The Scottish Healthcare Genetics
Public Engagement Network
Events in August 2010
Thursday August 19th 2010, 19.00
Edinburgh International Book Festival
Can We All Be Geniuses?
SOLD OUT!
While the classic nature-versus-nurture debate over the source of human intelligence has long been eclipsed by the understanding that it's a mixture of both, advances in the study of neurology have tended to focus scientific research on the genetic side of the equation. But David Shenk's new work on the very strong environmental influences on intelligence has given a new energy to the debate. Shenk is joined in this event by Wendy Johnson, an expert in the interaction of genes and environment and Mark Vernon, author of Plato's Podcasts: The Ancient's Guide to Modern Living.
Organised by: Edinburgh International Book Festival
Events in
September 2010
Friday September 3rd
to Monday September 6th,
DISC1 2010 Conference
Saturday September 4th,
Cystic Fibrosis - Better Understanding, Better Lives
Sunday September 5th,
Ancient Viral Voyagers
Wednesday September 15th,
Sharing Human Tissue
Friday September 17th,
Health technology assessment for genomic medicine: Challenges and prospects,