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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261115T193000
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URL:https://whatson.org.uk/wo/events/prof-alice-roberts-from-cell-to-civil
 isation-birmingham-sun-15-nov-2026/
SUMMARY:Prof Alice Roberts     From Cell to Civilisation - Birmingham - SUN
  15 NOV 2026
DESCRIPTION:Event: https://facebook.com/events/s/prof-alice-roberts-from-ce
 ll-t/2306581319751330/\n\nHumankind\, genetics\, and archaeology\nA new\, 
 ground-breaking\, spectacular theatrical production live on stage \n\nProf
  Alice Roberts said "I'm thrilled to be bringing a new stage show to the U
 K in November exploring the story of us\, from Cell to Civilisation. Blend
 ing archaeology\, evolutionary biology and genetics and using theatrical s
 ound\, light and imagination to bring the science to life in a way that yo
 u've never seen before.\nWe'll be tracing our origins back\, not just to t
 he dawn of our own species\, but to the origin of life on this planet. Tha
 t's four billion years of evolution in one evening. I'm really excited abo
 ut this\, I've taken this show to Australia\, to Canada\, and now it's com
 ing to the UK in November. I can't wait to share this story with you."\n\n
 Who are we? Where do we come from? What does it mean to be human?\n\nFor t
 housands of years\, such questions have been explored through philosophy a
 nd religion\, but the answers now seem to lie firmly within the grasp of a
 n empirical approach to the world and our place within it. By peering deep
  into our past and dragging clues out into the light\, science can now pro
 vide us with some of the answers to the questions that people have always 
 asked.\n\nFrom the first spark of life on earth 3.8 billion years ago\, we
  track the evolution and connectivity of all living things.\n\nJoin us as 
 we follow in the footsteps of our ancestors from Africa into Asia and arou
 nd the Indian coastline\, to Australia\, north into Europe and Siberia\, a
 nd\, eventually\, to the last continents to be peopled: the Americas. We'l
 l meet some other human species along the way.\nWe'll examine the sophisti
 cation of some of the earliest civilisations\, and we'll discuss how we kn
 ow what we know and why we think what we think\, what the science can tell
  us.\n\nThis is the story of us\, from single cell to civilisation.
CATEGORIES:crafts
LOCATION:Birmingham Town Hall\, Birmingham\, West Midlands\, B9\, Central\,
  United Kingdom
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