Origins 5th Anniversary events

Origins 5th Anniversary events April 4-6, 2014 The Phoenician Resort Sponsors: The Smart Family Foundation, The Institute of Human Origins, Scorpio Rising Fund, Elaine Lipinski Foundation, Enhanced Education All events held at The Phoenician Resort unless otherwise noted 1:00pm Welcome Lunch in II Terrazzo, The Phoenician • Vegetarian and meat options will be available at all meals 2:00pm Violence Session 1: The Deep Roots of Violence, Estrella Theatre • Michael Wilson • Richard Wrangham • Polly Wiessner • Rob Boyd • Azar Gat 3:45pm Coffee break 4:15pm Violence Session 2: Violent Crime, Estrella Theatre • Adrian Raine • David Courtwright • Manuel Eisner 5:15pm-5:30pm Discussion 6:15pm Travel to Desert Botanical Gardens for Gala Reception and Dinner • Please meet in the lobby of The Phoenician at 6:10pm. The bus will leave at 6:15pm 6:30pm Reception and guided tours of the garden including Chihuly in the Garden, Desert Botanical Garden Terrace 8-10:00pm Gala Dinner, Desert Botanical Gardens, Binns Wildflower Pavilion 10:15pm Travel to The Phoenician • Please meet at the entrance of the Desert Botanical Garden at 10:10pm. The bus will leave at 10:15pm Last updated 2/5/14 mi EFTA01191992 Origins 5th Anniversary events April 4-6, 2014 The Phoenician Resort Sponsors: The Smart Family Foundation, The Institute of Human Origins, Scorpio Rising Fund, Elaine Lipinski Foundation, Enhanced Education All events held at The Phoenician Resort unless otherwise noted Saturday, April 5 8:00am Breakfast in 11 Terrazzo 9:00am External Advisory Board Meeting - Estrella Theatre • Review of recent activities and strategic plan 9:30am Global Classroom - Manfred Laubichler 9:45am Discussion of 4 themes- pg. 2-5 Implementation handout o Cosmos: Quarks to the Universe o Worlds: Planets to Cells o Complex Organisms: Cells to Societies o The Future: Beyond Technology 10:30am Coffee Break 10:45am Discussion of future themed workshops 12:00pm Lunch in 11 Terrazzo 1:00pm-4pm Optional Private Meetings For Epstein with Venter, Horvitz, Bayer, and others, Room TBD Violence Workshop continues 1:00pm Violence Session 3: Rampages, Terrorism, Insurrections, Estrella Theatre • Max Abrahms • Erica Chenoweth • Adam Lankford 2:30pm Coffee break 3:00pm Violence Session 4: War, Estrella Theatre • Christopher Fettweis • Joshua Goldstein • John Mueller Last updated 2/5/14 mi 2 EFTA01191993 Origins 5th Anniversary events April 4-6, 2014 The Phoenician Resort Sponsors: The Smart Family Foundation, The Institute of Human Origins, Scorpio Rising Fund, Elaine Lipinski Foundation, Enhanced Education All events held at The Phoenician Resort unless otherwise noted 4:45pm 5-6:00pm 6:00pm 7-9:45pm Wrap up and Conclusions Reception in Orchid Garden, The Phoenician All Other Visitors Travel to Gammage Auditorium for Great Debate • Please meet at the hotel lobby for transportation to Gammage at 6:00pm. The bus will leave at 6:10pm. Great Debate Transcending Our Origins: Violence, Humanity, and The Future The Origins of Violence The first panel of the evening will feature Steven Pinker, Richard Wrangham, Erica Chenoweth, Adrian Raine, John Mueller and Sarah Mathew discussing the development of violence from the brain to world wars. The Origins of the Future: From Medicine and Synthetic Biology to Machine Intelligence The second panel will feature Richard Dawkins, Craig Venter, Kim Stanley Robinson, Esther Dyson, Eric Horvitz, George Poste and Randolph Nesse discussing the future of synthetic biology, evolutionary medicine and robotic technologies and their impact on humanity. The evening will be moderated by Lawrence Krauss. 10:45pm Dinner for Great Debate panelists and others in Thirsty Camel Bar, The Phoenician 9:45-noon Departures Brunch at Najafi residence • Please meet in the hotel lobby at 9:45am for transportation. The bus will leave promptly at 9:50am. Last updated 2/5/14 mi 3 EFTA01191994