A Darwin Spring at Yale
Celebrating the 150th anniversary of On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection
and the 200th anniversary of Darwin’s birth
Darwin at the Whitney
2009 SHULMAN LECTURES IN SCIENCE AND THE HUMANITIES

Wednesday, February 4
Darwin and the Challenge of Biography
Janet Browne, Harvard University
5 pm

Wednesday, April 1
How the Victorians Learned about Darwin’s
Theories: Popularizing Evolution
Bernard Lightman, York University
5:30 pm

Wednesday, April 22
Antievolution in America:  From Scientific
Creationism to Intelligent Design
Ronald Numbers, University of Wisconsin
5:30 pm

 This lecture series is named after Robert Shulman, Sterling Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, and senior research scientist in diagnostic radiology, in recognition of his roles as a Founding Fellow of the Whitney and as an unwavering supporter of the integration of science and the humanities.

The 2009 Shulman Lectures are organized in conjunction with the Yale College seminar “Darwin and Darwinism” taught by Frank M. Turner, John Hay Whitney Professor of History and Director, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

For more information contact
Susan Stout at (203) 432-6556 or email susan.stout@yale.edu
All lectures in Room 208, free and open to the public.

Wednesday, Feburary 11 - Monday, June 15
That Commitment to Discovery:
Paintings and Drawings by Richard Lytle

Wednesday, March 25
The 2009 John Hersey Lecture
The Art of Seduction: Evolution, Sex, and the Public
Olivia Judson, Imperial College London and New York Times

The Gallery at the Whitney
MW 3:00 to 5:00
or by appointment at (203) 432-0670

7 pm, Auditorium
(Yale College Writing Center and Whitney Humanities Center)
For more information contact alfred.guy@yale.edu

Darwin at the Yale Center for British Art (click to view)

Darwin at the Peabody Museum of Natural History (click to view)

Other Darwin events at Yale (click to view)

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