THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED Speaker: Michael E. Mann, University of Pennsylvania  Abstract: For the vast majority of its 4.54 billion years, Earth has proven it can manage just fine without human beings. Then came the first proto-humans, who emerged just a little more than 2 million years ago—a fleeting moment in geological time. What is it that made this benevolent ...

Speaker: Nicola Di Cosmo, Institute for Advanced Studies. Abstract: Professor Cosmo will discuss the connections between the history of the Great Wall, local ecologies, and the impact of climate change, particularly focusing on the East Asian Monsoons. More information here.