Tuesday, March 11
On the Creek Lecture Series (more info...)
David Quammen
LAXSON AUDITORIUM | 7:30 p.m.This lecture is sponsored by the Natural History Museum and the College of Natural Sciences and is part of the On the Creek Lecture Series.
This event is FREE, but a ticket is required for admission
Charles Darwin took 20 years to publish his theory of evolution; he produced On the Origin of Species only on learning that he was about to be scooped! David Quammen's most recent book, The Reluctant Mr. Darwin, traces the two-decade period between Charles Darwin's original idea of natural selection and the publication of On the Origin of Species. Quammen illuminates the long process of research, thinking, and personal anguish that led from Darwin's brief visit to the Galapagos Islands to the eventual unveiling of his theory. Quammen will be speaking about the life of Darwin as well as his work.
Quammen is an award-winning science, nature and travel writer whose works have appeared in such publications as National Geographic, Outside, Harper's, Rolling Stone, and The New York Times Book Review. He has been an author and freelance journalist for almost thirty years, often traveling to such far away places as jungles and swamps for stories. He has won numerous awards including the National Magazine Award three times. Quammen has published eleven books, both fiction and non-fiction. Currently, he is a contributing writer for National Geographic and he holds the Wallace Stegner Chair in Western American Studies at Montana State University.
Books by David Quammen will be for sale during the lecture, and he will be signing books after the performance.
Book Club Being Formed on The Reluctant Mr. Darwin
In preparation for the presentation by David Quammen in March, you are invited to join us for a series of informative and thought provoking discussions of his book The Reluctant Mr. Darwin. For four Thursday evenings, (Feb 14th, 21st, 28th, and March 6th) different faculty members from Chico State will lead a focused discussion of the book, each from a different perspective.
These discussions will begin at 7:00 p.m. at Barnes and Noble, 2031 Dr. Martin Luther King Pkwy, Chico. For more information e-mail Rachel Teasdale.