Wednesday, June 20, 2007

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June 2007 Newsletter

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E.O. Wilson Launches The Encyclopedia of Life

Ambitious website from leading biologist makes all key information about life on Earth accessible to everyone

Legendary scientist E.O. Wilson has created the Encyclopedia of Life, a website that will collect all known data about every living species, featuring contributions from scientists and amateurs alike. With an ever-expanding encyclopedia online, Wilson hopes to inspire a new generation of scientists, showcase and protect the richest possible spectrum of biodiversity, and increase our collective understanding of life on Earth. A two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, Wilson is one of three recipients of a 2007 TED Prize, and it is this prize money that will fund the project.

Watch Video of E.O. Wilson Introducing The Encyclopedia of Life

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Lisa Randall Named to TIME 100

One of the most important scientists today on list of "people shaping the world"

This year, Lisa Randall joins Al Gore and Steve Jobs on TIME’s list of the people transforming our world. Her pioneering work in string theory may lead to one of the most important scientific discoveries of the century: a hidden, fifth dimension that underpins our universe, and which may solve some of science’s greatest mysteries. In her presentations, Randall gives us a new understanding of the universe—how it developed, and where it is headed—tackling fundamental questions posed by Nature, and discussing how extra dimensions may help answer them.

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Cosmopolitanism Wins Award from Council on Foreign Relations

Anthony Appiah’s book "an outstanding contribution to the understanding of foreign policy and international relations"

Anthony Appiah’s Cosmopolitanism has won the Arthur Ross Book Award, the most significant award given to a book on international affairs. Appiah’s look at the ancient philosophy of Cosmopolitanism was praised for its "perspective on what ought to be the ethical concerns permeating U.S. policy in today’s fractious world," and for its lessons on "creating a tolerant and humanistic international environment." In his talks on Cosmopolitanism, Appiah celebrates our common humanity, while at the same time offering a practical way to manage our differences.

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Weather Makers Author Returns to Campuses This Fall

Global Warming expert Tim Flannery available for limited number of engagements in October

The Weather Makers, with over a million copies in print, is one of the most successful and important books ever written on the science and politics of global warming. Author Tim Flannery will be traveling to the U.S. this fall from his native Australia for a lecture tour, and a very limited number of dates are still available. Contact your Lavin Agent for more information.

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In This Issue:

E.O. Wilson's Encyclopedia of Life
Win Robert Kurson's New Book
Cosmopolitanism Wins Award
Lisa Randall on TIME 100
Tim Flannery Returns This Fall
Robert Trivers Wins "Nobel" of Bioscience

Crashing Through Debuts on Bestseller List: Win a Free Copy

Robert Kurson's latest follows one man’s extraordinary journey from blindness to sight

Acclaimed writer Robert Kurson has just released Crashing Through, a masterfully narrated work of non-fiction. Following a man in his forties as he undergoes surgery to regain his eyesight (he's been blind since the age of three), the book gives us enormous insight into the mysteries of vision, the brain, and the human spirit. Hailed as "a poet in factual prose," Kurson is also the author Shadow Divers, the international bestseller that will soon be a major motion picture. To win a copy of Crashing Through, write us at info@thelavinagency.com, and if you're one of the first three respondents, we'll send you a copy.

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Robert Trivers Wins Prestigious Science Award

One of the 20^th Century’s great thinkers receives $500,000 Crafoord Prize

Robert Trivers has been awarded the 2007 Crafoord Prize – regarded in the scientific community as the equivalent of a Nobel, but awarded in a scientific discipline that falls outside the Nobel’s traditional categories. Trivers’ monumental work in evolutionary biology has influenced some of the greatest scientists of the last thirty years. Contact your Lavin Agent for more information.

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