The Red Notebook

Date: Tuesday 13th April, 2010
Venues: Orpington Library (10:30 – 11:30). Bromley Central Library (14:30 – 15:30)

Mick and Brita will talk about their latest book, What Mr Darwin Saw and tell us about how they got the idea for this fantastic book which explores Mr Darwin’s exciting life, explorations and discoveries.

This is a free event for children age 7-11. Children must be accompanied by an adult but you’ll need to collect your ticket from the appropriate library, either Orpington or Central, Bromley

For further information contact: Orpington Library: 01689 831551 or Central Library Bromley: 020 8460 9955.

Part of the Discover Darwin Project.

I have been asked to publicise the following:

The University of Porto has the pleasure to announce the upcoming conference (Dis)Entangling Darwin: Cross-Disciplinary Reflections on the Man and his Legacy (Porto, 4–5 December 2009).
More about the conference ».

Colin Pitts, FCD writes:

I am leading a Bradford Countryside Service 3 mile guided walk from Darwin Gardens near Wells Road car park, Ilkley on Wednesday October 28th at 11am. There are some rough paths and steep sections for which boots are essential. Walkers should also bring waterproofs and a drink together with a snack/packed lunch.

We shall be passing Wells House, White Wells and North House with a number of rests stops during which I shall be attempting a very brief bio of Charles Darwin with short readings from some of the letters written from (and sent to) Ilkley.

I can vouch from personal experience (as could Darwin, who seriously sprained his ankle when visiting White Wells) that proper walking boots are indeed essential.

I have been asked to publicise the following:

WHAT: SciCafe presents Darwin on Facebook: How Culture Transforms Human Evolution featuring Anthropologist Peter Richerson.

Help celebrate the 150th anniversary of On the Origin of Species with a night about Darwin, culture, and social media. Come hear anthropologist Peter Richerson of UC Davis explain how social networking sites like Facebook may affect the course of human evolution as he launches a discussion about how our success as a species owes much to our capacity for social interactions—then enjoy the rest of the evening testing out his theory.

Surrounded by magnificent rock and mineral specimens in the Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth, enjoy the Museum after hours with music, drinks, and thought-provoking conversation at the second instalment of the popular new SciCafe series at the American Museum of Natural History.  SciCafe features cutting-edge science, cocktails, and conversation and takes place on the first Wednesday of every month.

WHEN: Wednesday, November 4, 7 pm

WHERE: Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth, American Museum of Natural History (enter at the 81st/Rose Center).

ADMISSION: Free Admission with cash bar, must be 21+ with ID

INFO: For more information, please visit amnh.org/scicafe

(I knew Facebook would get us into trouble one of these days.)