OPEN SEMINAR. REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Date: September 7th and 8th
Venue: CasaPiedra
Av. San José María Escrivá de Balaguer 5600, Vitacura, Santiago.

SCHEDULE Monday September 7th (Day 1)

8.00-9.00
Registration

1era Sesión “The grounding concepts” 9.00-13.00

9.00-9.20
Welcome message and introduction
Ing Álvaro Fischer

9.20-10.05
“Darwin’s Dangerous Idea”
Dr Daniel Dennet

10.05-10.50
“Evolutionary Psychology”
Dr Leda Cosmides

10.50-11.20
Coffee Break

11.20-12.05
“The Evolutionary Approach to the Social Sciences”
Dr John Tooby

12.05-13.00
Q&A Session
Panel: Dr Daniel Dennett, Dr Leda Cosmides, Dr John Tooby

2nda Sesión “Understanding Human Beings” 14.30-17.30

14.30-15.15
“Language and Human Nature”
Dr Steven Pinker

15.15-15.45
Coffee Break

15.45-16.30
“Analogies Between Biology and Economics”
Dr Matt Ridley

16.30-17.15
Q&A Session
Panel: Dr Steven Pinker, Dr Matt Ridley

17.15-17.30
Day 1 closing

PROGRAM Tuesday September 8th (Day 2)

3era Sesión”The Evolutionary Perspective and Society” 9.00-12.45

9.00-9.45
“Why Sex Differences Matter?: The Darwinian Understanding”
Dr Helena Cronin

9.45-10.30
David Yudilevich Memorial Lecture on Darwinian Aesthetics
“Beauty’s Child: Sexual Selection and Nature Worship”
Dr Nicholas Humphrey

10.30-11.00
Coffee Break

11.00-11.45
“On Being Original in Science and in Art”
Ian McEwan

11.45-12.30
Q&A Session
Panel: Dr Helena Cronin, Dr Nicholas Humphrey, Ian McEwan

12.30-12.45
Closing