2010-2011 International Seminar Series:
The Speed of Cultural and Evolutionary Change

All talks are free and open to all, and all begin at 4pm on the Brunel University campus (specific locations below)
 

Date Seminar Location
29th March
2010
Martin Daly
McMaster University, Canada

Violence against stepchildren: Evidence and counterclaims (click here for abstract)

Gaskell Building 266

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7th October
2010

Shalom Schwartz
Hebrew University, Israel 

Roots of culture: Why national cultures differ (click here for slides) 

Lecture Centre 263

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here for directions
3rd November
2010

Çiğdem Kağitçibaşi
Koç University, Turkey

Global urbanization: What are the implications for optimal human development?(click here for slides)
Gaskell Building 239

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24th March
2011

Richard Wrangham
Harvard University, USA

Evolutionary effects of cooking: The impact of fire in human evolution (click here for abstract)

Gaskell Building 266

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Photo credits: Maasai hunter by Steve Pastor, Hong Kong by David Iliff