News & Events: Events, Conferences and Workshops
Life on our symbiotic planet: a conversation with Myra Hird, Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan
Monday 25th May 2009
MSc Room 1, School of Geography and the Environment
University of Oxford
Organisers
- Technological Natures Research Cluster
- Sarah Whatmore (SoGE, Oxford)
- Nigel Clark (Geography, Open University)
- Joe Gerlach (SoGE, Oxford)
Programme
| 10.00 - 10.30 | Arrival and coffee (SoGE Common Room) |
| 10.30 - 11.15 | Myra Hird 'Microontologies: or how to meet with the Microcosmos' |
| 11.15 - 11.45 | Lynn Margulis 'WATER: our symbiotic planet, home of bacteria' |
| 11.45 - 12.15 | Dorion Sagan 'What is life? A sentient symphony' |
| Opportunity for questions | |
| 12.30 - 14.00 | Lunch (University Club) |
| 14.00 - 14.30 | Panel commentaries: Nigel Clark (Open University) Beth Greenhough (Queen Mary University of London) |
| 14.30 - 16.00 | Discussion |
| 16.00 | Depart (informal continuation – University Club/Pub) |
Please direct all enquiries to Joe Gerlach