I am really hoping that I can make the trip over to Lawrence on Monday night:
The lecture, on Wilson's book, "Evolution for Everyone: How Darwin's Theory Can Change the Way We Think About Our Lives," is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday at The Commons at Spooner Hall on the Kansas University campus.
Wilson is a distinguished professor and evolutionary biologist at Binghamton University.
A reception and a book signing will follow the lecture.
Publisher's Weekly called Evolution for Everyone "by far the most accessible account of evolution for a general audience, as well as the farthest ranging."
Having read the book, I heartily agree. Throughout the book, Sloan refers to science as a "roll up your sleeves" activity. I remember wishing that I could go back to school and study evolutionary biology, just so that I could investigate some of the intriguing hypotheses that David Sloan Wilson put forth. His book is a must-read for anyone who appreciates science, especially those who may have doubts about the usefulness of evolutionary theory.
posted by Jeremy Mohn
