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Are human beings still evolving?
- Hosted by:
- Gresham College
- Speaker:
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Christopher Dye, Gresham Professor of Physic
- Starts:
- March 26, 2009 at 01:00 pm
- Ends:
- March 26, 2009 at 02:00 pm
- Location:
- Gresham College, Barnard's Inn Hall, Holborn, London, EC1N 2HH United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
Homo sapiens have been around for 250, 000 years – surely long enough to have become fully evolved?
It was thought that the dramatic extension of life spans during the 20th century eliminated natural selection, but new evidence shows that to be false.
Will selection always be natural, or could postmodern also mean posthuman?
- Registration required:
- No
- Free:
- Yes
For more information
- Website:
- Are human beings still evolving?
