J.T. Scopes Lectures
The J.T. Scopes Lecture is named after John T. Scopes, the Tennessee science teacher involved in the infamous “Scopes Monkey Trial” who was charged and convicted for teaching evolution in a Dayton, TN high school in 1925. The “J. T. Scopes Lecture” series aims to highlight the work of high-profile scientists that speak truth to power and defend science. This distinguished lecture series was launched in 2022.
Our next Scopes Lecture will be March 2027 from Brandon Ogbunu.
Find a list of our previous J. T. Scopes Lectures here:
| Speaker | Institution | Date | Topic | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone B. Hayes | University of California, Berkeley | 2026 03/18 | From Silent Spring to Silent Night: Pesticides, Amphibians, and Environmental Justice in the Anthropocene (placeholder title) | Press Release |
| Judge John E. Jones III | Dickinson College | 2025 02/25 | Evolution and Religion in the Law | Press Release Coming Soon |
| Carl Bergstrom | University of Washington | 2024 03/06 | Information foraging in a social media world | Press Release |
| Scott Edwards | Harvard University | 2023 03/29 | Exploring bird diversity through genomics, museums and a two-wheeled cross-country adventure | Press Release |
| Elisabeth Bik | Independent Investigator | 2022 03/02 | The Dark Side of Science: Misconduct in Biomedical Research | Press Release |