Human evolution and culture

Colloquium series on the fundamental questions of life

March 27, 2009
18.00 – Opening Klaus Wiegandt Opening of the colloquium
18.30 – Lecture: From knowledge to action. The role of the individual and dealing with complexity Volker Linneweber
March 28, 2009
09.00-10.30 – Lecture: Becoming human I – The information of the fossils Friedemann Schrenk
11.00-12.30 – Lecture: Incarnation II – The information of the genome Wolfgang Enard
14.30-16.00 – Lecture: The History of the Human Body Robert D. Martin
16.30 – Summary of the day and discussion
March 29, 2009
9.00-10.30 – Lecture: The Evolution of Reproductive Strategies Eckart Voland
11.00-12.30 – Lecture: Coevolution of Cognitive Capabilities and Slow Life History Carel van Schaik
14.30-16.00 – Lecture: The Grandmother Effect. The Evolution of Our Longevity Kristen Hawkes
16.30 Summary of the day and discussion
March 30, 2009
09.00-10.30 – Lecture: The living being that writes poetry Karl Eibl
11.00-12.30 – Lecture: Biology after fashion. Darwin’s aesthetics of ornament Winfried Menninghaus
14.30-16.00 – Lecture: Why only Humans have Language and Culture? Robin Dunbar
16.30 – Summary of the day and discussion
March 31, 2009
09.00-10.30 – Lecture: Egoism creates public spirit. The problem of altruism Manfred Milinski
11.00-12.30 – Lecture: Evolution of morality and the emergence of law Hans Mohr
14.30-16.00 – Lecture: Different by nature. On the emergence of differences between the sexes Doris Bischof-Köhler
16.30 – Summary of the day and discussion
April 1, 2009
09.00-11.00 a.m. – Lecture: The coming violence. What do people kill for? Harald Welzer Ernst Peter Fischer “Light will fall on man and his history”. Darwin’s prophecy and its realization
11.30-13.00 – Panel discussion Are we capable of learning for the future? What evolution has (not) prepared us for Moderation: Ernst Peter Fischer Participants: Manfred Milinski Hans Mohr Eckart Voland Harald Welzer
1.00 p.m. – Closing remarks