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- Symposium: Darwin’s Evolution
Darwin. Illustration: Annica Roos
Symposium: Darwin's Evolution
In our two-day symposium, 19-20 May 2009, you could do deeper into Darwin's theory of evolution and how it has evolved, guided by some of the greatest scientists in the field, from all over the world.
The year of 2009 marks 200 years since Charles Darwin was born, and 150 years since his book On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection was published. Darwin is by far the most famous biologist ever, and he changed the way we see our world. Evolution and natural selection belong to the foundations of modern sciences.
The year of 2009 marks 200 years since Charles Darwin was born, and 150 years since his book On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection was published. Darwin is by far the most famous biologist ever, and he changed the way we see our world. Evolution and natural selection belong to the foundations of modern sciences.
Speakers
Abstracts and biographies
Staffan Ulfstrand: Introduction to the Symposium
Edward O. Wilson: Darwin and the exploration of a little known planet
Michael Ruse: Darwin 2009: Science and society
Antonio Lazcano: Prebiotic evolution and origin of life: Did all start in a warm little pond?
Robert Ricklefs: The evolution of ecological systems
Keynote lecture
Edward O. Wilson: Darwin and the exploration of a little known planet
Darwin and society
Michael Ruse: Darwin 2009: Science and society
Sandra Herbert: The Arc of Ambition: Charles Darwin as geologist
Darwin's vision in today's light
Antonio Lazcano: Prebiotic evolution and origin of life: Did all start in a warm little pond?
Peter & Rosemary Grant: Evolution of Darwin´s finches
Anders Götherström: Animal domestication and the foundation of the modern lifestyle
Else Marie Friis: The fossil record of flowering plants: Does it solve Darwin´s mystery?
Geraat Vermeij: An evolutionary collusion: how enemies create history
Don Johanson: Darwin and the quest for human origins
Beyond Darwin
Robert Ricklefs: The evolution of ecological systems
Erich Jarvis: Evolution of neural systems: complex behavioral traits
Kerstin Johannesson: Sympatric speciation – 150 years later
Rolf Ohlsson: The epigenetic perspective of evolution: The imprinted connection
Rudolf A. Raff: Darwin's dilemma and the birth of evo-devo
Panel discussion: The future of evolution
The symposium was arranged by the Swedish Museum of Natural History, and sponsored by the Marcus Wallenberg Foundation for International Scientific Cooperation, the Swedish Research Council, and the Wenner-Gren Foundations.
Stefan Bengtson, professor of palaeozoology, main organizer of the symposium.
Contact
(e-mail)Stefan Bengtson, professor of palaeozoology, main organizer of the symposium.