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Academy of Reason & Wonder: Inquiry No. 1 – Life Without Us
February 11, 2018 @ 11:30 am - 2:00 pm PST
We are excited for our first event of 2018, and we hope you can join us! Featuring lectures by Jed Dunkerley, Kirsten Anderson, and ambient creature projections by Janet Galore.
The Academy of Reason & Wonder:
Inquiry No. 1
Life Without Us
The Academy of Reason & Wonder is a lecture series that seeks to fan the flames of inspiration to generate positive energy in ourselves, our communities, and, by extension, our world. It brings people together to educate, inspire, and encourage the pursuit of reason. Ignite your own curiosity and wonder through personal perspectives on topics such as history, science, language, philosophy, music theory, or wonders of the natural world.
7:30p – 10:30p, Sunday February 11 2018
The Grocery
3001 21st Ave S, Seattle 98144
Doors at 7:00p
Sliding scale donation $5 – $20
Proceeds go to speakers, artists, and supporting this series.
Limited seating – reserve your tickets here:
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7:30pm Kirsten Anderson
Wonderful Weirdies
We think we are generally well versed in the types of exotic animals that co-populate this planet… tigers, rhinos, pangolins… but there is a vast world of much lesser known creatures no less fascinating and often quite a bit more wonderfully bizarre out there! This mini-lecture/slideshow joyously opens a window onto some of the strangest animals currently living on Planet Earth that you’ve probably never heard of…yet!
8:00pm Jed Dunkerley
Nietzsche Among the Dinosaurs: How Animals that Died in the Mesozoic Era Can Help Us Live in the Present
Jed Dunkerley gives a primer in current paleontological research from the Mesozoic Era, the history of our understanding of the geologic timescale, and the fossilization process, while marveling at how DNA is a creative force in the universe, and how thinking about “deep time” can create a spectacular perspective to help soothe nagging existential questions in these strange modern times.
8:30 – 10:30pm
Please stay for formal Q & A with Jed and Kirsten, as well as informal discussion, conversation, and mingling among ambient projections of live micro creatures by Janet Galore.
About the presenters
Kirsten Anderson is best known as the founder of Roq La Rue Gallery in Seattle. She is also runs a non-profit dedicated to supporting wildlife called “Creatura Wildlife Projects” and recently opened a gallery/boutique called “Creatura House” where she blends her love of the science and mystery of natural world with the enigma and mystery of the art world.www.creaturawild.org, www.creatura.house
Jed Dunkerley is a painter, songwriter, and performer whose research into subject matter for those practices springs from his personal interests in ecology, architecture, urban planning, technology, and natural history. Additionally, he’s a full-time art teacher at Franklin High School since 2004.https://
Janet Galore is an interdisciplinary artist and designer with equal love for art and science. An incurable generalist with a start in pure mathematics, she has been designing for emerging technologies for over 20 years. She and her husband Demi Raven host art and community activities at their space, The Grocery. http://
The Academy of Reason & Wonder occurs on a nearly monthly basis at The Grocery, a creative space on North Beacon Hill. Sign up to be notified of future events: https://tinyurl.com/
