Chicago Humanities Festival to Host Famed Biographer Walter Isaacson
Thursday, Mar 11, 2021 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm CT
General Audience tickets are $38, which includes access to the virtual event and a signed copy of The Code Breaker shipped directly to your door (U.S. addresses only). ALL tickets must be purchased online via Seminary Co-op directly.
Walter Isaacson—the acclaimed biographer of Steve Jobs, Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein, and Benjamin Franklin—turns his pen to another transformative figure: Jennifer Doudna, the Nobel Prize-winning creator of the gene editing technology CRISPR. Code Breaker explores the medical miracles Doudna’s scientific discoveries have made possible and the moral questions they pose. Isaacson will be joined at Chicago Humanities Festival by WBEZ’s Chief Content Officer Steve Edwards to discuss Doudna’s inspiring career, gene editing, and how new inventions affect the future of humanity. This event will be livestreamed with a Q&A.
This program is free to watch for Chicago Humanities Festival members at the Friends level ($125) and up, no need to register. These members will be emailed a link to enjoy the program on the event date.
The Chicago Humanities Festival believes that humanity thrives when people gather, connect, and open themselves to ideas that go beyond their individual experience. For over 30 years, the Festival has been curating live events that allow audiences to connect with the most provocative thinkers—both established and emerging—and to see the world differently. Under the leadership of Executive Director Phillip Bahar and Marilynn Thoma Artistic Director Alison Cuddy, CHF is one of Chicago’s most vibrant civic institutions. chicagohumanities.org
Event Page Link: https://www.chicagohumanities.org/events/walter-isaacson-jennifer-doudna/
- This event will be livestreamed on March 11th at 7pm central time.
- Registered guests will receive a link to access the program from the Chicago Humanities Festival via email on the day of the event at the email address you used to make your purchase.
- All CHF's virtual events have closed captions. To request another accessible accommodation, such as ASL interpretation or audio description, please reach out to us at access@chicagohumanities.org. We will do our best to accommodate late requests, but to ensure a service provider is available, please try to make your request at least 2 weeks out from the event date.
- If you have questions about the virtual event, please contact the Chicago Humanities Festival.
- This event will be livestreamed with a live Q+A.
This annual lecture recognizes the significant contributions to the Chicago Humanities Festival made by its founder and chairman emeritus Richard J. Franke.
This program is presented in partnership with WBEZ.
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About the Book:
- Books will be shipped to registered guests within 7-10 business days of the event. Please be patient as you may be affected by general shipping delays occurring nationwide.
- Book purchases include shipping to U.S. addresses only.
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- The Chicago Humanities Festival is pleased to partner with the Seminary Co-op Bookstores, a not-for-profit bookstore whose mission is bookselling.