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This month we feature Bertha Vazquez of the Center for Inquiry's Teacher Institute for Evolutionary Science.Before 1800, half of all children died before their fifth birthday. Disease, infection, and poor sanitation made early death an ordinary part of life. Then, over the next two centuries, humanity experienced one of the greatest transformations in history.
From vaccines and clean water to antiseptics and antibiotics, science helped turn medicine from a world of “bleeding and purging” into an evidence-based system that dramatically increased both lifespan and quality of life. Today, many of these advances feel so normal that we rarely stop to appreciate how recent—and how extraordinary—they truly are.
Join us for a fascinating journey through 220 years of scientific progress, human ingenuity, and the discoveries that changed what it means to survive and thrive. 🌍🔬💉
About the Speaker:
Bertha Vazquez is a retired middle school science teacher and Education Director at the Center for Inquiry. She leads a network of 100 teachers who have delivered more than 475 professional development sessions across all 50 U.S. states.
Her innovative approach to teaching climate science has been featured in The New York Times and NPR. Bertha is the editor of On Teaching Evolution (2021), co-author of What Teachers Want to Know About Teaching Climate Change (2025), and recipient of the 2023 Friend of Darwin Award. She is also a regular conference speaker and a Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry.
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University Club of Winter Park, 841 N Park Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789-2533, United States
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