Recommended Today — Nov 30, 2011

This afternoon at 4pm Temple Grandin is giving a public lecture on improving animal welfare at the Hogness Auditorium, Health Sciences Center, UW (map).

Grandin is the world-renowned researcher and spokesperson for autism and animal behavior. Her work has been called revolutionary and revelatory for her ability to communicate the mental states of autism. She published more than 400 works, was named a hero and one of the 100 most influential people of the world by Time magazine, and became the subject of a multiple-Emmy-winning HBO film.

Free and open to the public. Come early, it will get full quick! Details are here.