Seminar: Why emergence drives the science and politics of synthetic biology
| Date | 2 June 2011 |
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| Time | 18.00 |
| Location | Xfi Lecture Theatre |
As a prelude to the Synthetic Biology Sandpit on 3rd June, Professor Mark Bedau of Reed College, USA, gave a public talk in the Xfi lecture theatre, followed by a reception with drinks and canapés.
Mark Bedau is an internationally recognized leader in the interdisciplinary study of complex adaptive systems. He has published and lectured around the world extensively on philosophical and scientific issues concerning emergence, evolution, life, mind, and the social and ethical implications of creating life from scratch. He pioneered the field of quantifying and comparing the evolutionary activity in artificial and natural systems, and is an international leader in the evolutionary design of complex biochemical systems using statistical models and prediction algorithms.
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