leading researchers and thinkers and conversation with the museum director and paleontologist kirk johnson many of you have joined us in his engaging conversations between kirk and speakers or guests like evolutionary biologist wasn't, journalist eddie young, science exchange director and merchant, philanthropist david rubenstein and most recently, president of the university of maryland baltimore college, freeman -. this spring will feature florence williams as she explores the science of awe -- i would like to thank -- before we get started i would like to take a moment and encourage you to complete and turn in surveys. we learn a lot from your input. and we use the information to develop our programming. thank you in advance. also, please remember to turn off cell phones. now i would like to introduce our featured guest, doctor david grinspoon. david is an honest-to-goodness esther biologist. a prize-winning author. his latest book "earth in human hands" explores a transformative role that humans have played in this. now known as the "anthropocene" and provides solutions for better stew

leading researchers and thinkers in conversation with the museum's director and paleontologist kirk johnson. many of you have already joined us for these engaging conversation between kirk and speakers or guests like evolutionary biologist e.o. wilson, journalist ed young, science exchange director ann merchant, philanthropist dade rubenstein -- david rubenstein and president of the university of maryland-baltimore college. our final evening program of this season will take place later this spring and will feature florence williams as she explores the science of awe and the important role that nature plays in our everyday or lives. at this point, i'd like to thank david rubenstein not only for participating in the series, but for making this series possible. thanks to his generous gift, we're able to host tonight's conversation and continue our public engagement programming. before we get started, i'd like to take a moment to encourage you to complete and turn in your surveys. we learn a lot from your input, and we use the information to develop our programming. so thank you in advance. als