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 behavior, 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. Further information and the detailed programme are linked below.

Date: Monday, Nov 28, 2016

Time: 9.00-15.45 (+ public lectures, in Finnish, at 16.00-18.00)
Place: Hotel Lasaretti, Aurora Hall, Kasarmintie 13b, 90130 Oulu
Organizer: Genes and Society -Argumenta Project, 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

The programme includes morning and afternoon coffee for all registered participants.

Deadline for registration: Nov 21

Contact information: Coordinator Meri Rova (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 you attend ONLY these public lectures. The topics are:

Anto Leikola: Miten Darwin rantautui Suomeen
Johanna Mappes: Miksi ja miten evoluutio ymmärretään väärin
Jukka Jernvall: Saimaannorppa genomitutkimuksen keskiöön

Welcome!

Meri Rova

Coordinator, Ph.D.

Genes and Society Argumenta Project

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

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