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Darwin, 'The Origin' and the Future of Biology

24 November 2009 09:30 - 11:30

Location: Faraday Lecture Theatre, Royal Institution, Albemarle Street, London, UK

Event description

Working alongside the British Council's Darwin Now programme and in collaboration with both the Charles Darwin Trust and John Murray family (ancestor of the original publishers), the Talking without Borders series continues with a debate celebrating the anniversary of the publication of one of the most groundbreaking works of all time: Charles Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection'.

Keynote speaker: Professor E. O. Wilson

Panel: Randal Keynes (Charles Darwin Trust), Dr Sandy Knapp (Natural History Museum), Professor Peter Bowler (Queen University Belfast), Ian McEwan (author) and others.

The debate will also be streamed "as live" on the Open University web site: http://www.open2.net/darwinlecture

Event contact details

Contact name: British Council

Contact telephone no.: +44 (0) 161 957 7755

Organisation details

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Event organiser: British Council

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