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Book Talk: "Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins: Lessons on Belonging from Our DNA."

Thu, Apr 17

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Colonial Theatre

w/ author Shoumita Dasgupta

Book Talk: "Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins: Lessons on Belonging from Our DNA."
Book Talk: "Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins: Lessons on Belonging from Our DNA."

Time & Location

Apr 17, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Colonial Theatre, 27 Railroad St, Canaan, CT 06018, USA

About the event

The Colonial Theatre is thrilled to host author Shoumita Dasgupta for a conversation about her new book Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins: Lessons on Belonging from Our DNA. The author and a moderator will delve into the crucial and timely topics this book explores. The talk will be followed by a book sale and signing, where attendees will have the opportunity to meet the author.


About the Book

A geneticist and internationally recognized anti-racism educator provides a powerful, science-based rebuttal to common fallacies about human difference.


Well-meaning physicians, parents, and even scientists today often spread misinformation about what biology can and can’t tell us about our bodies, minds, and identities. In this accessible, myth-busting book, geneticist Shoumita Dasgupta draws on the latest science to correct common misconceptions about how much of our social identities are actually based in genetics.


Dasgupta weaves together history, current affairs, and cutting-edge science to…


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