Darwin's Edinburgh by Aubrey Manning - audioSep 30, 2009A public lecture by Aubrey Manning and a distinguished panel which explored the relationship between Darw...View more
Darwin Across Disciplines - Deadly Companions by Prof Dorothy CrawfordSep 7, 2009Professor Crawford traces our history from hunter gatherer to farmer to city dweller and shows how microb...View more
Darwin Across Disciplines - Language Evolution: the hardest problem in science? by Prof April McMahon & Dr Simon KirbyAug 14, 2009What reason do we have for calling language evolution "the hardest problem in science", and how do we pro...View more
Darwin Across Disciplines - Synthetic biology, evolution and nature by Dr Jane CalvertAug 14, 2009Synthetic biology is an emerging field which aims to construct novel biological parts and systems. It cou...View more
Darwin Across Disciplines - Does music evolve? by Dr Martin ParkerAug 14, 2009This talk explores how sound design and compositional practice might incorporate Darwin's ideas and asks...View more
Darwin Across Disciplines - Genome-wide homozygosity by Dr Jim WilsonAug 14, 2009Homozygosity means inheriting the same "gene" of a particular trait from both parents. Dr Wilson shows ho...View more
Darwin Across Disciplines - Is there anybody out there? by Prof Graeme AcklandAug 14, 2009Astrobiology is a new science seeking for life on other planets. Prof Ackland reviews the evidence for ex...View more