Stephen Munroe, Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences at Marquette University, will teach a four-part course that aims to cover the broad sweep of Earth’s history. This first class will begin with the Earth’s formation and the early evolution of life. Each class will continue to examine the history of life on Earth and the conditions it developed in, concluding with a discussion of the geological record of mass extinctions and its implications for understanding the impact of humans on Earth’s environment today.

Subsequent classes will focus on the following topics:
10/9: Origin of life & the early biosphere.
10/16: Rise of complex life & its movement to land.
10/23: Evolving the modern biosphere: challenges past and future.

Presented by the Friends of Snow Library. To register or for more information, visit https://friendsofsnowlibrary.org/lifetime-learning-program/.