as the mechanism of species change. Alfred Russel Wallace, Darwin's sometime rival, friend, and colleague, had the same idea during a feverish fit while on an expedition to southeast Asia. … Continued

«Darwin's third book "The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals" (1872) is revolutionary in many ways. He uses a phylogenetic, cross-species approach to elucidate the similarity between animals and humans. Only in recent years, authors like William McGrew and Frans de Waal have, in their work on non-human primates, done the same. For a … Continued

Celebrating the Evolution of Life February 10-15, 2015 Included with museum admission or membership Did you know mushrooms are more related to animals than plants? The tree of life is filled with intriguing connections and links, thanks to natural selection. Diversity on the planet is guided by the principles of natural selection and evolution, made … Continued

You are warmly invited to join us for a Darwin Day BBQ (& optional public lecture) to be held at the Unitarian Hall in East Melbourne. BYO food and drink - there will be some plates, cups and cutlery available as well as BBQ's to cook food. There is a public lecture at 8pm for … Continued

Secular NAU Students pizza party with evolution trivia games and Darwin Birthday decorations.

It is the vision of International Darwin Day to "reflect and act on the principles of intellectual bravery, perpetual curiosity, scientific thinking, and hunger for truth as embodied in Charles Darwin." In honor of these principles and in celebration with groups around the world, Taichung Skeptics in the Pub and Taichung Atheists, Freethinkers, and Humanists … Continued

Celebrating the Evolution of Life February 10-15, 2015 Included with museum admission or membership Did you know mushrooms are more related to animals than plants? The tree of life is filled with intriguing connections and links, thanks to natural selection. Diversity on the planet is guided by the principles of natural selection and evolution, made … Continued

Darwin Day is an international celebration of human achievement and scientific inquiry. Held on or around Charles Darwin's birthday,February 12, people gather to pay tribute to him, to learn more about evolution, and to marvel at the natural world he so vividly described and explained. At a time when anti-science groups are elevating their attacks … Continued

To honour Darwin, The Norwegian Humanist Society will be hosting a seminar on Critical thought. There will be served a free breakfast, and we hope for a rewarding debate on the subject of religion and critical though.

Celebrating the Evolution of Life February 10-15, 2015 Included with museum admission or membership Did you know mushrooms are more related to animals than plants? The tree of life is filled with intriguing connections and links, thanks to natural selection. Diversity on the planet is guided by the principles of natural selection and evolution, made … Continued

Fighting anti-Science with Education. Launch of the UC at Berkeley Evosite in Portuguese. Presentation of Pirulla's award winning movies followed by debate with the author.

Spend Valentine’s Day learning about Charles Darwin and what his theories of natural selection have done for the world of science, research and education. Meet some of the scientists who are continuing his work, and learn how Darwin's theories are being applied in cutting-edge research. In addition to hands-on science-education stations, there will be crafts … Continued

Celebrating the Evolution of Life February 10-15, 2015 Included with museum admission or membership Did you know mushrooms are more related to animals than plants? The tree of life is filled with intriguing connections and links, thanks to natural selection. Diversity on the planet is guided by the principles of natural selection and evolution, made … Continued

You can't spell FestEVOLVE without love! This year, celebrate evolution at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum on Valentine's day. Meet researchers that study hybrid zones, scientists interested in evolution, participate in hands-on activities like DNA extractions, create biodiversity Valentine's Day cards, and more! Drop in between 11am-3pm to learn about natural selection, mating systems, DNA, the … Continued

Organised by the Humanist Society (Singapore) We will be spending Darwin Day 2015 at the Singapore Botanical Gardens! The Gardens, currently an applicant for UNESCO World Heritage Site status, is a world of greenery and elegance. ACTIVITIES The Society will be conducting a family-friendly competition, called the "Darwin Photo Challenge", near the Eco-Lake, about 5 … Continued

Celebrating the Evolution of Life February 10-15, 2015 Included with museum admission or membership Did you know mushrooms are more related to animals than plants? The tree of life is filled with intriguing connections and links, thanks to natural selection. Diversity on the planet is guided by the principles of natural selection and evolution, made … Continued

Humanist Families of Greater Tampa is hosting this family friendly event. Come join us to celebrate Darwin’s Birthday at Dinosaur World. Bring a picnic and come prepared to dance in the Blue Footed Booby Dance competition. This is a fun park and has made many upgrades since our last visit. We will have picnic tables … Continued

Burundi Humanist Charity is happy to celebrate for the first time "DARWIN DAY" 2015 The location where the event will be hold is in Kanyosha, and the organizer is "Blaise Ntakarutimana" the President and Legal Representative of this secular and humanist association. As an emerging group, it will be an opportunity to talk about the … Continued

A Darwin Day talk for Glasgow Skeptics. Many elements of the modern American creationist movement would be familiar to Darwin, especially the argument from design, which of course was very well known (and well-regarded) by educated people of his time. Young-Earth creationism, on the other hand, would be puzzling to him; Bishop Ussher’s 4004 BC … Continued

Planetarium program dedicated to International Darwin Day

The Museum of Natural and Cultural History presents the second in the 2014 series of Darwin Conversations. Mustangs have few natural predators, and they are protected under federal law. Today, thousands of wild horses are kept in holding facilities across the West. Join the conversation. How should Oregon’s wild mustangs be managed? Panelists Rob Sharp … Continued

Quest’anno anche la Stazione di Monitoraggio della Fauna promuove una giornata all’insegna dell’evoluzione e degli adattamenti animali e vegetali della biodiversità che popola i Variconi. Questa spettacolare Zona Umida è l’ultima della Campania, pertanto è protetta da numerosi vincoli Regionali, Statali ed Europei. SIC, ZPS e Ramsar, quest’area è fondamentale per la vita di numerosissime … Continued

"Understanding Warfare: An Evolutionary Approach," Michael L. Wilson, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology and Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota. Join us at our February chapter meeting to recognize and honor the legacy of Charles Darwin. Our guest speaker Michael Wilson is an Evolutionary Anthropologist who studies the behavior and ecology of … Continued

You are invited to see a Nobel Prize winner speak, and meet him, on Darwin Day! See Dr. William Moerner, Stanford professor and winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics, lecture on: “Fun With Single Molecules - Tiny Nanoscale Points of Light Inside Cells”. You see, he is the first person to see a … Continued

Donald Lovett, Ph.D., Professor of Biology at The College of New Jersey, will give a presentation on The History of Anti-Evolution Movements in the United States. Free and open to the public. A Q&A session will follow the talk. Refreshments provided. Please bring a nonperishable, unexpired food item to donate to the Franklin Twp Food … Continued

«Η ΕΞΕΛΙΞΗ ΤΟΥ ΑΝΘΡΩΠΟΥ ΤΑ ΤΕΛΕΥΤΑΙΑ 8 ΕΚΑΤΟΜΜΥΡΙΑ ΧΡΟΝΙΑ» (ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ) Free discussion - will be held by prof. Iris Charalambidou (University of Nicosia, Cyprus)

As in our past Darwin's birthday celebrations, our presenter is the always interesting and knowledgeable Dr. Charles E. Jones, of the Department of Geology and Planetary Science at the University of Pittsburgh. The abstract for his talk is as follows: He will introduce us to a variety of terrestrial vertebrates that lived and died in … Continued

SIU Darwin Week Science Café: ‘Science in the family: Darwin at home’ Presented by Richard Thomas