For those who might care:
E.O. Wilson is giving a talk today in the Bryant Conference Center at 7:30. He's obviously very influential for those in the field of biology, but he also works in topics that could be interesting to those interested in the future of the human race. Today he spoke in my Integrated Genomics class and mentioned his beliefs on how much of human nature is inherent (thus discrediting tabula rasa), as well as volitional evolution. That is to say human evolution will no longer following the principles of natural selection. Rather, we will be advancing through the deliberate manipulation of genes.
Either way, should be a good talk with a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner.
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