Cultural anthropologist Melvin J. Konner of Emory University will\u00a0 deliver the Charles H. Townes Lecture on Faith and Reason Tuesday, March 20 at 7 p.m. in Shaw Hall of the Melvin and Dollie Younts Conference Center on the Furman University campus.<\/p>\n
Dr. Konner\u2019s CLP talk, \u201cFaith: A Scientific Defense,\u201d is free and open to the public. A book signing and reception will follow Konner\u2019s remarks.<\/p>\n
Konner will also speak earlier March 20 at a luncheon presentation in the Birmingham Room of Younts Conference Center. His 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. talk, \u201cThe Tangled Wing: Biological Constraints on the Human Spirit,\u201d is free and open to the public by reservation on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservations are requested by Tuesday, March 13 (call 864-294-3777 or email RSVP@furman.edu<\/a>).<\/p>\n Konner is the Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor in the Department of Anthropology, and the Program in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology at Emory, and is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.<\/p>\n Konner received his B.A. in Anthropology from Brooklyn College and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Biological Anthropology from Harvard University. He also holds an M.D. from Harvard Medical School.<\/p>\n Konner was a faculty member in the Department of Anthropology at Harvard before moving to Emory where he served as chair for several years. In addition to these academic positions, Konner has also served as a trustee for the Russell Sage Foundation and a fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, and the Foundation\u2019s Fund for Research in Psychiatry.<\/p>\n Konner is the author, co-author or editor of numerous books, including \u201cThe Tangled Wing: Biological Constraints on the Human Spirit,\u201d \u201cWomen After All: Sex, Evolution, and the End of Male Supremacy,\u201d \u201cWhy the Reckless Survive, And Other Secrets of Human Nature\u201d and \u201cThe Evolution of Childhood: Relationships, Emotion, Mind.\u201d<\/p>\n In addition to these academic publications, his work has frequently appeared in public outlets. He has been a regular contributor to the \u201cMind and Matter\u201d column of The Wall Street Journal Weekend Review, The New York Times op-ed page, the \u201cBody and Mind\u201d column of The New York Times Magazine, and the column \u201cOn Human Nature\u201d for The Sciences. He has written for Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, The American Prospect, M.D., Psychology Today, Omni, Ms. and other publications. His scientific writings have appeared in Science, Nature, The New England Journal of Medicine, Child Development, Human Nature and other journals.<\/p>\n For more information, contact the Furman News and Media Relations office at 864-294-3107.<\/p>\n