Evolutionary science for a changing world

Evolutionary science has helped us to understand the world in many ways. Exploring how aspects of dynamic biological and socio-economic systems have evolved allows us to predict and manage change, especially in more simple systems. Evolutionary science has contributed to rescuing endangered species, improving crops and livestock, informing strategies to increase resilience to climate change, and slowing the evolution of resistance to control measures in pathogens and pests. The evolvability—or capacity for a system to adapt—has been manipulated in all of the above examples.

Understanding evolvability in multilayered, interacting systems remains a challenge, but it is key to understanding innovation and to managing responses to accelerating environmental change. Potential solutions to this challenge—evolutionary science theory and tools—have emerged in different sciences but have been largely disconnected. This event brings together experts from multiple disciplines to discuss how evolutionary science can benefit our changing world.

Refreshments served from 5.30 pm, with the talk 6.00 pm to 7.30 pm.

Chair:

Professor Craig Moritz FAA, Australian National University

Speakers:

Professor Lindell Bromham, Australian National University

Professor Paul Griffiths, University of Sydney

Professor Adrienne Nicotra, Australian National University

Professor Nina Wedell, University of Exeter

Professor Bob Williamson FAA, Australian National University and CSIRO DATA61

Date: Monday 2 December

Time: 5.30pm – 7.30pm

Venue: The Shine Dome

Shine Dome,15 Gordon Street Australian Capital Territory

Contact Information

events@science.org.au

5:30 PM December 02, 2019
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Evolutionary science has helped us to understand the world in many ways. Exploring how aspects of dynamic biological and socio-economic systems have evolved allows us to predict and manage change, especially in more simple systems. Evolutionary science has contributed to rescuing endangered species, improving crops and livestock, informing strategies to increase resilience to climate change, and slowing the evolution of resistance to control measures in pathogens and pests. The evolvability—or capacity for a system to adapt—has been manipulated in all of the above examples.

Understanding evolvability in multilayered, interacting systems remains a challenge, but it is key to understanding innovation and to managing responses to accelerating environmental change. Potential solutions to this challenge—evolutionary science theory and tools—have emerged in different sciences but have been largely disconnected. This event brings together experts from multiple disciplines to discuss how evolutionary science can benefit our changing world.

Refreshments served from 5.30 pm, with the talk 6.00 pm to 7.30 pm.

Chair:

, Australian National University

Speakers:

, Australian National University

, University of Sydney

, Australian National University

, University of Exeter

, Australian National University and CSIRO DATA61

Date: Monday 2 December

Time: 5.30pm – 7.30pm

Venue: The Shine Dome

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Contact Information

events@science.org.au

5:30 PM December 02, 2019

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