Darwin Day Lecture 2010: Darwin and Human Evolution
| Venue | Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4RL | Starting at / on | 11th February 2010 |
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| Start time | Doors open 6pm |
"Darwin and Human Evolution"
with Prof Chris Stringer
chaired by Prof Richard Dawkins
When On the Origin of Species was published in 1859 the only recognised human fossils were from Europe, and this was still the case when Darwin completed The Descent of Man in 1871. Nevertheless, he argued by inference that humans had probably originated in Africa. However, it was not until 50 years later that Africa started to produce a fossil record which showed that Darwin's educated guess was correct.
Professor Chris Stringer will speak on this theme for us as the 2010 Darwin Day Lecturer. Professor Stringer is Research Leader in Human Origins at the Natural History Museum where he has also been Head of Human Origins Programme and Head of Anthropology. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society and Visiting Professor at Royal Holloway, University of London. His Homo Britannicus: the incredible story of human life in Britain (2007) won the Best Archaeology Book and Kistler Book Award in 2008 and he is a leading proponent of the 'Out of Africa' theory of modern human origins.
Chaired by Richard Dawkins
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The Darwin Day Lecture is jointly hosted by the British Humanist Association and the South Place Ethical Society.
