Evolutionary Surprises: Darwinian Twists From Pet Snakes To Chili Peppers
Evolutionary Surprises: Darwinian Twists
From Pet Snakes To Chili Peppers
DANBURY â James Gorman, deputy science editor for The New York Times and editor of the newspaperâs weekly âScience Timesâ section, will explore some of the more surprising outcomes of the evolutionary process in a lecture at 7 pm on Thursday, April 16, at Western Connecticut State University.
Mr Gormanâs talk on âEvolutionary Surprises: Pets, Hot Sauce and Other Side Effects of Natural Selectionâ will survey a potpourri of phenomena that defy obvious explanation as the outcomes of Charles Darwinâs theory of evolution.
Admission will be free. The lecture will be presented in Science Building Room 125 on the universityâs Midtown campus, at the corner of Osborne Street and Dr James Roach Avenue.
For more information, contact Professor of Biological and Environmental Sciences Dr Thomas Philbrick at 837-8773 or PhilbrickT@wcsu.edu or the Office of University Relations at 837-8486.