Darwin Day Celebration

DNA IS AT THE HEART OF EVOLUTION

AN INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION OF SCIENCE AND HUMANITY

2006

After February 12, 2006 the effort to include additional languages on this website continued and in addition, we sought individuals or organizations in each of the countries where events have been held to become affiliates of Darwinday.org, within their countries. They were encouraged to be ready to translate more of our website information into their language, as soon as we had reorganized the Web site structure to allow translators to work efficiently and without interfering with each other. We also invited them to add appropriate information of their own, including the recrutment of prominent Scientists, Educators, Philosophers, and Writers from within those jurisdictions. We expect to be able to assist them in taking responsibility for the expansion of the Celebration by providing them with email lists and other materials. If you, or a group you are aware of, would be interested in working with us please contact us.

If you are planning a Celebration for 2008 please register it here.

Events for 2006, sorted by country, then by state, and then by city.

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Title: La Traicion de Darwin - Darwin´s Treason (Public)

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Title: The eye sheds light on Darwinian evolution (Public)

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Title: Darwin's dangerous idea - evolution by natural selection (Private)

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Title: Darwin Day – evolution or ‘ID’? Mike Archer (Public)

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Title: Darwin Day 2006 focussed for HSC students (open to public) (Public)

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Video re-enactment of the famous stoush between Bishop Wilberforce and Thomas Huxley at the 1860 meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. Talks by Dr Darren Curnoe UNSW and Prof Stephen Boyden ANU followed by questions and discussion. They will talk about the branch of the evolutionary tree that led to modern humans. Dr Curnoe's is entitled Making Peace with Nature and Prof Boyden is entitled the biology of civilisation - the difficulties that arise from our biology underpinning civilisation. This event coordinates with another evening event organised by the Australian Museum Society (TAMS). It will touch on "Intelligent Design" in passing.

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Title: Darwin Day Picnic (Public)

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Title: "Evolution Sunday" at Uniting Church in Australia, Dunsborough U (Public)

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Margaret A Hodge, Community Minister is participating in the "Evolution Sunday" event on Darwin's birthday, February 12.
The clergy of more than 400 churches are preaching sermons about the compatibility of science and religion.
All the clergy involved are among more than 10,000 who have signed "The Clergy Letter" affirming that
evolution and religious faith are compatible. That is, one doesn't have to choose EITHER God OR evolution.
A person of faith can believe in both.

For more information about the nationwide Clergy Letter Project project, http://see www.uwosh.edu/colleges/cols/rel_evol_sun.htm .
For exact time, location, and topic of this church's sermon, use your telephone directory or a Web directory
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Title: Mukto-Mona Celebrates Darwin Day (Public)

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Title: Drawing competition for children (Public)

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Title: Your r Evolved (Private)

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Title: Darwin Day Celebration (Public)

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Title: Darwin Day Rio (Public)

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Title: Dia de Darwin - Clube Cético (Private)

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Title: Darwin Day São Paulo (Public)

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Pela manhã atividade voltada para o público infantil "As aves de Galápagos: a seleção natural de Darwin". Com as Profas. Cristina Miyaki, Lyria Mori e Maria Cristina Arias (USP).
(10-12:00-children activities on natural selection)

Projeção do documentário durante o dia: "Darwin nos Andes" com o Dr. Nélio Bizzo.
(During the day: projection of the documentary "Darwin in the Andes")

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Palestra do Dr. Nélio Bizzo (FE-USP): "Darwin e a viagem do Beagle".
(Talk on the voyage of the Beagle)

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Palestra da Dra Cristina Miyaki(IB-USP): "Papagaios me mordam! E me contem sua evolução!".
(Talk on evolution and biogeography of parrots)

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Palestra do Dr. Diogo Meyer (IB-USP): "Para que serve a Evolução?".
(Talk on evolutionary theory)

16:00h.
Palestra do Dr. Walter Neves: "E no início... era o macaco!"
(Talk on Human evolution)

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Title: British Columbia Humanist Association Darwin Day Celegration (Public)

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Celebrate Darwin Day with Dr. Sally Otto, UBC Professor of Biology and expert in the evolution of sex and mating systems. Dr. Otto’s main area of expertise is theoretical models of evolution that study how populations change over time. The aim of this work is to identify when and whether particular evolutionary transitions are possible. Evolution plays such a central role in our contemporary understanding of life on this planet that it is only fitting to mark the birthday of the author of The Origin of Species.

