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2018: Is the mainstream account of evolution satisfactory?

Description:

The broad aim of this workshop is for participants is to think over our knowledge of evolutionary biology, especially the question whether standard or mainstream accounts of Darwinism should be regarded as somehow unsatisfactory or incomplete.

The question for participants to think about beforehand is: If you were redesigning an intro-to-evolution course or a standard evolution textbook, what changes would you make as top of your priority list? These changes could be new topics added, or existing topics handled in a new way, or some sort of rearrangement of the overall layout of material. At the workshop five panel members will put forward their own ideas in response to this question (David Wells who initiated the workshop, Jemma Geoghegan, Michael Gillings, Catherine Grueber, Mark Westoby.). Then discussion will move to the floor.

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Date: Monday 10 September 2018
Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Audiences

Graduate Research Students

Early Career Researchers

Mid Career/Senior Researchers

Venue: 07 Wally's Walk (E6B) 149 Briefing Room
Facilitator(s): David Wells, Jemma Geoghegan, Michael Gillings, Catherine Grueber (USyd) and Mark Westoby. Chaired by Grant Hose.
Enquiries: rep@mq.edu.au
Registration for this workshop is not open.