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Winter Lecture Series June – July 2015 – Theme: Scientific Advances in Understanding The Evolution of Life on Earth over the Last 3.5 Billion Years

May 13, 2015

Venue: University of Tasmania, Stanley Burbury Theatre

1. Evolution and Generation of Life on the Early Earth

Wednesday June 24    7.30pm

  • The Theory of Evolution – What have we learnt since Charles Darwin? – Professor John Long, Flinders University.    More Information
  • The Early Earth and Generation of Life (the first billion years) – Professor Malcom Walter, Australian Centre for Astrobiology, University of NSW.   More Information

Listen to the lectures here

2. Middle Earth – the Slingshot of Life

Wednesday July 15th   7.30pm

  • The Boring Billion Years in Earth History and its Significance – Indrani Mukherjee, PhD student, University of Tasmania. More information
  •  The Cambrian Explosion of Life and Rise of Marine Species – Dr Diego Bellido-Garcia, University of Adelaide. More information

Listen to the lectures here

3. Life in the last 500 million years; Mass Extinctions, Volcanoes and Meteorites

Wednesday July 22nd 7.30pm

  •  The Five Great Mass Extinction Events – what was their cause, and when is the next? – Distinguished Professor Ross Large, University of Tasmania.  more information
  • Mega Volcanic Eruptions and the Greatest Mass Extinction of all Time – Dr Karin Orth, University of Tasmania. more information

 

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