Inspired by the 200th anniversary of Darwin’s birth,  the Bookworm celebrate the importance of great ideas, and the role of science in shaping the way we view the world, and schedule a series of talks -"Evolve: Dinosaurs, Darwin & Discovery". Dr. Xingxu  and Ya-mei Hou from IVPP were invited to give a talk on "Origin of Birds"（Sunday 20th September 7:30pm ）and "Evolutionary View on Tools, Diet and Belief"（Wednesday 23rd September 7:30pm ）respectively.

 

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Dr. Xu has conducted fieldwork in all the major dinosaur localities in China as well as the Gobi desert in Mongolia. He has named more than 30 new dinosaur species, among them the four-winged Microraptor and the buck-toothed Incisivosaurus. His works on the origin and early evolution of feathers and of bird flight are among the most significant contributions in these fields. He has published over 70 peer-reviewed papers, many of which are in journals of high profile such as Nature. He is a professor at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IVPP). Dr. Xu received a B.S. in paleontology from Peking University in 1992 and a Ph.D. in paleontology from the IVPP in 2002.

 

Hou Yamei is a Research Professor at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. She specializes in lithic tool use by early humans, conducting much of her research ‘in the field’ at various site across China. Hou is a Member of UNESCO’s Executive Committee of the Union Internationale des Sciences Prehistoriques et Protohistoriques. In 2004 she was recognized as one of four winners of China’s first Award for Young Women in Science. She has served as the Associate Editor of the ‘Journal of Human Evolution’, and worked on joint projects with teams from America, Slovenia, France and India.

 

 

 

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