the ubc okanagan Distinguished SPEAKER SERIES
Dinos and Binos:
Are Bird-Watchers Really Dinosaur Watchers?
John Acorn, TV’s The Nature Nut, author, and instructor of wildlife biodiversity and ecology at the University of Alberta, on November 27, 2007. In his evening lecture, Acorn looks at the recent discovery of feathered dinosaurs, and other connections between the first birds and early two-legged meat eating theropods.
Acorn will also speak to high school biology students at UBC Okanagan in the afternoon of Nov. 27, in a presentation on the impact of invasive species on ecosystems.
Date: November 27, 2007
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Rotary Centre for the Arts — 421 Cawston Ave, Kelowna, BC (aka Mary Irwin Theatre)
~ Should be MOST invigorating for discussion, don’t you think ??? ~
Pre-reading suggestions linked below. Please choose ONE and read it thoroughly so you can use it for discussion post-lecture. One copy of each will be available in my box at KCC. TAKE one article to read (that way everybody gets something different).
Microscopic Bone Evidence Supports Dinosaur-Bird Evolution Link
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/08/000810071719.htm
Bird evolution?
http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/re1/chapter4.asp
Did birds really evolve from dinosaurs?
http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/faq/dinosaurs.asp#birds
Demise of the “Birds are Dinosaurs” Theory
http://www.godandscience.org/evolution/dinobird.html
Critical book review:Mistaken Extinction. Dinosaur Evolution and the Origin of Birds, The
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3793/is_199904/ai_n8844787
Dinosaurs vs. Birds: The Fossils Don’t Lie
http://www.icr.org/article/2902/
Bird Evolution: The Evidence (2007 article)
http://www.reasons.org/chapters/seattle/newsletters/200709/200709.pdf
If I sent you an email confirming that I’ve got your ticket, then you are IN. Meet us outside the theatre on Tues Nov 27th at about 6:45.
If you would like to attend this lecture on your own, contact the Rotary Centre for the Arts to reserve your seat.
