Colloquium series on the fundamental questions of life
History in scientific comparison
March 30, 2007
18.00 – Opening Klaus Wiegandt Opening of the colloquium
18.30 – Lecture: Human History and Natural Experiments Jared Diamond
March 31, 2007
09.00-10.30 – Lecture: The French Revolution as a Natural Experiment James A. Robinson
11.00-12.30 – Lecture: Climate in the Currents of History Mark A. Cane
14.30-16.00 – Lecture: The World’s first Farmers, and the Origins of Modern Peoples and Languages Peter Bellwood
16.30 – Summary of the day and discussion
April 1, 2007
09.00-10.30 – Lecture: The Role of Warfare in the Development of Social Systems Steven LeBlanc
11.00-12.30 – Lecture: The Enlightenment and European Economic Change Joel Mokyr
14.30-16.00 – Lecture: The Evolution of Cultures Jean E. Ensminger16.30 – Summary of the day and discussion
April 2, 2007
09.00-10.30 – Lecture: Uses and Abuses of the Ancient Maya David L. Webster
11.00-12.30 – Lecture: The Appropiation of Territory and the Rise of Inequalities Among Ancient Native American Societies Sissel Schroeder
14.30-16.00 – Lecture: Institutional Change and the Longevity of the Ottoman Empire Şevket Pamuk
16.30 – Summary of the day and discussion
April 3, 2007
09.00-10.30 – Lecture: Continuity and Discontinuity in the interior of Southern Africa 73,000 BC to the Present Neil Parsons:
11.00-12.30 – Lecture: Medieval roots of the European developmental lead Michael Mitterauer
14.30-16.00 – Lecture: Enigmas of Angkor David Chandler
16.30 – Summary of the day and discussion
April 3, 2007
09.00-11.00 – Lecture: The Medieval Origins of “the European Miracle” Jan Luiten van Zanden Bin Wong The Durability of the Chinese Empire: Implications for China’s Possible Futures
11.30-13.00 – Panel discussion Lessons from History Moderation: Gero von Boehm Participants: Jared Diamond James A. Robinson Joel Mokyr R. Bin Wong
13.00 – Closing remarks