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Greyt Big Talk w/ Patricia Princehouse

What Stories Does Evolution Tell?

Dr. Patricia Princehouse shares stories found in rocks and bones that uncover our shared roots.

Patricia Princehouse
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Patricia Princehouse

Evolutionary biologist, Case Western Reserve University

Patricia Princehouse is an evolutionary biologist and historian of science at Case Western Reserve University, where she directs the Program in Evolutionary Biology and has served as associate director of the Institute for the Science of Origins. An Ohio native, she earned her bachelor's degree at Kent State, her master's at Yale and her PhD at Harvard, where she worked with Stephen Jay Gould and Richard Lewontin.

Her main interest is the evolution of apes and humans, and she does paleoanthropology fieldwork in Africa, including with the Turkana Basin Institute in Kenya. She has received numerous teaching awards. In 2001 she helped found Ohio Citizens for Science, and the National Center for Science Education honored her with its Friend of Darwin Award for safeguarding the integrity of science education in Ohio's public schools.

The Institute for the Science of Origins brings scientists together to understand how complex systems emerge and evolve, from the origins of the universe to microbes to the human mind, and it is known for its public lecture series and science tours.

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“Art is a fundamental human adaptation, it's something that comes with our species”

— Patricia Princehouse

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RED SPACE

2400 Superior Ave E, Cleveland, OH, 44114

RED SPACE is a raw industrial event venue and art gallery at 2400 Superior Avenue East. Its Grand Warehouse spans more than 8,000 square feet under 15-foot ceilings, with vast warehouse windows that flood the room with daylight, space for 700 standing or 500 theatre-style, and rear garage doors for loading in. The Gallery, about 1,560 square feet, shows work by regional and nationally known artists and is open to the public on weekdays; its Sign In Wall carries tens of thousands of signatures. The venue hosts weddings, conferences, concerts, fundraisers and parties.

About this event

Dr. Patricia Princehouse shares stories found in rocks and bones that uncover our shared roots. She traces back providing insight on how data is collected and analyzed in the field of modern paleontology, and provides details on an unsurprising learning: We are all very alike.