Cafe Scientifique Sept 14 September 14, 2010

CAFÉ SCIENTIFIQUE ARLINGTON

WHAT: Bonobos – what should you know about human’s closest relative.

WHEN: Tuesday, September 14 (note change in date), program begins at 6:15 PM. Come early to order food and drinks.

WHERE: The Front Page Restaurant, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA, located near Ballston Metro on the ground floor of the NSF building. Parking is available under the NSF Building or at Ballston Common Mall.

WHO: Vanessa Woods is a research scientist and internationally published author and journalist.
HOW: 5:30 p.m. Special half price burgers; please come early to order table service and socialize. Presentation begins at 6:15 p.m. followed by Q&A
No science background required, only interest!
Free and open to the public Registration requested www.arlingtonvirginiausa.com/bsta

ABOUT THE TOPIC: Bonobos are an extremely endangered ape (as few as 10,000 left in the wild), that share 98.7% of our DNA – equal to our more famous cousin, the chimp. Chimpanzees live in a violent, male dominated society with sexual coercion, infanticide, and war. Bonobos, however, are peaceful and female dominated. There is no infanticide or war; and sex is used to resolve conflict. Vanessa Woods is part of the Hominoid Psychology Research Group, which compares the psychology of humans, chimpanzees, and bonobos. Woods won an Acclaimed Book award from the Royal Society for BONOBO HANDSHAKE: A memoir of love and adventure in the Congo. Woods explores the question: How much of us is chimpanzee, and how much is bonobo?

SUPPORT THIS CAFE: The Ballston Science and Technology Alliance, a nonprofit organization, is the sponsor of Café Scientifique Arlington. Since April 2006, the goal of Café Scientifique has been to make science more accessible and accountable by featuring speakers whose expertise spans the sciences and who can talk in plain English. Café is held each month on first Tuesdays at the Front Page in Arlington. Please go to www.arlingtonvirginiausa.com/bsta and contribute. Help keep Café open and free to all!

COMING NEXT MONTH: Tuesday, October 5, Dr. Catherine Hill, Director of Research with AAUW will talk about the latest research study: Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.

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