The 2007 Romer Lecture
David Barash
Professor of Psychology, University of Washington

Thursday, April 26 ^th, 2007, 5:00 p.m. Hepburn Auditorium

"The Hare and the Tortoise:
The Conflict Between Culture and Biolgy in Human Affairs,
or: When Baboons Drive Hummers "

  Human beings are animals, yet also more than animals. On the one hand, we are the products of evolution by natural selection, subject to biology; on the other, we are masters of technology, nearly godlike in our ability to modify our environment and, increasingly, ourselves. No other living thing experiences such a divided existence, and I shall argue that the resulting conflict is one of the keys to our modern "human dilemma," including war, overpopulation, environmental problems, many social instabilities, with effects from the international to the personal.

  The public lecture is free and suitable for all ages. The Auditorium is located in Hepburn Hall (see entry #8 on this campus map). For more information, please contact the SLU Physics Deptartment (315) 229-5491.