Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street. $5.
Jesse Bering, “the Hunter S. Thompson of science writing,” travels a bold and captivating path through some of the most taboo issues related to evolution and human behavior. In his book Why is the Penis Shaped Like That?, Bering explores the history of cannibalism, the neurology of people who are sexually attracted to animals, what it feels like to want to kill yourself, the evolution of human body fluids, and serious questions about life and death.
Science: Jesse Bering: Of Penises and Suicides
Monday, July 16, 2012, 7:30 – 9:00pm
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street. $5.
Jesse Bering, “the Hunter S. Thompson of science writing,” travels a bold and captivating path through some of the most taboo issues related to evolution and human behavior. In his book Why is the Penis Shaped Like That?, Bering explores the history of cannibalism, the neurology of people who are sexually attracted to animals, what it feels like to want to kill yourself, the evolution of human body fluids, and serious questions about life and death.