14th April 2025 | |
6.30pm | |
McEwan Hall McEwan Hall Teviot Place, Edinburgh South EH8 9AG |
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Stalls: £35/£30, Rear Stalls: £30/£25, Balcony: £25/£20 | |
Event organiser/part of Edinburgh Science Festival | |
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The award-winning author of The Selfish Gene, The Blind Watchmaker and The God Delusion introduces his latest groundbreaking book, The Genetic Book of the Dead, exploring of the power of Darwinian evolution and what it can reveal about the past. This is an unforgettable opportunity to hear from one of the world’s leading scientific figures and to unlock the door to evolutionary history, seen through wholly new eyes.
This event is British Sign Language (BSL) interpreted. Seating for this event is unreserved, but if you’d like to be positioned with best line of sight to the BSL interpreter, please book a BSL User ticket and we’ll reserve space for you and your group.
Age 12+
Photo credit: Jana Lenzová
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