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A Theory of Everything: Evolution, History and the Shape of Things to Come

Tuesday 27 October 2015, 6.30 - 8.00pm, Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Professor Ian Morris; Chair: Professor Michael Cox

In the last 50 years, knowledge of archaeology, anthropology, history, evolution, genetics and linguistics has exploded. A new synthesis of history is emerging, suggesting that people are all much the same and the societies we create all develop in much the same ways. What varies is the places in which societies develop. Biology and geography have driven a 150,000-year story of cooperation and competition. By projecting forward the patterns of the past and the forces that disrupt them, we can begin to see where the 21st century might take us.

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Speaker

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Professor Ian Morris is Philippe Roman Chair in History and International Affairs at LSE IDEAS for 2015-2016.

 

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Professor Michael Cox is Director of LSE IDEAS.

 

Location

Old Theatre, Old Building, LSE. Map.

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