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Neilly Series Lecture: Fred Guterl '81
"The Fate of the Species: Why the Human Race May
Cause Its Own Extinction and How We Can Stop It"
Rush Rhees Library, Hawkins-Carlson Room
February 25, 2015 7:00pm to 8:00pm
“The sixth ‘mass extinction event’ in the history of planet Earth is
currently under way, with over two hundred species dying off
every day. Will Homo sapiens be next—a victim of its own
success? Humans dominate the Earth, and as our population
approaches nine billion, we are more densely packed, more
interconnected–and more vulnerable to disease, natural disaster,
or technological crisis–than ever before.”
In The Fate of the Species, Fred Guterl offers “a riveting and
necessary thought experiment–not merely a scary story, but a
fresh perspective on the world we have reshaped through our
ingenuity, for better and worse.”
Guterl is the executive editor of Scientific American and has been
writing about science for more than 25 years. His narrative
in Discover, "Riddles in the Sand,” won the Journalism Award from
the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The
Overseas Press Club honored his Newsweek article, "The Wasteland," for environmental writing. Guterl
led Scientific American to a General Excellence Award from the National Society of Magazine Editors in 2011 for
the first time in its 169-year history. Formerly deputy editor at Newsweek International and an editor
of Discover and IEEE Spectrum, he has also worked as a foreign correspondent based in London, England. He has
appeared on CNN, Charlie Rose, The Today Show, and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to discuss popular issues
in science.
Guterl holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Rochester, and has taught science
writing at Princeton University. He lives in the New York City area.
He will be introduced by Adam Frank, professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
The lecture is free and open to the public. Reserved parking is available in the Library Lot.
The Neilly Series is supported by the Andrew H. and Janet Dayton Neilly Endowment and the River Campus
Libraries at the University of Rochester. The view the full series schedule, click here.
For more information, please call 585-275-4461.
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<p class="p1">“The sixth ‘mass extinction event’ in the history of planet Earth is currently under way, with over two hundred species dying off every day. Will <em>Homo sapiens</em> be next—a victim of its own success? Humans dominate the Earth, and as our population approaches nine billion, we are more densely packed, more interconnected–and more vulnerable to disease, natural disaster, or technological crisis–than ever before.” </p>
<p class="p3">In <em><a href="http://bit.ly/fateofthespeciesbloomsbury" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Fate of the Species</a></em>, Fred Guterl<em> </em>'81<em> </em>offers “a riveting and necessary thought experiment–not merely a scary story, but a fresh perspective on the world we have reshaped through our ingenuity, for better and worse.”</p>
<p>Guterl is the executive editor of <em>Scientific American</em> and has been writing about science for more than 25 years. His narrative in <em>Discover</em>, "Riddles in the Sand,” won the Journalism Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The Overseas Press Club honored his <em>Newsweek</em> article, "The Wasteland," for environmental writing. Guterl led <em>Scientific American </em>to a General Excellence Award from the National Society of Magazine Editors in 2011 for the first time in its 169-year history. Formerly deputy editor at <em>Newsweek International</em> and an editor of <em>Discover</em> and <em>IEEE Spectrum, </em>he has also worked as a foreign correspondent based in London, England. He has appeared on CNN, <em>Charlie Rose</em>, <em>TODAY</em>, and <em>The Daily Show with Jon Stewart</em> to discuss popular issues in science.</p>
<p>Guterl holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Rochester, and has taught science writing at Princeton University. He lives in the New York City area.</p>
<p>He was introduced by <a href="http://bit.ly/adamfrankur" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Adam Frank</a>, professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy.</p>
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