"Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human" - Richard Wrangham, Ph.D, Harvard Univ.

Lecture begins at 6:30, followed by Book Signing!!!

Space for the reception is now closed.  Please note that the price for future signees
will be to cover the presentation only.

The Harvard University Club of Houston
invites you and your guest to a Lecture 

"Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human"


by

Professor Richard W. Wrangham
Ruth Moore Professor of Biological Anthropology at Harvard University



TICKETS PURCHASED TODAY ARE FOR LECTURE ONLY
(Lecture begins at 6:30)

A limited number of the book Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human will be available for purchase for $26.95 hardcover / $15.95 paperback (plus sales tax) and Richard Wrangham will sign each book at the event.  To order your copy in advance, email Maureen at HClubHouston@att.net.  Those unable to attend the event can still purchase a signed book by emailing their request to HClubHouston@att.net. 

 LOCATION:   Houston Museum of Natural Science
  5555 Herman Drive   
  Houston, Texas 77030
 
  Phone #: 713-639-4629  
  DATE:   Tuesday, February 28, 2012
 PROGRAM:

     
  5:30 - 6:30 p.m.  - Private Cocktail Reception NOW CLOSED

co-sponsored by The Leakey Foundation & The Harvard University Club of Houston

   6:30 - Lecture Begins

  A limited number of books will be available for purchase and can be purchased
  without attending the event.  Pre-ordered books can be signed at the private
  reception.  Email HClubHouston@att.net  for details.
 

 DRESS:   Business Casual
 COSTS:  
  $12 - Harvard Club members {per person}
    
  $18 - All Non-members and guests {per person}
 PARKING:   Ample garage parking available
  RSVP:    Thursday, February 23rd {Space is limited - we encourage you to sign up early}
   There will be a $5 additional charge for sign-ups after the 23rd
 


Biography

Renowned primatologist Richard Wrangham presents a startling new theory of our origins: our evolutionary success is the result of cooking.  When our ancestors adapted to using fire, humanity began.  Wrangham will fascinate anyone interested in our ancient past and modern eating habits when he explains how the shift from raw to cooked foods was the key factor in human evolution.  Tracing the contemporary implications of our ancestors' diets, Wrangham sheds new light on how we came to be the social, intelligent and sexual species we are today.

Dr. Richard Wrangham is co-director of the Kibale Chimpanzee Project in Uganda.  His research culminates in the study of human evolution in which he draws conclusions based on the behavioral ecology of apes.  As a graduate student, Dr. Wrangham studied under Robert Hinde and Jane Goodall.  He also helped the late Dian Fossey establish the Gorilla Fund to protect and research the Mountain Gorillas of Rwanda.

Supported by The Favrot Fund.  Book signing will take place following the lecture sponsored by Brazos Bookstore. 


Please remember to sign up and/or RSVP by Thursday, February 23rd.  You may pay on-line or mail your check payable to the Harvard University Club of Houston in advance to our club administrator Maureen Garnett at 9307 Woodmeadow Lane, Houston, TX 77025.  For questions, call 713-660-9137 before 8pm.  Please contact Maureen at HClubHouston@att.net with any questions or for additional assistance.

I look forward to seeing you at the lecture.


Sincerely,

Julia Bailey
Vice President - Programs
Harvard University Club of Houston

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