Evolution & Environment: Telmo Pievani in South Africa 🌍✨
The Embassy of Italy and Italian Cultural Institute in Pretoria is proud to welcome Telmo Pievani, a renowned Italian philosopher of science and evolutionary biologist, for an exclusive series of lectures across South Africa as part of Italian Research Day in the World 2025.
From the origins of Homo sapiens to the environmental crisis and the role of imperfection in evolution, Pievani’s thought-provoking discussions will challenge how we understand the past and shape the future.
Lecture Programme:
Lecture Programme:
🔎 March 29 | Johannesburg – In search of Homo sapiens’ elusive origins
📍 @originscentre , @witsuniversity | ⏰ 10:00 – 11:30
🎟️ Entrance is free – RSVP essential: tammy.hodgskiss@wits.ac.za
🔹 Please bring id to get onto Wits campus. Safe parking at origins centre.
🌱 March 31 | Pretoria – Environmental Crisis: How to Escape the Evolutionary Trap
📍 @UnivofPretoria – Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences | ⏰ 12:00 – 13:30
🔬 April 1 | Cape Town – Imperfection: Evolution as Successful Tinkering
📍 Cape Town Club, 18 Queen Victoria St, Gardens | ⏰ 17:30 – 19:00
🎟️ Entrance is free – RSVP essential: segreteria.capetown@esteri.it
Don’t miss the opportunity to engage with one of the world’s leading scientific thinkers!
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