Book Talk

After 1177 B.C.

Over 3,000 years ago the ancient civilizations around the Aegean and Mediterranean seas flourished. Then, one day, it was over. Learn more about one of history’s greatest mysteries – what abruptly ended the Bronze Age? On Thursday, May 9 at 6 p.m., archeologist Eric Cline…

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Talk

Cyrus and his Cylinder

With Dr. Irving Finkel, Senior Assistant Keeper, British Museum…

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Webinar

Chew on This

What did the Lake Malawi region look like during the last ice age? Yale Ph.D. candidate Alex Bertacchi discusses how fossilized teeth of plant-eating animals can be used to reconstruct climate and vegetation in ancient Malawi. The results imply unique challenges to the…

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Magnetism Meets Malaria

Malaria is among the oldest infectious diseases to burden the health of humans and animals. Diseases like tuberculosis and syphilis leave tell-tale markings on the skeleton, which allow archaeologists to diagnose ancient infections in archaeological remains. Malaria,…

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Hiking the Himalayas for DNA

The Himalayas span at least five nations in Asia and contain the highest peaks in the world, including Mount Everest. They are home to high-altitude plants, many threatened with extinction from climate change and human activities. Yet because many species grow in hard-to-…

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Adult Program

Propagating Native Wildflowers from Seed

Including native plants in your garden is a great way to help pollinators. Expand your native plantings inexpensively by growing them yourself from seed. In this 2 hour course we’ll discover different… About the Instructor Jim Sirch, Education Coordinator at the Yale Peabody Museum, is a UConn Master Gardener and board member of his local land trust. As a trained naturalist, he brings a deep understanding of geology, plants, and wildlife, and how they interact within a… Photo of Jim Sirch collecting wildflower seeds; Photo by Willow Ann Sirch…

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A Tale of Two Lizzies

Lizards are the most diverse group of land-living vertebrates alive today. They thrive everywhere in the world, except at the poles. Yet a poor fossil record keeps the origins of the major lizard groups hidden. Yale Ph.D. candidate Dalton Meyer will show us how 3D-imaging…

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Exploring the Hidden Geology of East Rock

In this two and a half hour walk along the roads and trails of East Rock Park in New Haven, learn to identify clues to the geologic past of this site in the Central Valley of Connecticut by studying signs of volcanism, sedimentation and erosion and how they relate to…

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Talk

Connecting Environment and Economy

Edward P. Bass Distinguished Lecture
with Eli Fenichel

Yale professor Eli Fenichel discusses where, why, and how the environment is emerging as a primary driver of economic policy decisions both domestically and internationally. New initiatives like the U.S. Natural Capital Accounts and Environmental Economic Statistics…

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Talk

Performance All the Way Down

Book Release
with Richard Prum

Presented in partnership with RJ Julia Booksellers. Peabody curator and Yale ornithologist Richard Prum sits down with professor Joanna Radin to discuss his new book Performance All the Way Down: Genes, Development, and Sexual Difference. This much anticipated follow-up to…

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