In this Learning in Informal Settings talk on April 3, David George Haskell will describe how he integrates contemplative, literary and scientific studies of the natural world.
What might we learn by paying repeated attention to very small parts of our neighborhoods or forests? Haskell has explored this question by returning again and again to the same one-square-meter of old growth forest in Tennessee, then by repeatedly visiting individual trees in locations around the world.
Who: Open to the public
What: Learning in Informal Settings Seminar: Dr. David Haskell
When: Tuesday, April 3, 7–8 p.m.
Where: Old Main
These explorations reveal the biological connections that sustain all life, in places as diverse as cities (Manhattan, Denver, Jerusalem), forests (in the Amazon, Rockies and boreal) and areas on the front lines of environmental change (eroding coastlines, burned mountainsides and conflict zones). In each place, Haskell shows how human history, ecology and well-being are intimately intertwined with the lives of forests and trees.
In a world beset by barriers, Haskell reminds us that life’s substance and beauty emerge from relationship and interdependence.
Learning in Informal Settings is co-sponsored by the School of Education and Museum of Natural History. Recognizing that the average American will spend 95 percent of their time outside of the classroom, the lecture series focuses on the science of non-formal teaching and learning and the important roles of non-formal learning in the lives of individuals and communities.
