2006 - 2007 Series
Why We Love: The Nature and Chemistry of Romantic Love
Wednesday, September 27th, 7:30pm, Reilly Room
Dr.
Fisher, Research Professor, is a member of the Center for
Human Evolutionary Studies in the Department of Anthropology at
Rutgers University. Helen Fisher has conducted extensive research
on the evolution and future of human sex, love and marriage, and
gender differences in the brain and behavior. She will speak about
her most recent book: Why We Love: The Nature and Chemistry of
Romantic Love
Monkeyluv and Other Essays on Our Lives as Animals
Thursday, November 16th, 7:30pm, Reilly Room
Robert Sapolsky is Professor of Biological
Sciences and Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences at
Stanford University. Dr. Sapolsky has lived and worked with a troop
of baboons in Africa, studied neurobiology in the lab, and received
a MacArthur "Genius" fellowship. He will speak about his latest
book: Monkeyluv and Other Essays on Our Lives as Animals
Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe's
Hidden Dimensions
Wednesday, March 7th, 7:30pm, Reilly Room
Lisa
Randall is a Professor of Physics at Harvard University.
Dr. Randall will speak about her book, Warped Passages:
Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions.
The book takes up the topics of particle physics, string theory,
brane worlds, and extra dimensions in a way that is accessible and
entertaining for a general audience.
Can we define, let alone solve, global
warming?
Wednesday, April 18th, 7:30pm, Reilly Room
Stephen Schneider is Professor for
Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies and Professor of Biological
Sciences at Stanford University. Dr. Schneider has written
extensively on climate change, both science and policy, and will be
addressing the question: Can we define, let alone solve, global
warming?