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Dangerous, Smelly, and Covered in Dirt: The Future of Humans in Space
Apr 9, 2022
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Macbride Hall, Macbride Auditorium
15-37 East Jefferson Street, Iowa City, IA 52240
Dr. Kelly Weinersmith is a scientist and author. An adjunct assistant professor at Rice University, she studies behavioral manipulation of animal hosts by their parasites. She has worked on systems that infect the brains of fish, and wasps that control the behavior of other wasps before eating them. Dr. Weinersmith and her partner, the cartoonist Zach Weinersmith, coauthored the New York Times bestselling book Soonish.
This talk is part of the 2022 Iowa City Darwin Day Science Fest. All events are free and open to the public.
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