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Q&A in Houston Chronicle

I was interviewed by The Houston Chronicle’s Kim McGuire about my book, Future Humans. Here is the transcript of our conversation:

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/planet-texas/article/Rice-University-evolutionary-biologist-offers-10415347.php

 

 

New article in Nautilus

Will colonizing Mars save our species– or set the stage for a new one? My latest piece in Nautilus explores how establishing permanent human settlements on Mars might affect the future of human evolution.

http://nautil.us/issue/41/selection/the-martians-are-comingand-theyre-human/

 

 

Radio interview on KERA Think

Last week I was a guest on KERA radio’s program Think where I was interviewed by guest host Lauren Silverman. Check out the interview here:

The Evolving Science Of Human Evolution

Radio interview on “Houston Matters” KUHF 88.7 FM

I was interviewed last week about Future Humans on our wonderful local radio station, KUHF 88.7 FM’s show Houston Matters with host Craig Cohen. You can listen to the interview here:

What Will Humans Look Like in the Future?

 

Happy birthday, H.G. Wells – new blog post at HMNS

In honor of H.G. Wells‘ 150th birthday, I wrote a guest piece for the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences Beyond Bones blog. Check it out here!

Lecture and book signing at the Explorers Club headquarters in NYC, Jan 30

I will be speaking about my book, Future Humans at the Explorers Club headquarters in New York City on January 30, 2017. Information and tickets are available through the Explorers Club website:

https://explorers.org/events/detail/public_lecture_series_with_scott_solomon

EBIO 327 featured by Center for Teaching Excellence

EBIO 327 (Biological Diversity) is one of three courses featured on Rice Center for Teaching Excellence’s new Teaching Studio Gallery! Check it out here:

http://cte.rice.edu/teachingstudio/2016/2/18/bioblitz-in-the-big-thicket-national-preserve

Public presentation on Nov 3 – TX Master Naturalists

I will be giving a presentation hosted by the Gulf Coast Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalists in Rosenberg, TX on Nov 3. I’ll be speaking about the future of human evolution, the topic of my new book, Future Humans. The event is free and open to the public.

http://txmn.org/coastal/event/at-chap...

 

Visit to Rice Pre-school

I recently made an appearance (in full tropical biologist attire) at Rice’s Center for Early Childhood Education as part of a unit in which the kids were learning about the Amazon rainforest. The kids were very excited to meet the scientist who had just returned from the jungle and needed their help identifying the many species of plants and animals he had encountered there. They were very enthusiastic and extremely knowledgeable about life in the rainforest!

New article in Rice Magazine

The Summer 2016 edition of Rice Magazine is out, and it includes an article I wrote about the tropical field biology course (EBIO 319) I co-teach with Adrienne Correa.

Summer School