The story of life on Earth is still being told. Dinosaurs no longer roam the planet. Species come and go. But what does it all mean? And, more importantly, can the fossil record of past mass extinctions inform us of what is likely to come? Dr. Pincelli Hull, Assistant Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Yale University and Assistant Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology at the Yale Peabody Museum, will explore these questions at the 14th annual CT statewide Darwin Day celebration. This is a FREE LIVE VIRTUAL event on Saturday, February 12 at 7 PM thanks to the Humanists and Freethinkers of Fairfield County (HFFC) in collaboration with the Darwin Day Committee of Southern Connecticut. Register for the event at bit.ly/DarwinDayCT2022 Dr. Hull’s presentation entitled, Mass Extinctions in our Once and Future World will "provide an introduction to the scientific study of mass extinction events, an overview of mass extinctions through time, and insights from the ancient world for our ongoing biodiversity crisis." Live Q&A will immediately follow her presentation. In addition, the audience is invited to participate in the Darwin Day CT Science Quiz, an annual tradition that includes brain teasers and humor. Darwin Day is an international celebration of science and humanity held around Charles Darwin’s February 12th birthday. It celebrates the enormous benefits that scientific knowledge, acquired through human curiosity and ingenuity, has contributed to human progress. Visit darwindayct.org for more information. Sponsored and hosted by Humanists and Freethinkers of Fairfield County in collaboration with the Southern Connecticut Darwin Day Committee. Friends and co-sponsors include: The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum (friend), American Humanist Association, Bartlett Arboretum and Gardens, The Bruce Museum, Congregation of Humanistic Judaism, Earthplace, Electric Vehicle Club of Connecticut, Humanist Association of Connecticut, the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, Wilton Quaker Meeting, and more. Register for Darwin Day CT Celebration online free-of-charge at bit.ly/DarwinDayCT2022. Like the event on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DarwinDayCT/