Aha! Discoveries of Life and Learning (DRAKE HALL)
OSHR 8016The conflict between knowledge and folklore has been and remains quite the battlefield. The discovery that germs trigger disease threatened the credibility of aristocratic doctors bound to the folklore of miasma, and they used their social standing to suppress and even punish those who challenged them. Many people still cling to folkloric beliefs about vaccinations. In other arenas, knowledge challenged folkloric beliefs about animal behavior and opened doors to concepts of relatedness. This class will examine fundamental discoveries about life and explain how these great discoveries forever changed humanity.
Kevin Cook has worked full-time as a self-employed writer-naturalist since earning his biology and wildlife biology degrees from Western State College and CSU. As a lifelong naturalist, Kevin has explored Colorado to experience its wildlife firsthand and has spent his entire adult life addressing issues between people and the natural world. Kevin writes natural history columns for newspapers and magazines, edits technical articles for scientific publications, leads wildlife observation tours, teaches various wildlife classes, and presents monthly wildlife lectures at several Colorado venues.
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