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The World Without Evolution?

Edward P. Bass Distinguished Lecture
with Andrew Hendry

Typical considerations about rapid evolution and its importance in structuring the world around us emphasize situations where evolution is causing rapid changes in organisms and environments.  Hendry contends that the primary role of evolution is in resisting change. …

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Celebrate Inauguration at the Peabody

We will stay open late on Friday, April 4, from 5–7 PM  in celebration of the inauguration of Maurie McInnis as Yale's 24th president. The Peabody will be offering hands-on activities featuring collections and research, arts and crafts for young children, and special…

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Film Screening

The Arc of Oblivion

We invite you to a screening of the film The Arc of Oblivion, which will be followed by a discussion with the director, Ian Cheney.  In a universe that erases its tracks, we humans are hellbent on leaving a trace. Set against the backdrop of the filmmaker's quixotic quest…

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Author Talk: Jonathan Losos

Evolutionary biologist Jonathan Losos is passionate about cats. He’ll be coming to the Peabody on March 27 to talk about his bestselling book The Cat’s Meow and to share how researchers today are unraveling the secrets of cats using technological tools, from GPS tracking… Jonathan Losos is an evolutionary biologist known for his research on how lizards rapidly evolve to adapt to changing environments. Jonathan…

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Brewing in Ancient Babylon

Four thousand years ago a song was composed in ancient Babylonia that preserves the oldest recorded recipe for brewing beer. Archaeologist Tate Paulette has published In the Land of Ninkasi, an authoritative account of beer in Babylonia, the world’s first great beer… Tate Paulette is an archaeologist and Associate Professor in the Department of History at North Carolina State University. He has conducted…

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Film Screening

T.REX

Following the global announcement of the discovery of a rare juvenile T. rex specimen by three young boys, the Yale Peabody Museum is pleased to announce a screening of T. REX, a documentary that captured this incredible expedition on camera. T. REX is a captivating…

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The Speed of Life

Annual John H. Ostrom Lecture
with Anjali Goswami

Why is evolution seemingly a story of fits and starts, with long periods of relative stability interrupted by rapid transitions? What allows some species to survive and quickly exploit new opportunities, while others go extinct? Why do the same forms evolve over and over… Award-winning paleobiologist Anjali Goswami of the Natural History Museum in London tackles a simple, but deeply profound question: why has…   Gratefully supported by the Charles Gallaudet Trumbull lectureship fund  

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Festival / Family Day

MLK Celebration

Join the Yale Peabody Museum, CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, and the New Haven Museum for the 29th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy of Social and Environmental Justice with a full day of free events open to all. Generously sponsored by… Press Release 2025 Program List Monday, January 20 Yale Peabody Museum… Presenting Corporate Sponsor for Workforce Development: Event Partners: …

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Darwin en Patagonia

Join composers Diego Golombek and Mariano A. Fernandez for a live excerpt of their opera "Darwin en Patagonia" followed by a lecture about the evolution of the work. The hour-long Spanish-language opera follows Charles Darwin and the crew of the H.M.S. Beagle on their five… For information regarding the opera, taking place at Pauli Murray College December 5-6, please visit the opera's event webpage: https://macmillan.yale.edu/latam/events/2024-12/darwin-en-patagonia

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Coral Reef Odyssey

Edward P. Bass Distinguished Lecture
with Jeremy Jackson

With Jeremy Jackson Researchers had barely started to understand the ecology of coral reefs before human impacts began to kill them off. For many the situation seemed hopeless. But there is increasing evidence that local conservation actions achieve modest success, that… Jeremy Jackson studies the ecology, evolution, and conservation of coastal and ocean ecosystems. He holds emeritus positions at the…

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