Finally Someone Is Going To Explain This Whole Squirrel Thing

From the first day of freshman year, as you walked through the Quad sighing dreamily at the picturesque #socollege look of your new home, it was clear that Penn was a magical place, where – OH MY GOD DID YOU JUST SEE THAT SQUIRREL FLY LIKE TEN FEET FROM ONE TREE TO ANOTHER?!?! Dad?? Dad, did you see that???

For anyone who’s ever screamed when a squirrel popped out of a trash can at them, or who’s been mentally scarred by the image of two squirrels tangoing, or who’s wondered why, in the middle of this major metropolitan city, these cute woodland creatures have mutated into conniving, ferocious beasts the size of small dogs, we’ve got the talk for you. This Tuesday, from 6-7 pm, Penn Science Café presents How the Gray Squirrel Conquered the American City, also known by its alternate title, How Gray Squirrels Began their Guerilla Warfare and Created This Hell We’re Living In. The kicker? From the talk description, it looks like it may be all our fault.