David Grinspoon to Partake in Feb. 28 Panel Discussion; First Public Event as NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology—Dispatch February 26, 2013
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Thursday, February 28 marks the first public event at the Library of Congress for David Grinspoon as the NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology at The John W. Kluge Center.
The Astrobiology Chair is a joint project between the NASA Astrobiology Institute and the Kluge Center. In April 2012, David H. Grinspoon, curator of astrobiology at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, was named the inaugural chair holder. He began his residency on November 1, researching the Earth’s history from an interplanetary context in order to illuminate the planet’s current geological situation.
Grinspoon will participate in this Thursday’s noontime panel discussion on the environment hosted by the Kluge Center at the Library. The panel convenes three scholars from different disciplines to discuss human perspectives on the environment and the moral implications of those views. How do our differing perspectives on nature impact our behavior? Grinspoon will bring an interplanetary perspective to the discussion, which will be moderated by Kluge Center Director Carolyn T. Brown. Other panelists include environmental historian Jean-Francois Mouhot, and researcher Matthias Klestil, who studies the environmental consciousness in African-American literature.
For more details on the panelists and the event, read the press release at: http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2013/13-027.html. The event is free and open to the public.
What: “The Evolving Moral Landscape: Perspectives on the Environment – Literary, Historical and Interplanetary” a panel discussion hosted by The John W. Kluge Center.
When: Thursday, February 28th at 12 p.m.
Where: Whittall Pavilion, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress.
Directions and maps: http://www.loc.gov/visit/directions
The John W. Kluge Center was established at the Library of Congress in 2000 to foster a mutually enriching relationship between the world of ideas and the world of action, between scholars and political leaders. The Center attracts outstanding scholarly figures to Washington, D.C., facilitates their access to the Library’s remarkable collections, and helps them engage in conversation with members of the U.S. Congress and the public. Learn more at: http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/.
The Astrobiology Chair is a joint project between the NASA Astrobiology Institute and the Kluge Center. In April 2012, David H. Grinspoon, curator of astrobiology at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, was named the inaugural chair holder. He began his residency on November 1, researching the Earth’s history from an interplanetary context in order to illuminate the planet’s current geological situation.
Grinspoon will participate in this Thursday’s noontime panel discussion on the environment hosted by the Kluge Center at the Library. The panel convenes three scholars from different disciplines to discuss human perspectives on the environment and the moral implications of those views. How do our differing perspectives on nature impact our behavior? Grinspoon will bring an interplanetary perspective to the discussion, which will be moderated by Kluge Center Director Carolyn T. Brown. Other panelists include environmental historian Jean-Francois Mouhot, and researcher Matthias Klestil, who studies the environmental consciousness in African-American literature.
For more details on the panelists and the event, read the press release at: http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2013/13-027.html. The event is free and open to the public.
What: “The Evolving Moral Landscape: Perspectives on the Environment – Literary, Historical and Interplanetary” a panel discussion hosted by The John W. Kluge Center.
When: Thursday, February 28th at 12 p.m.
Where: Whittall Pavilion, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress.
Directions and maps: http://www.loc.gov/visit/directions
The John W. Kluge Center was established at the Library of Congress in 2000 to foster a mutually enriching relationship between the world of ideas and the world of action, between scholars and political leaders. The Center attracts outstanding scholarly figures to Washington, D.C., facilitates their access to the Library’s remarkable collections, and helps them engage in conversation with members of the U.S. Congress and the public. Learn more at: http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/.
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