Tonight's Highlights

Happy Monday! It's that time of the week where I wonder how my weekend got sucked into a black hole. Luckily, there are two promising events tonight that will help keep me grounded:

Saving Darwin
Being from the Bible Belt, it was always really hard to explain my college studies in evolution. I remember one woman with high bangs saying to me, "Can YOU beliEVE that there are some people in this world who believe in evolution? There are SO many miracles in the world!" I have never been able to provide a good answer in defense of my major because I was afraid that I would transform into that stomach-busting creature from Aliens and destroy everyone around me. I suppose that I get a little defensive about evolution when I feel cornered.

Tonight, two people who have been more successful at explaining why evolution is the real deal will be at The Harvard Club. Skeptic founder Michael Shermer and author Karl W. Giberson will be discussing how a person can have faith in God and science at the same time without exploding. Maybe next time I'm in Texas I will have a better time explaining myself and my major.

Drill, Baby, Drill?
Geologists have found a mother lode of natural gas that is scarily close to our city's water supply. Should we drill there just for the heck of it? Tonight at Solar One, NRDC attorney Kate Sinding and conservation guru Joe Levine will be talking about the pros and cons.