/beatty/taxonomy/term/599/all en /beatty/article/conal-creedon-and-eske-willerslev Irish author, playwright, and filmmaker Cónal Creedon and Danish evolutionary biologist Eske Willerslev Mon, 04 Nov 2024 21:31:06 +0000 Beatty Lecture Archive 1992 at /beatty /beatty/article/steven-pinker-2020 Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, linguist and notable McGill alumnus. Wed, 28 Oct 2020 22:01:48 +0000 Beatty Lecture Archive 1173 at /beatty /beatty/digital-archive/past-lectures/jane-goodall-2019 Only repeat Beatty lecturer, internationally acclaimed English advocate for nature conservation. Mon, 30 Sep 2019 15:01:49 +0000 Beatty Lecture Archive 1074 at /beatty /beatty/digital-archive/past-lectures/karl-deisseroth-2014 American psychiatrist and bioengineer whose work has revolutionized the study of the brain and field of neuroscience. Tue, 03 Sep 2019 16:12:47 +0000 Beatty Lecture Archive 1044 at /beatty /beatty/digital-archive/past-lectures/marc-tessier-lavigne-2009 Canadian neuroscientist, biotechnology executive and academic leader who is the past president of Stanford University. Tue, 03 Sep 2019 16:07:29 +0000 Beatty Lecture Archive 1039 at /beatty /beatty/digital-archive/past-lectures/john-madox-2002 English educator, author and editor of the prestigious scientific publications Nature, a role he held for over twenty years. Tue, 17 Sep 2019 18:43:29 +0000 Beatty Lecture Archive 1071 at /beatty /beatty/digital-archive/past-lectures/steven-mithen-1999 Archaeologist with an expertise in the behaviour of prehistoric hunter-gatherers and the evolution of mind, intelligence and language. Mon, 16 Sep 2019 14:41:43 +0000 Beatty Lecture Archive 1067 at /beatty /beatty/digital-archive/past-lectures/paul-ewald-1999 American evolutionary biologist who linked common diseases of unknown origin to chronic low-level infections from viruses, bacteria or protozoa. Mon, 16 Sep 2019 13:53:27 +0000 Beatty Lecture Archive 1066 at /beatty /beatty/digital-archive/past-lectures/carl-djerassi-1999 Austrian chemist known as the "Father of the Pill" for his role in the development of the first birth control pill. Tue, 03 Sep 2019 15:51:22 +0000 Beatty Lecture Archive 1025 at /beatty /beatty/digital-archive/past-lectures/john-horgan-1997 American science journalist and author who is best known for his book "The End of Science" Tue, 03 Sep 2019 15:47:20 +0000 Beatty Lecture Archive 1021 at /beatty /beatty/digital-archive/past-lectures/roger-schank-1996 American pioneer of artificial intelligence and cognitive psychology and leading educational reformer, and entrepreneur. Tue, 03 Sep 2019 15:45:23 +0000 Beatty Lecture Archive 1019 at /beatty /beatty/digital-archive/past-lectures/yves-coppens-1995 French anthropologist known for his studies of ancient hominids and co-discoverer of the fossil known as "Lucy". Tue, 03 Sep 2019 15:44:28 +0000 Beatty Lecture Archive 1018 at /beatty /beatty/digital-archive/past-lectures/rudolph-marcus-1994 Canadian-born chemist who received the Nobel Prize for his work on the theory of electron-transfer reactions. Tue, 03 Sep 2019 15:35:51 +0000 Beatty Lecture Archive 1013 at /beatty /beatty/digital-archive/past-lectures/yang-chen-ning-1991 Nobel Prize winning Chinese theoretical physicist and founder of the Institute for Theoretical Physics. Tue, 03 Sep 2019 15:24:45 +0000 Beatty Lecture Archive 1005 at /beatty /beatty/digital-archive/past-lectures/francis-bretheron American mathematician, environmental lobbyist and professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences. Fri, 23 Aug 2019 23:24:22 +0000 Beatty Lecture Archive 1004 at /beatty