Evolution Festival

Australia will rule

Tasmania is remarkable
But I do not like Sydney society

That was Charles Darwin’s view of Australia according to Emeritus Professor Frank Nicholas speaking on the 200th anniversary of Darwin’s birth.

Darwin’s 200th birthday is tomorrow, Thursday 12 February. It will be celebrated by scientists around the world, recognising the role that Darwin’s theory of evolution plays in underpinning all of modern biology. [continue reading…]

Big Bang to Big Bust!

The evolution of the Universe
The evolution of life
The end of human evolution
Climate and an evolving planet

These are some of the big topics that will be explored Sunday evening at a free public forum discussing evolution and its implications. [continue reading…]

The evolution of faith?

A church service is probably the last thing you would expect to kick off a year-long celebration of evolution-but that’s exactly what’s happening at St Paul’s Anglican Cathedral in Melbourne at 2 pm on Sunday 8 February. [continue reading…]