The Stone Age Institute Presents
the 2009 Origins Symposium
October 2009
This is a free public event presented by the Stone Age Institute and Indiana University's CRAFT research center. All interested are welcome.
See Symposium Schedule below:
Symposium Schedule
MORNING
| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome and Introductory Remarks Michael McRobbie, President, Indiana University Sarita Soni, Vice Provost for Research Bennett Bertenthal, Dean, College of Arts & Sciences |
| 9:20-9:30 | From the Big Bang to the World Wide Web: A Framework for Teaching about Origins |
| 9:30-9:45 | The Origin of Everything: The Big Bang and its Aftershocks (Tim Londergan, Physics) |
| 9:45-10:00 | The Origin of Stars and Galaxies (Catherine Pilachowski, Astronomy) |
| 10:00-10:15 | The Origin of the Earth and our Solar System, and What Meteorites Can Tell Us (Abhijit Basu, Geology) |
| 10:15-10:30 | Question & Answer |
| 10:30-10:45 | BREAK |
| 10:45-11:00 | The Origin of Life on Earth (and Beyond?) (Lisa Pratt, Geology) |
| 11:00-11:15 | The Origin of Animals and the Cambrian Explosion (Rudolf Raff, Biology) |
| 11:15-11:30 | The Origin of Invertebrates and What Corals Can Tell Us (Claudia Johnson, Geology) |
| 11:30-11:45 | The Origin of Vertebrates and the Age of Mammals (David Polly, Geology) |
| 11:45-12:00 | Question & Answer |
| 12:00-1:30 | LUNCH BREAK |
AFTERNOON
| 1:30-1:45 | Planet of the Apes Monkeys (Kevin Hunt, Anthropology) |
| 1:45-2:00 | The Origin of the Genus Homo and the Dawn of Technology (Nicholas Toth, Anthropology) |
| 2:00-2:15 | The Origin of the Modern Human Brain and Consciousness (P. Thomas Schoenemann, Anthropology) |
2:15-2:30 |
Question & Answer |
| 2:30-2:45 | BREAK |
| 2:45-3:00 | The Origin of Creativity and Symbolic Thought (Kathy Schick, Anthropology) |
| 3:00-3:15 | The Origin of Modern Life: Foraging, Farming, and Civilization (Geoffrey Conrad, Anthropology) |
| 3:15-3:30 | Origins, Evolution and Being Human in the Modern World (Elizabeth Raff, Biology) |
| 3:30-4:00 | Question & Answer and Final Remarks |