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Title: University of Victoria (Canada) Darwin Day Celebration (Public)

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The Philosophy Students' Union (PSU) of the University of Victoria is sponsoring this somewhat whimsical celebration of Darwin Day on the UVic Campus. On the lighter side, we will be singing Darwin carols of our own composition, exchanging Darwin cards, displaying an evolution tree (a wooden frame on which we will hang, as ornaments, representative sections of plants according to their evolutionary branches), and feature as well a sombre (but somehow convivial) Charles Darwin to spread wisdom, scientific information, and (perhaps) good cheer for the season.

On the more serious side, we will also have a table in the Student Union Building at which we will discuss some details of Darwin's life and work and explain to critics why evolutionary theory is by far the most rational stance to take regarding the origins of life.

A Darwin-themed party will follow. On Darwin Day itself (Sunday, February 12th), we are planning a similar celebration in downtown Victoria, for the general public.

If you would like the lyrics to our Darwin Carols, please contact us at the email address below.

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Title: "Evolution Sunday" at Universalist Unitarian Chuch of Halifax, (Public)

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The Rev. Dr. John W. Baros-Johnson, Minister is participating in the "Evolution Sunday" event on Darwin's birthday, February 12.
The clergy of more than 400 churches are preaching sermons about the compatibility of science and religion.
All the clergy involved are among more than 10,000 who have signed "The Clergy Letter" affirming that
evolution and religious faith are compatible. That is, one doesn't have to choose EITHER God OR evolution.
A person of faith can believe in both.

For more information about the nationwide Clergy Letter Project project, http://see www.uwosh.edu/colleges/cols/rel_evol_sun.htm .
For exact time, location, and topic of this church's sermon, use your telephone directory or a Web directory
like http://yellowpages.superpages.com/yp.basic.jsp?STYPE=S to contact this local church.

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Title: Celebrate with Charles (Private)

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Title: Darwin Day (Public)

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Title: "Evolution Sunday" at Unity Centre of Practical Christianity (Public)

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The Rev. Sharon Clements is participating in the "Evolution Sunday" event on Darwin's birthday, February 12.
The clergy of more than 400 churches are preaching sermons about the compatibility of science and religion.
All the clergy involved are among more than 10,000 who have signed "The Clergy Letter" affirming that
evolution and religious faith are compatible. That is, one doesn't have to choose EITHER God OR evolution.
A person of faith can believe in both.

For more information about the nationwide Clergy Letter Project project, http://see www.uwosh.edu/colleges/cols/rel_evol_sun.htm .
For exact time, location, and topic of this church's sermon, use your telephone directory or a Web directory
like http://yellowpages.superpages.com/yp.basic.jsp?STYPE=S to contact this local church.

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Title: 5th Annual Darwin Day Lecture (Public)

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Speaker -Dr. REES KASSEN (Biology, U of O)
Title of talk - 'DINNER WITH THE DARWINS'
Dr Kassen is known internationally for his integrative approach to the study of biodiversity and has helped to pioneer the use of microbial systems as experimental models for understanding the evolutionary and ecological mechanisms underlying patterns of biodiversity in nature. Dr Kassen’s recent work focuses on the properties of new mutations affecting fitness and suggests that it may be possible to predict the “next evolutionary move” of a population when faced with a novel environmental stress.

