Segnalo due appuntamenti internazionali e uno italiano

….da non perdere: Extending the Synthesis Integrating micro- and macro-evolutionary scales. September 16, 2005, 1-Day Symposium,Leiden, The Netherlands Speakers: Niles Eldredge, John Thompson, Paul Brakefield, Sergey Gavrilets, Ryan Gregory, David Jablonski, Rich Lenski, William Miller. This Symposium has grown out of a Working Group organized by Niles Eldredge and John Thompson at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis,

….da non perdere: First World Conference on the Future of Science, Venezia, 21-23 settembre 2005 Umberto Veronesi presenta l’iniziativa: The idea of this conference springs from an awareness that the problems and dilemmas generated by unrelenting scientific and technological progress are not being adequately discussed in society as a whole. As science exerts an ever more pervasive influence on our lives, society seems ill-informed about the short and long term implications of scientific advance, little interested in strategic decisions regarding investment in research, and unaware of the social, economic and cultural consequences of the continuing technological revolution.Experts of international renown from various spheres and disciplines will be invited to give their points of view on these issues, which are crucial to the destiny of our society Segnalo tra le presentazioni queste conferenze: Science and Religions Giulio Giorello – Science and Faith: Is the Alliance Possible? Peter Atkins – Is Science the Only Path to Knowledge? Science, Culture and Ethics Edgar Morin – Normal Evolution or Paradigmatic Revolution Edoardo Boncinelli – Science as Culture Science and Technology Daniel C. Dennett – Evolution, Freedom and Society Emanuele Severino – Philosophy and Technology …ecco invece i due imminenti appuntamenti internazionali Extending the Synthesis Integrating micro- and macro-evolutionary scales. September 16, 2005, 1-Day Symposium,Leiden, The Netherlands Speakers: Niles Eldredge, John Thompson, Paul Brakefield, Sergey Gavrilets, Ryan Gregory, David Jablonski, Rich Lenski, William Miller. This Symposium has grown out of a Working Group organized by Niles Eldredge and John Thompson at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, Santa Barbara, California. Place: Large Lecture Theatre, Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Kaiserstraat 63, Leiden Further information and registration: brakefield@rulsfb.leidenuniv.nl Paul Brakefield, Institute of Biology, Leiden, The Netherlands Developmental basis of evolutionary change 2005, Chicago, IL, USA Fourth biennial conference on the Developmental Basis of Evolutionary Change, University of Chicago, 20-23 October 2005. The themes of the four plenary sessions are Sensation and Sensory Networks; History and Philosophy of Evolutionary and Developmental Thought; Ecology, Development and Evolution; and Genetic Regulation, Evolution and Development. For more information, please visit the conference website, http://dbec.uchicago.edu . If you have any questions, please, contact the conference organizers, Todd Martin and Alex Wolf, at dbec@pondside.uchicago.edu