Århus Universitet LIVE

Tuesday 21.10.2025 19:00 Free
19:00 gratis

In the early 20th century, the biological sciences played a key role in the rise of heredity hygiene and eugenics. Today, gene therapy and genetic testing raise ethical dilemmas – for example, when we fall ill, care for loved ones, have children, or choose not to.

 

Lecture: The Enhancement of the Human – Then and Now
Lecturer: Zoophysiologist Tobias Wang
Time: Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Please arrive no later than 6:45 PM
Entré: Free
Lecture format: Livestreamed directly from Aarhus

 

 

 

Program:

  • 21 October: The Domestication of Humans – Then and Now
    – by zoophysiologist Tobias Wang
  • 28 October: DNA and Fossils Expand Our Family Tree
    – by geneticist Mikkel Heide Schierup and archaeologist Felix Riede
  • 11 November: Can We Find Life Beyond Earth?
    – by astrobiologist Liv Hornekær and microbiologist Kai Finster

Public Lectures in the Natural Sciences

Public Science Lectures is a nationwide lecture series livestreamed from Aarhus University to host venues across Denmark, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, and Southern Schleswig. Leading researchers present the latest knowledge within the natural and health sciences — at a high academic level, yet accessible to all.

The lectures are free, open to all, and designed for curious minds.
Audience members can submit questions via SMS during the lecture, which ends with a live Q&A session.

Read more and find upcoming lectures at ofn.au.dk