The 7th Annual LERN Conference was held on Monday 14th September 2009. Thank you to all those who attended our Annual Conference. Special thanks to the presenters, judges, and our keynote speakers. The quality and diversity of the talks and posters was impressive, with a high standard of presentation, confidence, and good science commented on […]
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On July 7th 2009, LERN held a debate on group selection in which four eminent speakers in the field discussed the motion: Is natural selection at the group level an important evolutionary force? Stuart WestProfessor of Evolutionary Biology, University of Oxford Herbert GintisProfessor of Economics, Santa Fe Institute, University of Siena, and Central European University Samir OkashaProfessor
‘Troubling the waters of anthropology – Is wading the missing factor in the evolution of hominid bipedalism?’ By Algis Kuliukas (UWA) Date: April 23rd 2009, at 18:00 Location: Daryll Forde Seminar Room (2nd floor of the Department of Anthropology, UCL) Abstract: 150 years after “The Origin of Species” there is still no consensus among anthropologists for a Darwinian
Seeing that Valentine’s day is coming up, as well Darwin’s 200th birthday, we’ve decided to go with a talk fitting for the occasion. ‘Duration of courtship effort as a costly signal’ By Peter Sozou (Warwick an LSE) Date: February 12th 2009 at 6:30pm Location: Archaeology Lecture Room, UCL (Institute of Archaeology, UCL)
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‘On the use and misuse of epigenetics in evolutionary psychology’ By Brian Garvey (Philosophy, Lancaster University) Abstract: In recent decades, there has been much work on the role of non-genetic factors in inheritance, development, and evolution. This has led to a re-evaluation of some traditional ideas, and in particular to a questioning of the traditional
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Annual LERN/CEE Medawar Lecture ‘Bringing fossils back to life: How trilobites lived‘ By Richard Fortey FRS (Natural History Museum) Abstract: Trilobites were a very diverse group of marine arthropods that are now extinct, and without close living relatives. How can we deduce something about the ways in which these organisms might have lived? Plausible answers can
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‘City Wild: The nature of a living London’ By Mathew Frith (Landscape Regeneration Manager, Peabody Trust & Vice-Chair, London Wildlife Trust Mathew will be speaking about biodiversity in London and urban wildlife. Date: 7th October 2008, at 18.00 Location: Drayton Ricardo lecture theatre, UCL * Click here to download a poster for this event.
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This year’s LERN Fun And Educational At The Same Time Field Trip will be held on Saturday 14th June 2008. We will be spending the day at Kew Gardens, London, ending with an afternoon local pub trip and a riverboat back to central London. We’ve secured free entry for 25 students, and four non-students, so make
‘Evolution in Protein Structures‘ By Janet Thornton (EBI Hinxton) Abstract: Protein three dimensional structures include many patterns at all levels of structure. We are all familiar with the repeating alpha-helices and beta-strands. These combine to generate 3D motifs and superstructures, which recur in many unrelated proteins. Most recently we have focused on the evolution of
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The 6th Annual LERN Conference was held on Friday 12th September 2008, at the Institute of Zoology, Regents Park, London. The schedule for the conference is available for you to download in pdf form here. This years conference had a range of speakers covering genetics, ecology, fossils, conservation, and language. Our keynote speakers are Tim Blackburn
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