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Charles Darwin Turns 201

On February 9, 2010, we celebrate Charles Darwin's birthday (February 12) early.

Birthday Cake for Darwin
Join us for the second annual Birthday Cake for Darwin. Bring in an evolution-themed cake for the chance to win prizes. For inspriation, see photos from last year.
When: judging at 4pm, setup from 2pm on
Where: the Beaty Biodiversity Centre Lounge (map)

The Life and Times of Charles Darwin
Dr. Greg Bole tells us more about the man behind the idea. We'll see if we can't manage a birthday surprise for the guest of honour while we have him.
When: 7pm
Where: Aquatic Ecosystems Research Labs Auditorium
adjacent to the Beaty Biodiversity Centre (map)

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Greg Bole is a Biology Instructor at the University of British Columbia and recpient of the 2007/08 Faculty of Science Killam Prize for Excellence in Teaching. His Ph.D. is in Ecology and Evolution from the University of Stony Brook, NY for work on sexual selection and speciation in fireflies. Bole also has an interest in acting and has been portraying a young Charles Darwin for the past four years to classes and conferences in a wide variety of locations.

Dr. Greg Bole, as Charles Darwin, reads from the beginning of The Voyage of the Beagle.

Dr. Greg Bole, as Charles Darwin, reads the final passage from On the Origin of Species.