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We are a wonder of evolution.
Powerful yet dextrous, instinctive yet thoughtful, we are expert communicators and innovators. Our exceptional abilities have created the civilisation we know today.
But we’re also deeply flawed.
Our bodies break, choke and fail, whether we’re kings or peasants. Diseases thwart our boldest plans. Our psychological biases have been at the root of terrible decisions in both war and peacetime.
This extraordinary contradiction is the essence of what it means to be human – the sum total of our frailties and our faculties.
Join astrobiologist Lewis Dartnell as he explores how our biology has shaped our relationships, our societies, our economies and our wars, and how it continues to challenge and define our progress.
To register your interest in attending, please email us at DHSociety@DowneHouse.net
