Coming to a City Near (Some of) You!
I'm excited that at long last I get to hit the road to talk about my new book, She Has Her Mother's Laugh. The book will officially be published on May 29, and my first batch of talks has offically taken shape. While I always post a running list of talks at the end of my newsletters and on my web site, I just want to bring these book-launch events to your attention, in case you live in the area(s):
If you're in Boston, you can catch me at the Harvard Book Store on May 30.
If you're in Connecticut, I hope you can join me at the wonderful RJ Julia Bookstore in Madison CT on May 31 (pictured above).
On Friday, June 1, I'll be in New York to talk about my book at the World Science Festival
A few days later, I'll head down to Washington DC to talk at Kramerbooks on June 6.
On June 19, I'll be on the other side of the country, in Palo Alto, CA to talk at the Commonwealth Club Silicon Valley
The next day, June 20, I'll be in Colorado to speak at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
Five Years of Matter
Five years ago, my editors at the New York Times suggested I write a weekly column about science. In May 2013, cicadas were emerging out of the ground in my town, so I suggested reporting on why these strange insects spend years hiding in the Earth before emerging in vast swarms.
Just about every week since, I've had the good fortune to write about other remarkable corners of science. For my fifth-anniversary column this week, I chose a topic that brings together two of my long-running obesssions: ancient DNA and viruses. Researchers have discovered the DNA of the hepatitis B virus lurking in the teeth of skeletons dating back as far as 7000 years. Before now, the oldest DNA of any human infectious virus every found was just 450 years old. This new work opens up an entirely new frontier in the study of the evolution of diseases--a topic I hope to report on in my column in years to come. Check it out.
May 17, 2018 "Exploring the Complexity and Controversy of Heredity" Keynote Lecture, Bio-IT World, Boston
May 21, 2018 "Biotechnology and Its Future Impact on Greater Boston" (panel discussion) Boston Athenaeum (sold out)
May 30, 2018 Harvard Book Store
May 31, 2018 RJ Julia Bookstore, Madison CT
June 1, 2018 World Science Festival, New York
June 6, 2018 Kramerbooks, Washington DC
June 19, 2018 Commonwealth Club Silicon Valley, Palo Alto CA
June 20, 2018 Denver Museum of Nature and Science (details to come)
September 20, 2018 University of Bath (UK), Evolution in the 21st Century (details to come)
Changed date-> October 17, 2018 Colorado State University: Murray Honors Visiting Scholar Lecture (details to come)
October 19, 2018 CSICon, Las Vegas
October 25, 2018 Mount Holyoke College (details to come)
New->November 14 25, 2018 Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ (details to come)
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Best wishes, Carl
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