

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Science Speaker Series: How Humans Shape Life with Dr. Elizabeth Carlen
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 03 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Elizabeth Carlen, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis; Collaborative Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellow, Living Earth Collaborative— a Washington University, Missouri Botanical Garden, and Saint Louis Zoo research consortium

Human social forces—from politics and religion to wealth inequality and historical discrimination—profoundly shape both how we study species and how those species evolve. Washington University and Living Earth Collaborative evolutionary biologist, Elizabeth Carlen, explores three interconnected examples: how the etymology of mammal species names reflects centuries of colonial expansion, cultural values, and shifting ideologies; how urban wildlife populations, like St. Louis squirrels, show genetic patterns that mirror human neighborhood divisions created by racism and economic inequality; and how social and political factors drive evolutionary pressures on city-dwelling organisms worldwide. Together, these studies reveal that understanding biology requires looking beyond purely physical factors to recognize how human societies fundamentally influence the natural world, from the names we give species to the very genes they carry.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/frontenac/science-speaker-series-how-humans-shape-life-with-dr-elizabeth-carlen/200029590224354
- **Event Categories**: nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Frontenac
- **state**: MO
- **country**: United States
- **location**: St. Louis County Library
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- **full address**: St. Louis County Library, 1640 S Lindbergh Blvd,Ladue, Missouri, Frontenac, United States

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- **organizer**: Academy of Science - St. Louis (https://allevents.in/org/academy-of-science-st-louis/27345946)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 03 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** St. Louis County Library, 1640 S Lindbergh Blvd,Ladue, Missouri, Frontenac, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Academy of Science - St. Louis
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** nonprofit
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