SciCafe

Debunking the Scientific Myth of Race

Wallach Orientation Center, fourth floor
Enter at 77th Street

Ticket Info

Free (Space is limited)
21+ with ID

Enjoy cocktails, cutting-edge science, and conversation at this popular after-hours series, which takes place on the first Wednesday of every month.

What is the latest scientific evidence about the nature of race and “racial” differences? Museum Curators Ian Tattersall and Rob DeSalle, who recently co-authored a book on the subject, will lead a lively discussion for the first SciCafe of the season. Join DeSalle, an evolutionary geneticist, and Tattersall, a physical anthropologist, for a conversation about the lack of biological evidence for “racial” boundaries among human populations, the evolutionary processes that account for distinctions among Homo sapiens, and the growing body of research from the fields of physical anthropology, genetics, and genomics that indicates there’s no scientific justification for the concept of race.

Proudly sponsored by Judy and Josh Weston.