[Michigan] Dr. Gregory Forbes: “Evolution Exposed: Would You Know It If You Saw It?”
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Bicentennial Darwin Day Event
Evolution Exposed: Would You
Know It If You Saw It? – Grand Rapids
Wednesday, February 11, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Women's City Club – Meeting Room, 254 E. Fulton Street, Grand Rapids
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Unlike pornography, you may not know it when you see it. Evolution is all around us! Learn why you should never use a doctor, elect a politician, buy from a farmer or invest in a company that doesn't understand, accept and incorporate evolution theory into their professional practice? This presentation will examine the daily utility and application of evolution theory to everybody's life. Evolution; you just can't live without it!
About the Speaker
Dr. Gregory Forbes has a broad education in the biological sciences earning a B.S. in Wildlife and Natural Resources Management from California Polytechnic University, a M.S. in Biological Sciences from California Polytechnic University and a Ph.D. from the Department of Zoology and also the Department of Tropical Environmental Studies at James Cook University in Australia. Dr. Forbes also holds professional certification as a Certified Wildlife Biologist.
Dr. Forbes is a Professor of Biological Sciences at Grand Rapids Community College where he also served as the Director of its Science Education Center. In 2004 Dr. Forbes was awarded the Michigan Science Teachers Association highest award, College & University Science Teacher of the Year. In 2005, Greg was selected as the Civil Libertarian of the Year by the Michigan ACLU for his work in defending the integrity of science education against attempts to introduce non-scientific ideologies into the public classroom. He was also selected as the 2006 Freethinker of the Year by the Freethought Association in recognition of his efforts to promote freethought and in consideration of his work in the legislative arena to safeguard the teaching of science in public classrooms.
Since 1993, Dr. Forbes has served as an Editorial Board member for Skeptic Magazine, an international publication promoting a scientific approach to addressing social, philosophical, and scientific issues with a significant emphasis upon evolutionary thought, education, and inquiry. He also authors a regular column in the Michigan Science Teachers Association’s Journal entitled “Natural Selections; Essays on Evolution and the Nature of Science”.
