

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Jessica Riskin at the Harvard Science Center
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 24 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Tue, 24 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: presenting The Power of Life: The Invention of Biology and the Revolutionary Science of Jean-Baptiste LamarckAbout this EventHarvard Book Store, the Harvard University Division of Science, and the Harvard Library welcome Jessica Riskin—Frances and Charles Field Professor of History at Stanford University—for a discussion of her new book, The Power of Life: The Invention of Biology and the Revolutionary Science of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. This event will take place at the Harvard Science Center, Hall E, located downstairs at 1 Oxford St, Cambridge. Elevator access is available for those who need it. Following the presentation will be a book signing.TicketingThere are two ticket options available for this event.Free General Admission Ticket: Includes admission for one.Book-Included Ticket: Includes admission for one and one hardcover copy of The Power of Life.Note: Books bundled with tickets may only be picked up at the venue the night of the event, and cannot be picked up in-store beforehand. Ticket holders who purchased a book-included ticket and are unable to attend the event will be able to pick up their book at Harvard Book Store up to 30 days following the event. This offer expires after 30 days. Please note we cannot guarantee signed copies will be available to ticket holders who do not attend the event.About The Power of LifeThe tumultuous life and radical science of a revolutionary thinker, and the history of an idea that changed the world.In the early nineteenth century, the French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck proposed the first evolutionary theory of life and, with it, a new science: biology. Yet for centuries, evolutionary theorists have endeavored to discredit Lamarck and his theory of self-transforming organisms, rejecting the idea that animals play an active role in shaping their own evolution. In his lifetime, he was mocked by his adversaries and personally insulted by Napoleon. In this virtuosic melding of biography, history, politics, and science, Jessica Riskin sets out to correct the record. Riskin tells the story of Lamarck’s life and work as an intense struggle between rival forces to answer questions that remain foundational to our modern worldview: What is a living being, and what is science?New findings suggest Lamarck’s basic claim was, in many ways, right, and a reconsideration of his life and work is long overdue. Denying the agency of living beings has informed two centuries of eugenic policies and environmental destruction, allowing people to regard the living world as so much raw material to shape and exploit for economic, industrial, and imperial gain.Deeply researched, strikingly original, and beautifully written, The Power of Life shines a much-needed light on an underappreciated biologist whose radical ideas offered a more inclusive, collaborative, and enlightened approach to science.BioJessica Riskin is the Frances and Charles Field Professor of History at Stanford University, where she teaches modern European history and the history of science. She is the author of The Restless Clock and Science in the Age of Sensibility and is a regular contributor to a number of publications, including Aeon, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and the New York Review of Books. She lives in Berkeley, California.Masking PolicyMasks are encouraged but not required for this event.Harvard Science Book TalksThe Harvard Science Book Talks series is a collaboration between the Harvard University Division of Science, the Harvard Library, and Harvard Book Store. The series features talks by the authors of recently published books on a variety of science-related topics and is open to both the Harvard community and to the general public. Typically, lectures are followed by a book signing with the author.
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- **city**: Cambridge
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Science Center
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 24 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Science Center, 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge, United States
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
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- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Harvard Book Store
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art
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