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Rhiana Quick
rquick@pbk.org
202.745.3235
Summary Sentence: Talks are part of Phi Beta Kappa celebration of Atlanta as an arts and sciences city of distinction.
Full Summary: Will Ratcliff, an assistant professor in the School of Biological Sciences, joins a poet laureate, a political scientist, a contemporary artist, and a number theorist in giving quick talks about what makes Atlanta distinctive in the arts and sciences.
Will RatcliffWill Ratcliff, an assistant professor in the School of Biological Sciences, will be a featured speaker at (En)Lightning Talks Atlanta, hosted by The Phi Beta Kappa Society on April 6 at the Woodruff Arts Center. Ratcliff will join four other local arts & sciences experts who will get just five minutes each to spark the audience’s imagination. Ratcliff's talk is on "The Rise of Multicellular Life: What Yeast Tells Us About Evolution." Holly Frey and Tracy Wilson from the popular Stuff You Missed in History Class podcast will host the lightning talks. The event is free, but registration is required:www.pbk.org/Atlanta
