Science Café: Follow your nose: Climate, Energetics, and Human Evolution

Name: Science Café: Follow your nose: Climate, Energetics, and Human Evolution
Start: 2026-05-21T19:00:00-04:00
Location: The Daily Planet Cafe

Schedule

Thu, 21 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

The Daily Planet Cafe | Raleigh, NC

Grab a bite from the Daily Planet Café and join host Chris Smith for our monthly Science Café. Gather with other curious minds at this after-hours event for an informal presentation and conversation about current science topics with guest experts. The Daily Planet Café is open 5–8pm with a full menu during the Science Café.
Join us in person or watch the livestream on YouTube at https://youtube.com/live/Ibab2V8l0Ck.
Following the journey of Homo sapiens, Dr. Alexa Kelly will explore how climate influenced human evolution in diverse and extreme environments. Her research focuses on how evolutionary pressures shaped human anatomy, from skeletal structure to physiological adaptations using human skeletal remains in digital CT scans and physically collected remains from around the world.
Dr. Alexa Kelly is an Assistant Professor of Anatomy at the Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Buies Creek, NC.