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The Nature Darwin Debate 1: Are We Still Evolving?

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Join the debate about human evolution at Kings Place and in Second Life

On the 9th February a panel of scientists will be tackling the issue of human evolution: What will humans look like in 1000 years from now? Is natural selection still shaping humans given that our survival is often more dependent on technology than genes? What are the implications for future generations from sedentary lifestyles, falling birth rates and older parents?

Join three leading experts in evolutionary biology and evolutionary psychology as they debate the latest evidence and its implications in a live event organized by Nature, the leading international weekly journal of science in association with Kings Place.

Chair

Oliver Morton, Chief News and Features Editor, Nature

Panel

Henry Gee, palaeontologist, evolutionary biologist & Senior Editor, Nature
Susan Blackmore, psychologist, writer and Visiting professor at the University of Plymouth
Andrew Pomiankowski, Professor of Genetics, University College London

To take part in the event you can get tickets from Kings Place website where the full programme can be found. For those unable to attend in person, the event will also be live streamed into Second Life, where you are welcome to attend and participate free of charge. All are very welcome: please register your interest by sending an email to Suhky Rezillo (s.dhaliwal@nature.com). Please do not be deterred by the registration procedure. Also there will be discussion and a review from the Nature Debate on the Elucian Islands blog

If you would like to attend, but are new to Second Life see our step-by-step guide to getting started. If you would like assistance or have any questions at all about the event, please feel free to contact Suhkvinder Dhaliwal or Joanna Scott, by email at s.dhaliwal@nature.com and j.scott@nature.com or in Second Life as Suhky Rezillo and Joanna Wombat.