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Jan. 31, Monday -- Luigi Cavalli-Sforza, author of "Genes, Peoples, and Languages" (2000) and co-author of "The History and Geography of Human Genes" (1994), will speak on "Cultural and Genetic Evolution: Convergence of Genetic Theory, Anthropology and Linguistics," beginning at 4:10 p.m. in the Genome and Biomedical Sciences Facility auditorium. Cavalli-Sforza is professor emeritus in the Department of Genetics at the Stanford University School of Medicine. His research is dedicated to reconstructing the recent evolution of modern humans, and he is recognized as a pioneer of "genetic geography," tracing the migrations of people around the world through genetics. In particular, his research examines links between genetic diversity and cultural diversity, including linguistics, in an attempt to reconstruct the highly complex history of the differentiation and evolution of our species. The talk is part of the Storer Life Sciences Major Issues in Biology speaker series.