BARBARA OAKLEY

   

    Explorations in mind and place

Center for Inquiry | Grand Valley State University. In this photo: Jeff Seaver, Jennifer Beahan, Tony Pernicano, Miles Cowles, Barbara Oakley, Sara Doornbos, Alex K. Nolan, Elizabeth Eklund

Events

PAST EVENTS


Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, Psychology Building, Room 108, 11:30 am on April 8, 2010.

Schuler Books & Music, 1982 Grand River Ave, Okemos, MI 48864, April 6, 2010, 7:00 pm.

Humber College, Ontario, Canada, Thursday, February 9, 2010, 12:00 noon.

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-5003, Thursday, October 22, 2010, 4:00 PM.

Center for Inquiry Headquarters, 3965 Rensch Road, Amherst, NY 14228, Friday, October 9,2009, 7:00 PM,

Hamilton Medical-Legal Society Hamilton, Ontario, Thursday, October 8, 2009, 7:00 PM.

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Saginaw Valley State University, 7400 Bay Road, University Center, MI 48710. Thursday, August 13, 2009, 9:30 AM.

Timber Cove Inn, 21780 North Coast Hwy 1, Timber Cove, CA 95450, Friday, May 29, 2009, 7:00 PM.

The San Francisco Writer's Grotto, 490 Second Street, Suite 200, San Francisco, CA 94107, Friday, May 22, 2009, 1:00 PM, sponsored by David Ewing Duncan.

Emeritus College (a program of Diablo Valley College), 1250 Arroyo Way, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, Thursday, May 21, 2009, 1:00 PM.

California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Pasedena CA 91125, Sunday, May 17, 2009, 2:00 PM (Sponsored by Michael Shermer and the Skeptics Society).

Faulkner Gallery, Central Public Library, 40 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Saturday, May 16, 2009, 3:00 PM. (Sponsored by the Humanist Society of Santa Barbara).

Montana Tech of the University of Montana, 1300 West Park Street, Butte, MT 59701, Monday, April 06, 2009, 7:00 PM.

Presentation for staff, RYO Juvenile Correctional Facility, 1316 Galen Road, Deer Lodge, Montana 59722, April 6th, 2009, 11:00 AM.

Contact: Cultures of the Imagination Conference, NASA Ames Research Center, Saturday, April 04, 1:30 - 2:00 PM, 2009. (On "Too Kind.)

Three hour continuing education seminar on "Dealing with Disruptive People" for the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, Four Points by Sheraton near I-94/​Briarwood Mall, Ann Arbor, MI Saturday, March 28, 12:30 - 3:45 PM, 2009.

Michigan State University, 118 Psychology Building, Lansing, Michigan, Thursday, March 26th, 7:00 PM, 2009.

Reedley Peace Center Fellowship Hall of First Mennonite Church, 1208 L Street, Reedley, CA, Friday, March 20th, 6:30 PM, 2009.

A talk at Reedley College, RC Forum Hall, 995 North Reed Avenue, Reedley, CA 93654 Thursday, March 19, 7:00 PM, 2009. (Sound is a bit erratic.)

A talk sponsored by the American Association of University Women at As The Page Turns Bookstore & Galley, 149 N. Center Street, Suite 102, Northville, MI 48167, Saturday, March 7th, 2:00 PM, 2009.

Cobleskill University, SUNY, State Route 7, Cobleskill New York 12043, Monday, February 23, 7:00 PM, 2009.

Marymount Manhattan College, 221 East 71st Street, NY, NY 10021, Tuesday, February 24, 7:30 PM, 2009.

Church of the Heavenly Rest, 2 East 90th Street, New York, NY 10128, Wednesday, February 25, 7:15 PM, 2009.

Center for Inquiry, Washington, DC, Thursday, February 26, 6:30 PM, 2009.

Schuler Books, 2820 Towne Centre Blvd Lansing, MI 48912, Tuesday, November 18, 7:30 PM.

Case Western Reserve University, Strosacker Auditorium, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, Wednesday, November 12, 7:00 PM.

Binghamton University, kick off lecture for the EvoS seminar series, 4400 Vestal Parkway East, Vestal, NY, 13850, Friday, September 05, 4:00 PM.

Duke University (sponsored by the Science Boo­k Club), Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 at 3:15 pm.

McIntyre's Fine Books, 2000 Fearrington Village,Pittsboro, NC 27312 on Wednesday, August 6th, 2008, at 2:00 pm.

The Barnes and Noble on 5555 S. Virginia Street., Reno, Nevada, Saturday, August 2nd, 2008, at 2:00 pm.

The Carpe Librum Booksellers, 5113 Kingston Pike #A, Knoxville, TN, Friday, July 18, 2008, 6:30 PM.

Steve Allen Theater, Center for Inquiry, 4773 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90027 on Sunday, June 29, 2008, 11:00 AM.

World Affairs Council Auditorium, 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA, Friday, June 27, 2008, 6:30 PM.

Barnes & Noble, the Stacks at the Waterfront, 100 West Bridge Street, Homestead, PA 15120. Tuesday, June 24, 2008, from 7:00 PM. Filmed by Book TV

The Half King Pub in Chelsea, 505 W 23rd Street, New York City, 7:00 PM, June 2, 2008.

The Book Revue Bookstore, 313 New York Ave., Huntington, NY, 11743, 7:00 PM, June 3, 2008.

Center for Inquiry, Shetler Studio Annex, 939 8th Avenue (between 55-56th Sts), 2nd Floor, New York City, 6:30 PM, June 4, 2008.

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 7:00 PM, April 23, 2008.

Arkansas Literary Festival, Little Rock, AR, 12:30 PM, April 5, 2008.

Panel discussion “Evil and Sin,” Virginia Festival of the Book, Charlottesville, VA, 8:00 PM, March 27, 2008.

Center for Inquiry, Grand Rapids, MI, 7:00 PM, February 12th, 2008.

Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI, 7:30 PM, February 12th, 2008.

Center for Inquiry, Grand Rapids, 7:00 PM, February 13th, 2008.

Schuler Books, Lansing, 7:00 PMNo­vember 6th, 2007.

Rochester Hills Public Library, Rochester, MI, 7:00 PM November 8th, 2007.

Barnes & Noble, Rochester Hills, 2:00 PM October 13th, 2007.

Selected Works

Nonfiction
Evil Genes: Why Rome Fell, Hitler Rose, Enron Failed and My Sister Stole My Mother’s Boyfriend
“A fascinating scientific and personal exploration of the roots of evil, filled with human insight and telling detail.”
—Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor, Harvard University
Career Development in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Eds. Guruprasad Madhavan, Barbara Oakley, and Luis Kun
"I am very impressed with the enormous dedication and skill that created this major, highly-original contribution. I know of nothing like it."
—Dr. Bruce Alberts, President Emeritus of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and Co-chair of the InterAcademy Council.
Hair of the Dog: Tales from Aboard a Russian Trawler
“Always revealing, sometimes explosive, and often hilarious... a book any reader is sure to drink up.”
--Brian Arundel, National Fisherman
Board Game
Herd Your Horses
A perennial best-seller that was selected as a top-100 game by Games Magazine.