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UCL Lunch Hour Lecture: Is Human Evolution Over?
- Hosted by:
- University College London
- Speaker:
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Professor Steve Jones, Biology, University College London
- Starts:
- October 07, 2008 at 02:15 pm
- Ends:
- October 07, 2008 at 03:00 pm
- Location:
- University College London, Darwin Building, Darwin Lecture Theatre, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
Many people assume that the human race is in decline. The idea is an ancient one and gained new life with the work of Charles Darwin and his cousin Francis Galton, the founder of eugenics. Certainly, plenty of people are surviving who once did not, and others are having children when once they would have stayed celibate; and there are plenty of cases where medicine can treat those with damaged genes and can allow them to pass them on. This lecture will argue that in spite of this popular fear, everything we know about the process of evolution conspires to ensure that – at least in the developed world, and at least for the time being – human evolution has slowed down or stopped.
- Registration required:
- No
- Free:
- Yes
Additional information
The Autumn Lunch Hour Lecture series runs from Tuesday 7 October 2008 to Thursday 4 December 2008. Entry is on a first come, first served basis – sometimes, lectures are oversubscribed, so turn up early to get a place.
For more information
- Contact person:
- UCL Events Team
- Phone:
- 020 7679 7675
- Website:
- UCL Lunch Hour Lecture: Is Human Evolution Over?
