Education and Inspiration through the ancient art of storytelling!
A monograph by Gregor Mendel, Experiments in Plant Hybridization (1865), changed the way the world looked at genetics and heredity. An Augustinian friar, Mendel laid the foundation for modern genetics and helped create a new method of scientific research, namely statistical analysis. Modern breakthroughs in genetic engineering, medicine, and agriculture are, in large part, based on Mendel's research conducted in the Abbey of St. Thomas in Brno, in what is now the Czech Republic. Join storyteller Brian "Fox" Ellis as he steps into the robes of Gregor Mendel in this first-person characterization, transporting audiences into the monastery where, among other things, he taught high school biology. Spend an hour in a dynamic and challenging classroom, debating the future with a better understanding of the past.
As a former high school science teacher who had considered the monastic life, Brian “Fox” Ellis easily steps into the character of Gregor Mendel to engage the audience in a dynamic reconsideration of their personal genetics and the future of this controversial field. Mendel was oft noted for being an affable and engaging educator, well loved by his students; Fox works hard to recreate this convivial dialogue with the audience.
Outstanding! His research and ingenuity in storytelling was inspirational and entertaining. He was quite able at engaging the audience in conversation on the important subject of genetics.
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