Evoluutiotutkimuksen kärkinimiä Ouluun marraskuussa!
Monitieteisen tilaisuuden aiheina mm. ihmisen käyttäytymisen evoluutio, moderni geenitutkimus ja luonnonvalinta nykyihmisyhteisöissä.
Englanninkielisen tiedepäivän päätteeksi evoluutioaiheisia yleisöluentoja suomeksi, Tervetuloa!
Argumenta Seminar on Evolution On Monday, Nov 28 at Hotel Lasaretti, Oulu
Welcome to join this multidisciplinary seminar on Evolution! Evolutionary biology is currently contributing to advances in various fields of science. What is the modern understanding about the evolutionary principle and its significance among sciences? How is the evolutionary theory applied in biology and other fields, such as human mind, social behaviour, language, environment and culture and what are the current research topics? The talks given by the invited expert lecturers cover various perspectives on evolution:
Tim Lewens: Neo-Paleyan Evolution Petteri Pietikäinen: Evolution, Morality and Society: Edward Westermarck and his circle of evolutionists in Finland Sonja Koski: The Evolution of Human Kindness Petri Ylikoski: Evolution and the Architecture of the Mind Terhi Honkola: Many Faces of Language Evolution Mikael Fortelius: Up Against It: environmental limits and the evolution of functional traits Jukka Jernvall: Mixing Species and Genes Virpi Lummaa: Natural Selection in Contemporary Human Populations
The seminar is free and open for everybody. The programme includes morning and afternoon coffee for all registered participants.
Date: Monday, Nov 28, 2016 Time: 9.00-15.45 (+ suomenkieliset yleisöluennot klo. 16.00-18.00) Place: Hotel Lasaretti,http://lasaretti.com/en/ Aurora Hall, Kasarmintie 13b, 90130 Oulu Organizer: Genes and Society -Argumenta Projecthttp://www.oulu.fi/biocenter/genes-and-society, Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Finland Programme and further information: http://www.oulu.fi/biocenter/genes-and-society/events-2016/evolution Link for registration: https://www.webropolsurveys.com/S/A9391FEFFC446F53.par Deadline for registration: Nov 21 Contact information: Coordinator Meri Rova (meri.rova@oulu.fimailto:meri.rova@oulu.fi)
After the seminar there are public lectures about evolution, in Finnish, at 16.00-18.00. These lectures are general and suitable for everybody, also for school students. Registration is not needed if you attend ONLY these public lectures.
Yleisöluentoja evoluutiosta klo 16.00-18.00:
Anto Leikola: Miten Darwin rantautui Suomeen Johanna Mappes: Miksi ja miten evoluutio ymmärretään väärin Jukka Jernvall: Saimaannorppa genomitutkimuksen keskiöön
Lisätietoa yleisöluennoista Oulun yliopiston sivuilla: http://www.oulu.fi/yliopisto/node/42962
Tervetuloa! Meri Rova Coordinator, Ph.D. Genes and Society Argumenta Projecthttp://www.oulu.fi/biocenter/genes-and-society Biocenter Oulu University of Oulu P.O.Box 5000, FIN-90014 University of Oulu, Finland Street address: Aapistie 5A, FIN-90220 Oulu, Finland Tel. +358-(0)294 485478 Mobile phone +358-(0)50 464 3361 E-mail: meri.rova(at)oulu.fi Genes and Society in YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjmJuNaYVqddaM3tquLxCwQ