Biocivilisations with Vandana Shiva and Predrag Slijepcevic (Conway Hall, Friday 12 May)Predrag Slijepcevic (Brunel University), Vandana Shiva
Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square
London WC1R 4RL
United Kingdom
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What is life? Many scientists believe life can be reduced to 'mechanistic' factors, such as genes and information codes. Yet there is a growing number of scientists, philosophers and artists who reject this view.
In this fascinating in-conversation at Conway Hall, Dr Vandana Shiva and Dr Predrag Slijepcevic will discuss why we must challenge the current scientific paradigm, showing that if there is a way to reduce life to a single principle, that principle must acknowledge the creativity of life, turning genetic determinism on its head. Dr Slijepcevic's new book, Biocivlisations: A New Look at the Science of Life, shows how bacteria, amoebas, plants, insects, birds, whales, elephants and countless other species demonstrate elements of what we know as 'civlilisation'- complex communication, agriculture, science, art, medicine and more, and a term we usually reserve for humans, but which is evident across a number of species. Dr Slijepcevic reminds us that life existed without humans for more than 99.99% of the Earth's existence, and that there is much we can learn from the civilisations that came before us.
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