Common Wonders: Feathers, Seeds, & the Nature of Everyday: Dr. Thor Hanson

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Tuesday, April 12th, 2016
7:30 PM

In an increasingly indoor, technology and media-focused world, we all need ways to find the nature around us every day.  Learning about things like feathers and seeds can help us to do just that.  These common wonders are touchstones to the natural world, telling us incredible stories about biology and evolution – nature, and our connections to it.  Join award-winning author and biologist Thor Hanson for an eye-opening exploration of the nature of these everyday things.  Learn how a classroom in Kansas changed the fundamentals of ornithology, what snakes have to do with seed collecting, and how to enjoy watching birds when you can’t remember their names.

Author and biologist Thor Hanson is a Guggenheim Fellow, a Switzer Environmental Fellow, and winner of the John Burroughs Medal. His books include The Triumph of Seeds, The Impenetrable Forest, and Feathers, which received the AAAS/Subaru Prize and a Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award, and was nominated for the Samuel Johnson Prize. Thor’s many media appearances have included NPR’s Fresh Air, PRI’s Science Friday and The World, and The Current on CBC. Hanson lives with his wife and son on an island in the Pacific Northwest.

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