Yale lectures focus on music and human evolution

The 2012 Shulman Lectures in Science and the Humanities will explore the human capacity for music-making and music perception in light of new developments in evolutionary science and theory. The three lectures in the series take place at 5 p.m on the evenings of Jan. Feb. 21, and March 27 in Rm. 208 of the Whitney Humanities Center, 53 Wall St. They are free and open to the public. The lectures are organized in conjunction with the Yale College seminar "Music and Human Evolution," taught by Gary Tomlinson, professor of music and humanities. The talks include "The Revolution That Wasn't," by University of Connecticut anthropologist Sally McBrearty, on Jan.