Bad Religion's singer Greg Graffin will be teaching a class at Cornell in the fall. The class will be a one semester evolution course. Graffin has a PhD in zoology and has done lectures on life sciences and paleontology at UCLA. His recently published book Anarchy Evolution: Faith, Science, And Bad Religion In A World Without God is a best selling science memoir. Graffin stated "This is the first year of three that I am slated to help develop the course and lecture at Cornell. I have a colleague who is a gifted geneticist, Richard Harrison, who will be co-teaching with me. I only have to lecture on Tuesdays and Thursdays. That leaves plenty of time to head overseas on the weekends!"
As if all this wasn't cool enough, paleontologists in China named a fossil they found ""Qiliania graffini" after him. Graffin is elated. He said "I am so happy that they have given me the privilege of having an important fossil bird named in my honor. My love of birds now must pass to the Cretaceous and the wonderful finds from China that [the authors] are elucidating."
Who knew you could be a fabulous musician and a scientist?