Update: Our events are in person and online, please see the event listing below for more details.

Below is a listing of Human Origins Initiative events. Find details about event location, time, and cost (if any) by clicking on that particular event.

In addition to the Scientist is In and HOT Topic programs, we have occasional lectures, panel discussions, and other public events.

THE SCIENTIST IS IN: Occasional onsite program. The Scientist Is In program provides opportunities for museum visitors to have informal conversations with scientists facilitated by human evolution-related objects, and is not a formal lecture program. Drop in and join the conversation!

HOT (Human Origins Today) TOPIC: Online monthly, usually on the third Thursday of the month. from 11:30am-12:30pm. Also occasionally onsite. This largely online program is presentation and extended Q&A with an expert on a 'hot' topic in human origins.

PLEASE CHECK BACK REGULARLY AS THE DETAILS, DATES, AND TIMES OF OUR PROGRAMS OCCASIONALLY CHANGE DUE TO THE AVAILABILITY OF PARTICIPANTS AND OTHER UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES.

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