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Title: Secular Humanist View of Intelligent Design (Public)

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Title: A Performance of The Darwin Poems (Public)

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Carolyn Guillet celebrated Canadian director, actor, and producer will be reading Michael Zizis manuscript, The Darwin Poems, as follows:

There is someone I’d like you to meet …
A reading of

Theatre director, producer, and acclaimed actor

Carolyn Guillet is Charles Darwin
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The Darwin Poems

Saturday May 6th, 2006
7:00 pm
31 Sagebrush Lane, {Don Mills} Toronto
Price: Donations

Carolyn will be reading from Michael Zizis’ manuscript:
“The Darwin Poems”

This work celebrates the man who is still changing
21st century consciousness,
from the hour before birth - to the hour after death.
The 200th anniversary of Darwin’s birth is coming up in 2009 –
we thought we would give you an early start.
You will meet the humanitarian –and the visionary –
and encounter a very human and humane heart.
If you love this planet, dramatic monologue, theatre, travel, adventure,
science, poetry, revelation, and humour then this is an evening not to be missed!
{You can order an audio CD of this special evening on site}

Gonna party likes it’s 1859!
For information, contact: Michael Zizis or Patricia Guillet at
416-651-0096 or michael.zizis@sympatico.ca

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Title: Darwin Day Pub NIght (Public)

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Title: Darwin Day at the Redpath Museum (Public)

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1.Defending Darwin and Evolution Today, a lecture by Dr. Brian Alters who was an Expert Witness in a US Federal trial on Science, education, biological evolution and "intelligent design creationism".
2. Defending Evolution with Fossils, a gallery tour and presentation with Dr. Hans Larsson, professor of Vertebrate Paleotology and an expert on Mesozoic vertebrates.
3. Evolutionary snacks such as primordial soup and transitional wings served by members of the Redpath Museum Student Club.

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Title: Le Jour de Darwin (Public)

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Le jour de Darwin

Pour une première année, le Centre de Conservation de la Biodiversité Boréale / Zoo sauvage de St-Félicien, vous invite à venir célébrer l’anniversaire de Charles Darwin, samedi le 11 février 2006. Ainsi, le CCBB se joint à des dizaines d’organisations à travers le monde pour souligner l’anniversaire de Darwin et de ses travaux scientifiques.

Que vous soyez professeur, étudiant ou tout simplement amant de la nature, la journée s’adresse à vous. Vous serez d’abord invité à visiter le magnifique site du Zoo sauvage pour ensuite être convié à assister et participer aux conférences. Sur le site, vous observerez des animaux de la Boréalie et pourrez, entre autres, constater l’efficacité de leurs adaptations au climat nordique, résultat de milliers d’années d’évolution. Votre journée se conclura par deux conférences par des passionnés de l’Évolution ! Tout d’abord une présentation de Darwin par Robert Loiselle de l’UQAC, suivi d’un échange entre Cyrille Barrette, professeur à l’université Laval et auteur d’un livre sur la Sélection Naturelle, et du public. Préparez vos questions !

Le jour de Darwin au CCBB, un événement qui saura vous captiver !

Horaire

Samedi le 11 février 2006

11:00 Ouverture du Zoo et visite du site. « Darwin » lui-même sera sur place !

15:00 Conférence du Dr Robert Loiselle de l’UQAC : « Visite de Down House, à la source du darwinisme ». M. Loiselle a enseigné le cours d’évolution à l’UQAC pendant 10 ans et a eu le plaisir de visiter la maison de Darwin en Angleterre en 2005.

16:00 Thé et biscottes à l’anglaise.

16:15 Conférence de type échange libre entre le Dr Cyrille Barrette et les participants : « Entretien avec un passionné de l'évolution ». Le Dr Barrette enseigne l’évolution à l’université Laval et est l’auteur du livre : Le miroir du monde, Évolution par sélection naturelle et mystère de la nature humaine. Il est aussi membre du comité scientifique du CCBB. M. Barrette s’entretiendra avec le public de sujets variés : l'origine de la vie, l'origine de l'homme, la nature animale versus la nature humaine, la vie extra-terrestre, le créationnisme (intelligent design), etc. Les visiteurs sont invités à préparer leurs questions pour M. Barrette.

The public is invited to the first “Darwin Day celebration” at the Centre for the conservation of the boreal biodiversity/ Wild zoo of St-Felicien. The celebration will be held Saturday 11th, 2006. Visitors will have the chance to visit the zoo before assisting to two conferences by university professors. The Wild zoo of St-Felicien offers a unique way of observing evolution in action: animals of the boreal forest with effective adaptations to a cold climate, gained through thousands of years of evolution. Every one is welcome!

