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The Experimental Man Experimental Man Event Web site Date Posted: Saturday, April 04, 2009 Topic: International bestselling author and journalist David Ewing Duncan’s “The Experimental Man Road Show” makes a stop at Lakeland, April 30
If you could, would you want to know how long you had to live?
International bestselling author and journalist David Ewing Duncan brings his “Experimental Man Road Show” to the Cleveland area on Thursday, April 30.
In his new book, "Experimental Man" (Wiley, March 2009), Duncan explores cutting-edge technologies in personalized medicine by submitting himself as the “guinea pig.” He chronicles his personalized investigation, examining his genes, environment, brain, and body. Through this process, Duncan receives startling news about his own potential longevity in a first-time-ever test that prompts a basic philosophical question: Do we really want to know so much about ourselves?
The Experimental Man (experimentalman.com) is a joint project of the Center for Life Science Policy at the University of California, Berkeley. Duncan has been a special correspondent and producer for ABC's "Nightline" and "20/20", and a producer for Discovery Television. He is a correspondent for "NOVA" on PBS, and has written for WIRED, Discover, Harper's Magazine, Atlantic Monthly, and Life, among others.
“David will be a wonderful educational asset as we engage our local students in STEM (Science-Technology-Engineering-Mathematics) studies and our entire community in the business, civic, economic, and personal opportunities available through biotechnology,” said event manager Karen Royer, who is also the biotech education coordinator at Lakeland Community College. “This year marks the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of his book The Origin of Species. We are excited to celebrate the science of evolution (Darwin) alongside the biotech revolution (Duncan) in 2009 - The Year of Science.”
Described as one of the “best explainers” of all time by television journalist Hugh Downs, Duncan is the bestselling author of "Masterminds-Genius, DNA and the Quest to Rewrite Life," and "Calendar." Duncan is also known for his work as chief correspondent of NPR Talk’s "Biotech Nation."
Event Schedule for Thursday, April 30
Education Webcast
Mentor School Fine Arts Center
9 – 10 a.m. Presentation at Mentor School’s Fine Arts Center, which will be available as a Webcast on WVIZ ideastream. An educator at heart, Duncan will engage the interest of a future generation of scientists.
Public Forum
The City Club of Cleveland
12 p.m. David Ewing Duncan will join the ranks of distinguished individuals, such as Franklin D. Roosevelt to Rosa Parks, who have presented at The City Club of Cleveland, our nation’s oldest citadel of free speech. Duncan will engage attendees at a public forum luncheon, followed by a book signing. He will be interviewed by local bioscience expert Dr. Marc-Francois Pelletier, chief science officer of Aeromics, LLC, and host of TWiT TV’s Futures in Biotech. Pelletier and Elizabeth Sump, executive director of the Clinical Tissue Engineering Center, will also join Duncan in speaking. The presentation will be followed by a half-hour discussion period. Prices for The City Club of Cleveland presentation are:
Table of 8 (Corporate) $280
Table of 8 (Non-profit) $200
Table of 10 (Corporate) $350
Table of 10 (Non-profit) $250
To register, visit cityclub.org, or call 888-223-6786, or 216-621-0082.
Community Presentation
7 p.m. Free Community Presentation at Lakeland Community College Performing Arts Center, 7700 Clocktower Drive, Kirtland, OH, 44094, with bestselling author and journalist, David Ewing Duncan, in conjunction with The Great Lakes Lecture Series, followed by a book signing of his latest work Experimental Man: What one man's body reveals about his future, your health, and our toxic world (Wiley, March 2009).
For more information, contact Karen Royer at 440-525-7514, or Mark Guizlo at 440-525-7251.
David Ewing Duncan and his Experimental Man Project are a presentation of the Lakeland Community College Biotechnology Science Department and The Great Lakes Lecture Series.
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