Elephants Are Just Like Us: Lessons Learned

Tuesday, April 3, 2018
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
(Pacific)

Stanford Center at Peking University
The Lee Jung Sen Building
Langrun Yuan
Peking University
No.5 Yiheyuan Road
Haidian District
Beijing, P.R.China 100871

Tel: +86.10.6274.4170

 

Speaker: 
  • Caitlin O’Connell-Rodwell
In a species that has so many similarities to humans both physically and psychologically, Professor O’Connell-Rodwell will share striking parallels between elephants and humans and touch on lessons learned for conservation and human medicine.

Caitlin O’Connell-Rodwell is an adjunct professor in otolaryngology, head & neck surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine and a world-renowned expert on elephants. She has dedicated the past 25 years of her research career studying elephant communication and how their societies are constructed and maintained. An accomplished author of works ranging from children’s books to non-fiction to photography to novels, are all centered around elephants.
Her essays have appeared in a number of popular magazines, including Smithsonian Magazine, The Writer and Africa Geographic. Dr. O’Connell-Rodwell is the co-founder and CEO of the nonprofit organization Utopia Scientific dedicated to research and science education. She has taught Science Writing for Stanford University and The New York Times Knowledge Network. She and her husband have a production company, Triple Helix Productions, where they develop and produce entertaining science narratives for a popular audience. Information about her books can be found at http://www.caitlineoconnell.com.
 
To register, please visit: https://www.eventbank.cn/event/15197
 
Adjunct Professor in Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery