Richard Dawkins to speak at Vanderbilt's Scopes Centennial Darwin Day

https://www.vanderbilt.edu/dialogue-vanderbilt/upcoming-events/scopes-centennial/


February 11 — Darwin Day Lecture with Richard Dawkins and David French

February 11, from 5:00 to 6:00 PM Dialogue Vanderbilt is excited to host the inaugural public event
in its Scopes Centennial series. Richard Dawkins will join noted New York Times Columnist and Dialogue Vanderbilt Fellow David French to discuss the role of science in illuminating fundamental questions about what it means to be human and the current impact of evolution on our politics, society and the world. Register to attend

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SCOPES TRIAL CENTENNIAL
Marks the 100th anniversary of the 1925 Scopes “Monkey” Trial, in which a Tennessee high school science teacher was convicted for teaching the science of human evolution. The trial received worldwide attention and began public discussions on science and education that continue to this day.

Programming throughout the spring will examine how evolutionary concepts are critical to understanding our world and tackling existential challenges like pandemics, climate change and food insecurity. Scopes Centennial will dissect this misunderstood science, which need not antagonize religion, and examine modern challenges to its teaching from scientific, religious, and legal perspectives.

Scopes Trial Centennial Events
January 29 — American Religious Landscape During the Scopes Trial
February 11 — Darwin Day Lecture with Richard Dawkins and David French
February 19 — Veritas Forum Mind, Matter, and Meaning
February 20 — Darwin Day Insight Debate
February 25 — Scopes Lecture with Judge John Jones III
March 6 — The Dover Panda Trial Play Reading
July 12-13 — Scopes “Monkey” Trial Centennial Symposium