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Public Lecture:Darwin, Wallace, and the Ascent of Man6-7:30pm 12th February, 2009Australian National University"There seems to be no more design in the variability of organic beings and in the action of natural selection, than in the course the wind blows." So said Darwin. But Alfred Wallace, who had independently proposed his own theory of natural selection, thought, "a superior intelligence has guided the development of man in a definite direction, and for a specific purpose ...". Professor Cowan will address some of the arguments and circumstances that lead to such divergent opinions. Ian Cowan was formerly Head of the Environmental Biology Group, Research School of Biological Sciences, ANU and in his active retirement continues to sustain a fulfilling career as scientist, student of philosophy, and bon vivant! Free Admission |
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