Wednesday
16Sep2009
Audio recording of Darwin150 kickoff lecture
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 9:52PM We just finished the kickoff lecture of the Darwin150 campaign, "The World Before Darwin", by the wonderful Professor Emeritus Everett Mendelsohn. Credited with being a cofounder of the social history of science, Professor Mendelsohn has taught and wowed students at Harvard for 50 years.
You can download the mp3 file and listen to his great lecture here.
And you can sign-up for the rest of the Darwin150 lecture series here: http://Darwin150.com/events
UPDATE: The video from the webcast is available for viewing here.
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Reader Comments (11)
A most excellent lecture - the planning and execution of the webcast were flawless. Appreciated the impromptu camera work. Prof. Mendelssohn was engaging, at times poetic, and provided an excellent overview of pre-Darwinian Naturalistic enquiry.
Great lecture! Prof. Mendelsohn has a terrific speaking voice, and presented some very interesting material - thanks for sharing this with us!
A truly excellent presentation from an engaging speaker. His insights into the lesser known figures in the story were most welcome.
One can only hope the remaining lectures will meet this standard. Thank you to all involved in the planning and presentation.
Well done.
Thanks so much for putting this together - it was a wonderful opportunity for those of us who have never had the chance to meet Professor Mendelsohn or hear him speak to broadcast him into our own living rooms! I thoroughly enjoyed him as a speaker and look forward to the rest of the lecture series. I am hooked!
What a great presentation. I was a bit out of my depth at some points as this is not my field of expertise, but it was extremely interesting. I'm planning to listen to the whole series. Thanks for turning me on to this wonderful endeavor of yours. Congratulations on a great night!
Nice job! Enjoyed Dr. Mendelson's talk. Looking forward to the others. Thanks for your efforts.
---Denis.
Thanks to you all for give us the opportunity to hear this great conference, also to person living far from USA like me!
Patrizia
Thank you. A marvelous educational opportunity for our small (30 students) but enlightened group.
Missed the presentation - looking forward to the next one.
Just wondering if the presentation is posted anywhere?
Very lively and engaging talk. Kudos to the team for organizing the event seamlessly. Except for the inevitable time difference (5:30 a.m. in India), this is a great educational opportunity for students here and across the globe. I am hoping to gather a bunch of students for the upcoming seminars.
Keep up the great work Phil, Kendall and the rest of the gang!
A fantastic lecture, and a wonderful event! I'm looking forward to the rest of the series, and I'm very happy that the .mp3 of Mendelsohn's lecture is available so I can share it with those who couldn't come or listen in.
I would like to extend my warm regard and thanks to all who participated in the organization and promotion of this series - especially Phil Terry, who has answered all my questions and been a tireless promoter!