Darwin on the Palouse, a free annual even hosted by Humanists of the Palouse "to celebrate humanity, science and rational thought," will be held Feb. 6 on the Washington State University campus in Pullman.
Simmons, who considers himself a humanist and an atheist, is a long-time resident of Moscow, Idaho, where he is a board member of the Humanists of the Palouse and coordinator for its annual Darwin on the Palouse event.
The Palouse Coalition of Reason will celebrate the life of Charles Darwin Feb. 7-10 with "Darwin on the Palouse."
The free multi-day event will start Thursday with a lecture by Frank Brown titled, "Evolution of Africa's Omo-Turkana Basin." This will be at 7 p.m. at the Washington State University senior ballroom.