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Title: Darwin's Theory of Evolution and the Magellan's Region (Public)

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Conferencia:
"La Teoría de la Evolución de Darwin y la región de Magallanes" por el Dr. Marcelo Leppe Cartes.
La conferencia se enmarca dentro de una iniciativa del Instituto Antártico Chileno por rescatar el legado de darwin en la región austral.
Se contempla además conferencias de especialistas en la historia de la travesía del Beagle y el legado de Darwin, así como una ascención al monte Tarn, hito de la vista de Darwin a la región.

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Title: Conferencia “Las huellas de Darwin en Fuego-Patagonia” (Public)

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Title: · Excursión “La Ruta de Darwin al Monte Tarn” (Public)

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Title: Exhibición de video de la excursión al monte Tarn (Public)

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· Presentación del libro DARWIN EN CHILE (1832-1835). Viaje de un Naturalista alrededor del mundo, por Charles Darwin. Edición y prólogo por David Yudilevich. Editorial Universitaria, Santiago de Chile, 2005 (cuarta edición). Presentan: David Yudilevich (editor), Anelio Aguayo (biólogo) y Alfredo Prieto (arqueólogo).
· Exhibición de video de la reciente excursión al monte Tarn y al faro San Isidro.
· Proyección del diaporama del fotógrafo Cristián Cáceres, con imágenes de la subida al monte Tarn.
· Entrega de certificados a los expedicionarios del monte Tarn y faro San Isidro.

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Title: Tertulia Darwiniana (Public)

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Title: Numero Especial Mes de Darwin (Public)

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Title: Darwin Day Celebration - Galápagos Islands (Private)

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On both M/V Santa Cruz and Yacht Isabela II in the Galápagos Islands, we will have special lectures on Darwin's Life and particular attention to his time while in Galapagos. Wake up call on Feb 12 will have a solid Darwinian message. Naturalists will wear on Feb 12 electronic name badges with the message: Happy Birthday Mr Charles Darwin (in Spanish too). All printed materials throughout this week will include a Darwin message. Bulletin board will hold a Darwin Day Celebration poster, including some of Darwin's most celebrated quotes. Our ship's itineraries include all islands that Darwin visited back in 1835.

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Title: "Evolution Sunday" at International Protestant Fellowship (Public)

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Pastor Bob Schwartz is participating in the "Evolution Sunday" event on Darwin's birthday, February 12.
The clergy of more than 400 churches are preaching sermons about the compatibility of science and religion.
All the clergy involved are among more than 10,000 who have signed "The Clergy Letter" affirming that
evolution and religious faith are compatible. That is, one doesn't have to choose EITHER God OR evolution.
A person of faith can believe in both.

For more information about the nationwide Clergy Letter Project project, http://see www.uwosh.edu/colleges/cols/rel_evol_sun.htm .
For exact time, location, and topic of this church's sermon, use your telephone directory or a Web directory
like http://yellowpages.superpages.com/yp.basic.jsp?STYPE=S to contact this local church.

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Title: Cine foro: La peligrosa idea de Darwin (Darwin's Dangerous Idea) (Public)

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A forum about the video "Did Humans Evolve?" It will be analyzed by Dr. Lourdes Corado, from the Psychology Department of Universidad Francisco Marroquín and Dr. Roberto Blum Director of the Ethical Center, David Hume of Universidad Francisco Marroquín.

Universidad Francisco Marroquín (UFM), a leading social science institution for teaching located in Guatemala will celebrate "Darwin Day"on February 16th, 2006.

The lecture is free and open to the public.

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Title: Celebración Día de Darwin (Public)

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Title: INAGURATION OF DARWIN"S DAY CELEBRATION (Public)

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Title: From Darwin to Einstein: The Imagination of Nature (Public)

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Title: Darwin's curiosity - a lecture by Rebecca Stott (Public)

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Title: Darwin Day Symposium (Private)

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Title: Adult Tour: Darwin Day – Step Back in Time (Public)

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Origin of Species was published in 1859, just two years after our Natural History Museum opened its doors. We have organised a number of events in the Museum, which are designed to help you understand what Darwin said, why it is important and how it has helped our understanding of nature. Where better to do this than in a Victorian museum that would have matched his ideas of the natural world. Celebrate Darwin Day by learning about how we are related to other animals, and how certain exceptional species evolved. Places are limited to 20.

