{"id":1600,"date":"2026-02-08T13:06:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T19:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/kansascity\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=1600"},"modified":"2026-03-01T12:59:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T18:59:54","slug":"the-science-of-shakespeare","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/kansascity\/event\/the-science-of-shakespeare\/","title":{"rendered":"The Science of Shakespeare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Dan Falk, award-winning author of The Science of Shakespeare: A New Look at the Playwright’s Universe<\/em>, joins Dr. Eric Dorfman, President of the Linda Hall Library, for a lively conversation on the connections between the famous playwright and the beginnings of the Scientific Revolution\u2014and how, together, they changed the world forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

William Shakespeare lived at a remarkable time\u2015a period we now recognize as the first phase of the Scientific Revolution. New ideas were transforming Western thought, the medieval was giving way to the modern, and the work of a few key figures hinted at the brave new world to come: the methodical and rational Galileo, the skeptical Montaigne, and\u2015as Falk convincingly argues\u2015Shakespeare, who observed human nature just as intently as the astronomers who studied the night sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ESU members and Friends of ESU are invited to attend this fascinating free lecture at Linda Hall Library either in-person or virtually. Note: in-person registration begins February 12 at 9:00 am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When:<\/strong> Thursday, March 26, 2026, at 7:00 PM CT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where:<\/strong> Linda Hall Library, 5109 Cherry St., Kansas City, MO<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets:<\/strong> Free lecture but registration required. Registration opens on February 12, 2026 at 9:00 AM CT. Click this link on February 12<\/a> to register for the in-person lecture. In-person registrations cannot be made before February 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virtual Lecture:<\/strong> If you prefer to watch this program virtually via Zoom, you may register now. Please click here<\/a> to register for the virtual program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parking:<\/strong> Free parking at the library<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Dan Falk<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dan Falk is a journalist and author with a particular interest in science, especially physics and astronomy. His freelance writing credits include Smithsonian<\/em>, New Scientist<\/em>, Scientific American<\/em>, Astronomy<\/em>, and many other publications. The Science of Shakespeare<\/em> is his third book; his two previous books are In Search of Time<\/em> and Universe on a T-Shirt<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Toronto native is a regular contributor to Canadian public radio, and he has won several international awards for his radio documentaries. He also hosts a podcast called BookLab, which reviews popular science books. Falk was a 2011-12 Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Eric Dorfman, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Dorfman is the President of Linda Hall Library. He is the author of several popular books on New Zealand natural history and climate change, as well as scholarly papers on museum education, public programming, Egyptology, and the ecology of wetland birds. His most recent book, The Future of Natural History Museums<\/em>, is currently being translated into Chinese and Japanese. He earned a doctorate at the University of Sydney on scale-dependent habitat use of waterbirds in eastern and central Australia. Prior to his current position, Dr. Dorfman was CEO of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and a Research Professor at North Carolina State University<\/p>\n\n\n

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