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Second day of Darwin Days at UiO were a bit disappointing considering that today is Charles Darwin's birthday *pops on party hat and cheers*. I should of course have made evolution cupcakes or something equally geeky to celebrate, but this week has been crazy and I haven't had time. I haven't even had time to do any of my homework, which is ridiculous (though I have read one of the novels for my Dutch Literature class (in Dutch!), so.. I guess that counts as school work).
Today's lectures were all about behavioural science and the sequencing of the Neanderthal genome (two separate lectures, don't worry - the world has not gone completely mad just yet). Interesting stuff, but a bit hard to follow for those of us in the audience who'd never studied these things past the very very very basic level. I mean, I'm a filthy art student and I've never had any biology in school (apart from the very basic biology stuff mentioned in the general natural science subject). Something I'm extremely sorry about. If I could choose my upper secondary school education again now, I'd do general education. No doubt about it. With a focus on science/biology. I'm deeply fascinated with it, and I am considering signing up for evening class or something to cover my lacking education on the subject.
The highlight of today's lectures were definitely when they set up a live video conference with some Norwegian students who're currently on the Galapagos Islands. They've been following in Darwin's footsteps since October last year, and they've been making documentary films that are going to be used in primary- and secondary school education :D Awesome stuff. I want to see the finished films too~~ :x
I want to do a complete write-up of the Darwin Days at some point, but tonight is not the night for such a post. I'm tired, and my head is muddled. I need food, rest, and a shower.
My head is currently filled with images and thoughts about the war on Gaza. I attended a lecture/debate at Chateau Neuf today where Erik Fosse, one of two Norwegian doctors who worked at a hospital on the Gaza strip during the recent conflict (and who were the only westerners to report out from Gaza during the conflict!) held a presentation about his experiences there. I think I'll do a more detailed post about this event at some later time too, because there were lots of things mentioned that I feel like commenting on. It was a really great event, though. Made me want to attend other debates~
My interest in politics has blossomed lately, and I'm sure there'll be some politically themed posts coming up soon too. We'll see, I've got some drafts churning around in my head... I'll write them down once I've got time, but who knows when that'll be.
Today's lectures were all about behavioural science and the sequencing of the Neanderthal genome (two separate lectures, don't worry - the world has not gone completely mad just yet). Interesting stuff, but a bit hard to follow for those of us in the audience who'd never studied these things past the very very very basic level. I mean, I'm a filthy art student and I've never had any biology in school (apart from the very basic biology stuff mentioned in the general natural science subject). Something I'm extremely sorry about. If I could choose my upper secondary school education again now, I'd do general education. No doubt about it. With a focus on science/biology. I'm deeply fascinated with it, and I am considering signing up for evening class or something to cover my lacking education on the subject.
The highlight of today's lectures were definitely when they set up a live video conference with some Norwegian students who're currently on the Galapagos Islands. They've been following in Darwin's footsteps since October last year, and they've been making documentary films that are going to be used in primary- and secondary school education :D Awesome stuff. I want to see the finished films too~~ :x
I want to do a complete write-up of the Darwin Days at some point, but tonight is not the night for such a post. I'm tired, and my head is muddled. I need food, rest, and a shower.
My head is currently filled with images and thoughts about the war on Gaza. I attended a lecture/debate at Chateau Neuf today where Erik Fosse, one of two Norwegian doctors who worked at a hospital on the Gaza strip during the recent conflict (and who were the only westerners to report out from Gaza during the conflict!) held a presentation about his experiences there. I think I'll do a more detailed post about this event at some later time too, because there were lots of things mentioned that I feel like commenting on. It was a really great event, though. Made me want to attend other debates~
My interest in politics has blossomed lately, and I'm sure there'll be some politically themed posts coming up soon too. We'll see, I've got some drafts churning around in my head... I'll write them down once I've got time, but who knows when that'll be.