La Asamblea General de la Sociedad española de Paleontología aprobó, en su reunión de Colunga (Asturias), la celebración de las XXVª Jornadas de Paleontología en la ciudad de Ronda. Están organizadas por el Área de Paleontología de la Universidad de Málaga y tendrán lugar del 24 al 26 de septiembre de 2009.
Aprovechando el bicentenario del nacimiento de Charles Darwin y el 150 aniversario de la publicación del "Origen de las Especies", el tema monográfico será "Darwin, la teoría de la evolución y la paleontología". La tarde del miércoles 23 se destinará a la recogida de documentación y a la recepción oficial. Las sesiones científicas se celebrarán los días 24 y 25 en el Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones de Ronda, sito en el antiguo Convento de Santo Domingo http://www.rondapalaciodecongresos.es/
Este bello edificio del siglo XVI, compendio de estilos góticos, mudéjares y renacentistas, se encuentra a un lado del Puente Nuevo que salva al Tajo de Ronda. El sábado 26 se destinará a las excursiones de campo.
viernes, febrero 13, 2009
jueves, febrero 12, 2009
IV Coloquio Internacional sobre Darwinismo en Europa e Iberoamérica
La Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México y la Red de Estudios de Historia de la Biología y de la Evolución, han organizado el IV Coloquio Internacional sobre Darwinismo en Europa e Iberoamérica. Además de los aspectos relacionados con la conmemoración del año Darwin, la temática del coloquio también versará sobre la obra de aquellas figuras predarwinianas relevantes, así como del impacto producido en otros ámbitos culturales, a partir de que sale a la luz la teoría de la evolución. Más información en: http://www.ecologia.unam.mx/evoluciona
Web sobre el año de Darwin
El Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) lanza hoy una página web divulgativa -www.darwin2009.csic.es- para repasar la vida y obra de Charles Robert Darwin. El nuevo portal consta de doce apartados en los que se cuenta, entre otras cuestiones, actividades del año Darwin, quién era Darwin, su biografía, sus legados y muchos más.
martes, febrero 10, 2009
Edición especial de El Mundo sobre Darwin, el padre de la evolución
La edición digital del diario El Mundo ha subido una edición especial de Darwin, el padre de la evolución. Además de las múltiples informaciones y entrevistas en video con investigadores y divulgadores como Juan Luis Arsuaga, José Luis Sanz, Eduardo Punset, Sánchez Ron, José María Bermúdez de Castro, Eudald Carbonell...), hay también una sección dedicada a los periodos geológicos, con intervenciones en video de diversos geólogos y paleontólogos españoles. Para ver esto hay que pinchar aquí.
Voyages dans l'Amérique méridionale
Félix de Ázara fue un insigne naturalista oscense del siglo XVIII que describió y estudio numerosas plantas sudaméricanas. Los escritos de Félix de Ázara son muy citados por Darwin y fueron algunos de los que se llevó en su famoso viaje del Beagle. A pesar de la importancia del trabajo de Azara, en nuestro país no se le tuvo en cuenta y tuvo que publicar sus trabajos en Francia y en francés. Hemos encontrado digitalizado en la biblioteca Google un libro raro y dificíl de consultar como es "Voyages dans l'Amérique méridionale" que trae una descripción de Paraguay y del río de la Plata. Os adjuntamos el enlace para este libro.
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domingo, febrero 08, 2009
Celebrando el año de Darwin en la Cornell University
Celebración del año Darwin en la Universidad de Cornell. Para nuestros lectores del otro lado del charco os adjuntamos la información que nos ha llegado.
The Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) and its Museum of the Earth, along with Cornell University, celebrate the 200th birthday and lasting legacy of Charles Darwin from Feb. 7-14 with lectures, panel discussions, and a collaborative exhibition with the Division of Rare and
Manuscript Collections at Cornell University. This marks the fourth annual Ithaca Darwin Days celebration.
Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009 – "Maxwell's Equations and Darwin's Finches: Science, Faith and Evolution," a lecture by Sylvester J. Gates, the James S. Toll Professor and Director of the Center for String and Particle Theory at the University of Maryland. This is the second annual Robert and Mabel Beggs Lecture on Science, Spirituality and Society. At Sage Chapel, Cornell campus, at 7 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 9, 2009 – "Evolution and the Life Sciences," panel discussion on the role of
evolution in the life sciences, at Room G-10 Biotech Building, Cornell campus, at 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009 – "What's science got to do with it? When scientists talk nonsense about religion" a lecture by Massimo Pigliucci, professor of ecology and evolution, and of philosophy at Stony Brook University, at Corson Mudd Hall, Room A-106, Cornell campus, at 4:45 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009 – "Evolution and Race," a panel discussion on biological, social, political and ethical aspects of evolution, at Lewis Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall, Cornell campus, at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009 – "Teaching Evolution in the Public Schools," a lecture by David Campbell, a high school biology teacher from Jacksonville, Fla., explains teaching evolution to students whose faith teaches them otherwise. Cornell President Emeritus Hunter R. Rawlings will introduce him. At Lewis Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall, Cornell campus, at 4:45 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009 – "Teaching Evolution," a panel discussion teaching evolution in today's classroom. At Lewis Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall, Cornell campus, at 6 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009 – Charles Darwin's 200th Birthday.
Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009 - "Darwin and Religion," a lecture by Ross Brann, Cornell professor of Milton R. Konvitz Professor of Judeo-Islamic Studies and Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow, on evolution and religion, in Annabel Taylor Hall Auditorium, Cornell campus, 3 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009 - "Charles Darwin: Origins," a keynote lecture by Cornell President Emeritus Frank Rhodes, a paleontologist and Darwin historian, at Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall, Cornell campus, at 4:45 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009 - Opening Reception of "Charles Darwin: After the Origin," a joint exhibition between Cornell University Library and the Museum of the Earth at the Hirshland Exhibition Gallery, Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Level 2B, Carl A. Kroch Library, Cornell campus, at 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009 - Darwin Family Day at the Museum of the Earth, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. A day of fun and family friendly activities, with visits from the Cayuga Nature Center and the Rosamond Gifford Zoo, in honor of Charles Darwin's 200th Birthday and the opening of "Charles Darwin: After the Origin." Admission fee: $8 for adults, $5 for college students/seniors, $3 for youth, ages 4-17. Free for museum members.
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009 – A virtual tour of the Creation Museum, Petersburg, Kentucky, from the Jason Wiles at noon. Admission fee: $8 for adults, $5 for college students/seniors, $3 for youth, ages 4-17. Free for museum members.
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009 – "Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why it Matters,"
a lecture by Don Prothero, professor of geology at Occidental College, Los Angeles and a lecturer in geobiology at Cal Tech, Pasadena, Calif., at Room G-10, Biotech Building, Cornell campus, 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009 – Celebrate Darwin's Birthday with dessert and drinks, at the evening reception at the Museum of the Earth, 7 p.m. Festivities include a performance of
the short play, "Words, Words, Words." Tickets $10. Purchase tickets by calling 607.273.6623 x11, at any Darwin Days event, or at the door.
The Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) and its Museum of the Earth, along with Cornell University, celebrate the 200th birthday and lasting legacy of Charles Darwin from Feb. 7-14 with lectures, panel discussions, and a collaborative exhibition with the Division of Rare and
Manuscript Collections at Cornell University. This marks the fourth annual Ithaca Darwin Days celebration.
Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009 – "Maxwell's Equations and Darwin's Finches: Science, Faith and Evolution," a lecture by Sylvester J. Gates, the James S. Toll Professor and Director of the Center for String and Particle Theory at the University of Maryland. This is the second annual Robert and Mabel Beggs Lecture on Science, Spirituality and Society. At Sage Chapel, Cornell campus, at 7 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 9, 2009 – "Evolution and the Life Sciences," panel discussion on the role of
evolution in the life sciences, at Room G-10 Biotech Building, Cornell campus, at 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009 – "What's science got to do with it? When scientists talk nonsense about religion" a lecture by Massimo Pigliucci, professor of ecology and evolution, and of philosophy at Stony Brook University, at Corson Mudd Hall, Room A-106, Cornell campus, at 4:45 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009 – "Evolution and Race," a panel discussion on biological, social, political and ethical aspects of evolution, at Lewis Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall, Cornell campus, at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009 – "Teaching Evolution in the Public Schools," a lecture by David Campbell, a high school biology teacher from Jacksonville, Fla., explains teaching evolution to students whose faith teaches them otherwise. Cornell President Emeritus Hunter R. Rawlings will introduce him. At Lewis Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall, Cornell campus, at 4:45 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009 – "Teaching Evolution," a panel discussion teaching evolution in today's classroom. At Lewis Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall, Cornell campus, at 6 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009 – Charles Darwin's 200th Birthday.
Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009 - "Darwin and Religion," a lecture by Ross Brann, Cornell professor of Milton R. Konvitz Professor of Judeo-Islamic Studies and Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow, on evolution and religion, in Annabel Taylor Hall Auditorium, Cornell campus, 3 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009 - "Charles Darwin: Origins," a keynote lecture by Cornell President Emeritus Frank Rhodes, a paleontologist and Darwin historian, at Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall, Cornell campus, at 4:45 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009 - Opening Reception of "Charles Darwin: After the Origin," a joint exhibition between Cornell University Library and the Museum of the Earth at the Hirshland Exhibition Gallery, Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Level 2B, Carl A. Kroch Library, Cornell campus, at 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009 - Darwin Family Day at the Museum of the Earth, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. A day of fun and family friendly activities, with visits from the Cayuga Nature Center and the Rosamond Gifford Zoo, in honor of Charles Darwin's 200th Birthday and the opening of "Charles Darwin: After the Origin." Admission fee: $8 for adults, $5 for college students/seniors, $3 for youth, ages 4-17. Free for museum members.
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009 – A virtual tour of the Creation Museum, Petersburg, Kentucky, from the Jason Wiles at noon. Admission fee: $8 for adults, $5 for college students/seniors, $3 for youth, ages 4-17. Free for museum members.
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009 – "Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why it Matters,"
a lecture by Don Prothero, professor of geology at Occidental College, Los Angeles and a lecturer in geobiology at Cal Tech, Pasadena, Calif., at Room G-10, Biotech Building, Cornell campus, 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009 – Celebrate Darwin's Birthday with dessert and drinks, at the evening reception at the Museum of the Earth, 7 p.m. Festivities include a performance of
the short play, "Words, Words, Words." Tickets $10. Purchase tickets by calling 607.273.6623 x11, at any Darwin Days event, or at the door.
Puesto de trabajo en el Smithsonian Institution
Puesto de trabajo en el Department of Paleobiology del National Museum of Natural History. Smithsonian Institution de EE.UU.
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History seeks a paleobiologist to conduct an integrative, specimen-based research program in non-dinosaurian vertebrates. The successful candidate is expected to pursue creative studies of evolutionary and/or paleoecological patterns and processes using morphology, phylogenetics, biogeography, and/or biogeochemistry. Publication in peer-reviewed journals in specialty areas is expected, as is curation of appropriate collections, professional service to the scientific community, and educational outreach to the public in a manner commensurate with emerging leadership in the area of specialty.
The position is initially a 4-year appointment and will be filled at the GS-12 level. The museum’s authorized salary range for this position is $73,100$82,845 per year commensurate with experience. All candidates are encouraged to apply, including those whose academic status is ³All But Dissertation² (ABD), currently performing postdoctoral work, or engaged in early stages of their academic careers. Reference Announcement #09A-MS-294954-DEU-NMNH and specific application procedures at http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/ftva.asp?seeker=1&JobID=79171488 or www.sihr.si.edu. The announcement is open on February 6, 2009. Applications must be received by March 9, 2009 and must reference announcement number. This is an interdisciplinary position to be filled by either a Research Geologist or a Research Biologist, depending upon the applicant¹s primary discipline. All applications will be notified by email or phone when their application is received. U.S citizenship is required.
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History seeks a paleobiologist to conduct an integrative, specimen-based research program in non-dinosaurian vertebrates. The successful candidate is expected to pursue creative studies of evolutionary and/or paleoecological patterns and processes using morphology, phylogenetics, biogeography, and/or biogeochemistry. Publication in peer-reviewed journals in specialty areas is expected, as is curation of appropriate collections, professional service to the scientific community, and educational outreach to the public in a manner commensurate with emerging leadership in the area of specialty.
The position is initially a 4-year appointment and will be filled at the GS-12 level. The museum’s authorized salary range for this position is $73,100$82,845 per year commensurate with experience. All candidates are encouraged to apply, including those whose academic status is ³All But Dissertation² (ABD), currently performing postdoctoral work, or engaged in early stages of their academic careers. Reference Announcement #09A-MS-294954-DEU-NMNH and specific application procedures at http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/ftva.asp?seeker=1&JobID=79171488 or www.sihr.si.edu. The announcement is open on February 6, 2009. Applications must be received by March 9, 2009 and must reference announcement number. This is an interdisciplinary position to be filled by either a Research Geologist or a Research Biologist, depending upon the applicant¹s primary discipline. All applications will be notified by email or phone when their application is received. U.S citizenship is required.
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