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Title: Junior Tour: Darwin Day – Cheeky Monkey!! (Public)

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Title: Darwin Day Lecture (Public)

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Title: Darwin Day UAAR 2006 - Brescia (Public)

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Title: Darwin Day UAAR 2006 - Cosenza (Public)

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Relatore: prof. Emiliano Carnieri (docente di paleontologia all’Università di Palermo - Sede di Agrigento e ricercatore al Museo di Storia Naturale del Mediterraneo di Livorno): conferenza - dibattito su I Pigmei dell’isola di Flores. Homo floresiensis: Nuove Ipotesi sull’Evoluzione Umana.

Professor Emiliano Carnieri (University of Palermo): lecture on The Flores Island’s Pygmaeus. «Homo Floresiensis»: New Hyphothesis on Human Evolution.

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Title: Darwin Day UAAR 2006 - Firenze (Public)

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Partecipano / Lecturers: Giovanni Godoli (astrofisico), Marco Vannini (zoologo), Iacopo Moggi-Cecchi (antropologo), Giordano Fossi (psichiatra), Francesco Dessì (etologo), Baldo Conti (coordinatore del circolo UAAR di Firenze).

Discussioni sui temi / Lectures on: Evoluzione dell’universo da big bang a big bang (Evolution of the Universe from Big Bang to Big Bang; Difetti di fabbricazione dei prodotti del progetto intelligente (Faults in the Making of the Intelligent Design’s Products); Dai primati all’uomo: nuove acquisizioni sul posto dell’uomo nella natura (From Primates to Human Being: New Cognizances about Humans’ Place in the Nature; L’approccio darwiniano in medicina e psicologia (The Darwinian Approach to Medicine Science and Psychology).

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Title: Darwin Day UAAR 2006 - Lecce (Public)

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I professori Ferdinando Boero (Università di Lecce, Facoltà di Biologia), Francesco Primiceri (fisico, docente Ist. “Vanini” di Casarano) e Arrigo Colombo (Università di Lecce, responsabile Centro interdipartimentale di ricerca sull’Utopia) svilupperanno il tema Le scienze dell’evoluzione.

Conducono e moderano il dibattito: Giacomo Grippa e Giuseppe Caputo (Circolo UAAR di Lecce).

Professors Ferdinando Boero (biologist), Francesco Primiceri (physics) and Arrigo Colombo (philosopher): lecture on Evolution’s Science.

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Title: Darwin Day UAAR 2006 - Livorno (Public)

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Title: Darwin Day UAAR 2006 - Palermo (Public)

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Title: Darwin Day UAAR 2006 - Pisa (Public)

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Title: Darwin Day UAAR 2006 - Torino (Public)

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Relatori: Maurizio Mori (docente di Bioetica all’Università di Torino) e Valerio Pocar (docente di Sociologia del Diritto all’Università di Milano e co-presidente UAAR): Dopo Darwin: “Le ragioni dell’antispecismo” e “Il futuro della riproduzione umana”.

Moderatore: Tullio Monti (Socio UAAR, Coordinatore della Consulta torinese per la laicità delle Istituzioni).

professors Maurizio Mori (University of Turin) and Valerio Pocar (University of Milan). Lectures After Darwin: “The Reasons of Anti-Specism” and “The Future of Human Reproduction”.

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Title: Darwin Day UAAR 2006 - Varese (Public)

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Title: Darwin Day UAAR 2006 - Venezia (Public)

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Title: Darwin Day UAAR 2006 - Verona (Public)

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Relatori: prof. Aldo Scarpa (docente di Anatomia patologica, Università di Verona): Alla ricerca delle cellule neoplastiche; prof. Alberto Turco (docente di Genetica medica, Università di Verona): Genetica e società.

Coordinatore: prof. Roberto Leone (docente di Farmacologia, Università di Verona).

professor Aldo Scarpa (University of Verona): Seeking For Neoplastic Cells; professor Alberto Turco (University of Verona): Genetics and Society.