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DESCRIPTION:Award-winning author Richard Conniff will speak at 4:30 p.m. 
 and 7 p.m. on Feb. 26 in the Kaleidoscope Performing Arts Center&rsquo\;
 s Lenfest Theater. The event is free and open to the public.\nA  science
  writer and National Public Radio commentator\, Conniff will tell  the s
 tory of the bold and colorful adventurers who risked death to  discover 
 strange life forms in the farthest corners of planet Earth. He  will dis
 cuss daredevil species seekers\, ranging from Carl Linnaeus\, the  fathe
 r of modern taxonomy\, and Thomas Jefferson\, who laid out mastodon  bon
 es on the White House floor\, to the Harvard anatomist who helped  intro
 duce the world to the most spectacular species discovery of the  ninetee
 nth century.\nConniff&rsquo\;s The Species Seekers: Heroes\, Fools\, and
  the Mad Pursuit of Life on Earth is "a swashbuckling romp" that "brilli
 antly evokes that just-before Darwin era" (BBC Focus) and "an enduring s
 tory bursting at the seams with intriguing\, fantastical and disturbing 
 anecdotes" (New Scientist).&nbsp\; There will be a book signing after th
 e talk.
URL:http://limerick.patch.com/events/award-winning-author-and-npr-comment
 ator-richard-conniff-to-speak-at-ursinus-college-82deea76
SUMMARY:Award-winning Author and NPR Commentator Richard Conniff to Speak
  at Ursinus College
LOCATION:601 E Main St\, Collegeville\, PA 19426: 601 E Main St\, College
 ville\, PA
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