Press Release
Fla. Museum to host lecture on evolution, intelligent design debate
For Immediate Release Dec. 14, 2005
Contact:
Paul Ramey, Dir. of Marketing and Public Relations
Florida Museum of Natural History
(352) 846-2000, ext. 218, pramey@ufl.edu
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The Florida Museum of Natural History will host a free public lecture on the evolution/intelligent design debate at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006.
The presentation by Wesley Elsberry from the National Center for Science Education is titled "The Top Anti-evolution Arguments and How to Answer Them." Seating is limited.
The National Center for Science Education is a not-for-profit, membership organization providing information and resources for schools, parents and citizens working to keep evolution in public school science education.
Elsberry, the center's information project director, is a scientist with research interests including biosonar signal production and physiology in bottlenose dolphins, the effects of sound on marine mammals, cognition and behavior, artificial neural systems and evolutionary computation.
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The Florida Museum of Natural History is Florida's state natural history museum, dedicated to understanding, preserving and interpreting biological diversity and cultural heritage. It is located near the intersection of Southwest 34th Street and Hull Road in the University of Florida Cultural Plaza in Gainesville. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. The Florida Museum is closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Butterfly Rainforest admission is $7.50 for adults and $4.50 for children ages 3-12. For more information, including directions and parking information, call (352) 846-2000, or visit the museum online, www.flmnh.ufl.edu.