Science On Tap: Tales From A Mycologist

6:00 Doors open/ Conversation
7:00 Talk Begins

The Mycologist: The Diary of Bartholomew Leach, Professor of Natural Philosophy by Dr. Nik Money
With the aid of a spectacular time machine, Professor Bartholomew Leach will present selections from his diary entries from 1858. He will be accompanied by his cat, George Pickwick Esquire.

Barty Leach (1823-1913) was a pioneering biologist who taught at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Leach formulated his theory of Creation by Natural Perfection in the late 1850s, but discovered, to his great disappointment, that he had been trumped by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace. In southwestern Ohio, Leach became known for his rejection of biblical teachings on creation and was vilified by many in his community. History is kinder to his memory. As a conductor on the Underground Railroad, it is clear that Professor Leach was viewed as a living saint by the escaped slaves whose passages he lubricated with such selfless heroism.
http://the-mycologist.com
Biography

Nicholas P. Money is an Anglo-American gentleman of letters and professor at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He is an expert on fungal growth and reproduction. Nicholas has authored a number of popular science books that celebrate the diversity of the microbial world. “The Mycologist” is his first foray into fiction.