J.T. Scopes Lectures
The J.T. Scopes Lecture is named after , the Tennessee science teacher involved in the infamous 鈥溾 who was charged and convicted for teaching evolution in a Dayton, TN high school in 1925. The 鈥淛. T. Scopes Lecture鈥 series aims to highlight the work of high-profile scientists that speak truth to power and defend science. This distinguished lecture series was launched in 2022.
Our next Scopes Lecture will be March 2027 from .
Find a list of our previous J. T. Scopes Lectures here:
| Speaker | Institution | Date | Topic | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Berkeley | 2026 03/18 | From Silent Spring to Silent Night: Pesticides, Amphibians, and Environmental Justice in the Anthropocene (placeholder title) | Press Release | |
| Dickinson College | 2025 02/25 | Evolution and Religion in the Law | Press Release Coming Soon | |
| University of Washington | 2024 03/06 | Information foraging in a social media world | Press Release | |
| Harvard University | 2023 03/29 | Exploring bird diversity through genomics, museums and a two-wheeled cross-country adventure | Press Release | |
| Independent Investigator | 2022 03/02 | The Dark Side of Science: Misconduct in Biomedical Research |