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The Leakey Foundation celebrates 40 years of research on human origins Thursday through Saturday this week at the California Academy of Sciences. Events include award winning primatology films, lectures by eminent primate researchers Jane Goodall and Toshisada Nishida, a public forum on the subject of "What it means to be a primate," and a grand, if pricey, gala party.
The week kicks off with a talk Monday evening about the Phoenix Mars lander, presented by Peter Smith, the project's director, at the Jewish Community Center.
Last but not least, Wonderfest! - the Bay area's grandest science festival - takes place this weekend on the Stanford and Berkeley campuses.
Headlines first, followed by the details.
Monday, October 27th, 7:30pm
The Phoenix Mars Lander
Dr. Peter Smith, University of Arizona
Sponsored by the California Academy of Sciences
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
3200 California Street (at Presidio Avenue)
Thursday, October 30th, 7:00 PM
Leakey Prize Event: U.S. Primatology Film Screening
California Academy of Sciences, Planetarium in Golden Gate Park
Friday, October 31st, 7:00 pm
Leakey Prize Laureate Lecture: An Evening with Dr. Jane Goodall and Dr. Toshisada Nishida
Herbst Theatre, Downtown San Francisco
Saturday, November 1st, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Leakey Prize Event: Public Forum for Primatology and Scientific Roundtable
California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park
Saturday, November 1st, 7:00 pm
Leakey Prize Event: Leakey Prize Gala
California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park
Saturday & Sunday, November 1-2
Wonderfest 2008! The 10th ANNIVERSARY?San Francisco Bay Area Festival of Science
Stanford and UC Berkeley campuses
Wonderfest!
Details (text from source)
Monday, October 27th, 7:30pm
the Phoenix Mars Lander
Dr. Peter Smith, University of Arizona
Sponsored by the California Academy of Sciences
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
3200 California Street (at Presidio Avenue)
Peter Smith is the Principal Investigator for the Phoenix Mars Mission, and will be sharing the latest images from Phoenix's Surface Stereo Imager and Robotic Arm Camera as well as various geological findings from the Lander's "summer on Mars."
Tickets are $5 in advance by mail or at the door.
Please e-mail any questions to deanseries@calacademy.org or call (415) 321-8000.
Thursday, October 30th, 7:00 PM
Leakey Prize Event: U.S. Primatology Film Screening
California Academy of Sciences, Planetarium in Golden Gate Park
An inspiring evening of cinematic discovery and discourse on the past, present and endangered future of our closest living relatives, the great apes. The Leakey Foundation will host the U.S. screening of two award-winning primatology films, selected at the 2008 International Primatological Society Congress in Edinburgh, Scotland. The films, entitled "Bonobos: Missing in Action", (2006, UK) and "Mystery of Yunnan Snub-nosed Monkey", (2002, China), were chosen for their original, scientifically accurate and compelling presentations of the stories of two different endangered primates. The films also follow the stories of the humans devoted to understanding and advocating for these primates and the vast, ever expanding body of knowledge they impart on us; giving us insight into what it means to be a primate and what it means to be a human.
Admission: $15 for general public/ $10 for members*
Guests may purchase tickets online at www.cityboxoffice.com or charge by phone at 415.392.4400. Tickets are available for pick-up at City Box Office, 180 Redwood St., San Francisco.
For more information regarding tickets or events details call 415.392.4400. For additional information regarding the Leakey Foundation and the 2008 Leakey Prize, contact Beth Lawrie, 415.561.4646 ex. 11 or beth@leakeyfoundation.org
Member prices extended to members of The Leakey Foundation, California Academy of Sciences and The Jane Goodall Institute.
Friday, October 31st, 7:00 pm
Leakey Prize Laureate Lecture: An Evening with Dr. Jane Goodall and Dr. Toshisada Nishida
Herbst Theatre, Downtown San Francisco
Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE and Dr. Toshisada Nishida will discuss the highlights of their pioneering careers. With the encouragement and mentoring of Dr. Louis Leakey, Dr. GoodallÕs work began in 1960 and became the foundation for future primatological research. Dr. Nishida's research began in 1965 and established him as an authority on chimpanzee culture. Through their diligent work, these scientists have shaped the field of primatology and uncovered pivotal findings that help us better understand one of our closest living relatives, the chimpanzee.
Admission: $35 for general public/ $30 for members
Guests may purchase tickets online at cityboxoffice.com or charge by phone at 415.392.4400. Tickets are available for pick-up at City Box Office, 180 Redwood St., San Francisco.
For more information regarding tickets or events details call 415.392.4400. For additional information regarding the Leakey Foundation and the 2008 Leakey Prize, contact Beth Lawrie, 415.561.4646 ex. 11 or beth@leakeyfoundation.org
Member prices extended to members of The Leakey Foundation, California Academy of Sciences and The Jane Goodall Institute.
Saturday, November 1st, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Leakey Prize Event: Public Forum for Primatology and Scientific Roundtable
California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park
We will host 20 of the greatest minds in the international scientific community as they explore the question "What does it mean to be a primate?" We will examine what we have learned from primatology over the past 40 years and what insights it has given us to the question "What does it mean to be human?" We will also take a look into the next 40 years of primatology; to investigate what more we can learn about primates and how that will continue impact our understanding the human story.
Moderated by Ira Flatow, host of NPR's Talk of the Nation: Science Friday.
Admission: $200 for all attendees
Guests may purchase tickets online at cityboxoffice.com or charge by phone at 415.392.4400. Tickets are available for pick-up at City Box Office, 180 Redwood St., San Francisco.
For more information regarding tickets or events details call 415.392.4400. For additional information regarding the Leakey Foundation and the 2008 Leakey Prize, contact Beth Lawrie, 415.561.4646 ex. 11 or beth@leakeyfoundation.org
Saturday, November 1st, 7:00 pm
Leakey Prize Event: Leakey Prize Gala
California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park
(Festive / elegant evening attire.)
Join the Leakey Foundation as we celebrate a 40 year legacy of seminal human origins research and conservation efforts. We will honor Leakey Prize Laureates, Dr. Jane Goodall and Dr. Toshisada Nishida, for their monumental contributions to our understanding of human and ape evolution, and for inspiring future generations to continue the journey of discovery and preservation. Your participation in the Leakey Prize Gala will invoke hope as we look toward a future that is lush, green, and alive with primates.
Admission: $500 - $2500 for individuals / sponsorship levels begin at $6000
Guests may purchase tickets online at or charge by phone at 415.392.4400. Tickets are available for pick-up at City Box Office, 180 Redwood St., San Francisco.
For more information regarding tickets or events details call 415.392.4400. For additional information regarding the Leakey Foundation and the 2008 Leakey Prize, contact Beth Lawrie, 415.561.4646 ex. 11 or beth@leakeyfoundation.org
Saturday & Sunday, November 1-2
Wonderfest 2008! The 10th ANNIVERSARY?San Francisco Bay Area Festival of Science
Stanford and UC Berkeley campuses
Wonderfest!
Through public discourse about provocative scientific questions, Wonderfest aspires to stimulate curiosity, promote careful reasoning, challenge unexamined beliefs, and encourage life-long learning. Wonderfest achieves these ends by presenting series of scientific events to the general public. At most of these events, pairs of articulate and accomplished researchers discuss and debate compelling questions at the edge of scientific understanding.
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