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The ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Chapter of Sigma XI, the Scientific Research Society, will sponsor four public events in February related to Darwin Day, a global celebration of science and reason.

Darwin Day is officially Feb. 12. The ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Chapter of Sigma XI has the following events planned:

• Wednesday, Feb. 6, 5 p.m.  – The ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Sigma Xi monthly Science Café’s topic will be  "Evolutionary Science Today." This informal discussion with expert panelists will held at the Portneuf Valley Brewing at 615 S First Ave. in Pocatello. Refreshments will be provided.

• Thursday, Feb. 7, 7 p.m. – University of Utah Distinguished Professor of Anthropology Henry Harpending will present the lecture "Recent Rapid Human Evolution: Some Implications for the Humanities and Sciences."  The author of three books and more than 100 refereed publications, Harpending is a world leader in the science of anthropological genetics, human demography and human evolutionary biology His most recent book is "The 10,000 Year Explosion: How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution" co-authored with G. Cochran and published by Basic Books in 2009.

• Tuesday, Feb. 12, starting at 9 a.m. and continuing throughout the day – A reading of Darwin's  "The Origin of Species" at the Pond Student Union Bengal Cafe. Volunteer readers are welcome.

• Thursday, Feb. 14, 4 pm. – Showing of the award-winning film "Flock of Dodos: The Evolution-Intelligent Design Circus" by Randy Olson in Room 117 of the ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Plant Science Auditorium.

For more information on these events, or to volunteer for the reading, visit the Sigma Xi website http://isu.edu/sigmaxi/ or contact Dr. Steve Lawyer at lawystev@isu.edu.

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