We will be joining the program at the Ethical Society of Northern Westchester at 11:00 a.m. for their Darwin Day Program.  Each year their Darwin Day event honors the legacy of Charles Darwin, and joyfully celebrates science, nature, humans, non-humans, and more.  Holly Moore, Carl Romano, and Milt Steinberg speak about their lives as scientists; […]

The Seven Daughters of Eve is a 2001 semi-fictional book by Bryan Sykes that presents, to a general audience, the science of the origin of humans in Africa and how they spread around the world.  Sykes explains the principles of genetics and human evolution, how mitochondrial DNA is inherited, and how the analysis of ancient DNA links our prehistoric ancestors to modern humans.    […]

Former Chapel Hill Town Council member and civil rights attorney Allen Buansi will discuss the present state of things when it comes to poverty, education, housing and job opportunities in Chapel Hill-Carrboro and North Carolina. We know all too well the discourse nationally on some of these issues. But we have work to do right […]

Local EHST Member, Gretchen Niver, will present a travelogue of her recent trip to the Antarctic Peninsula. Though not an expert on anything about Antartica, she'll discuss her experiences on the trip, accompanied by the photos she took of the local wildlife, including three species of penguins, five varieties of seals, birds and whales. This […]

EHST President Fred Breidt will lead a discussion on current events, which seem especially weighty at this particular moment in America and the world.  We are witnessing the first widespread war in Europe since WWII, while also considering a new justice nominated for the Supreme Court, mid-term elections ramping up, and the undaunted work of […]