The Evolution of Complex Behavior on this Planet and Others

Name: The Evolution of Complex Behavior on this Planet and Others
Start: 2026-07-02T17:00:00+10:00
End: 2026-07-02T18:00:00+10:00
Location: University of Sydney, Peter Nicol Russell Building (PNR J02), PNR Lecture Theatre 1

Schedule

Thu Jul 02 2026 at 05:00 pm to 06:00 pm

UTC+10:00

Location

University of Sydney, Peter Nicol Russell Building (PNR J02), PNR Lecture Theatre 1 | Sydney, NS

Prof Peter Godfrey-Smith presents a distinguished lecture on Complexity Science, organised by the Centre for Complex Systems (USYD)
About this Event

The internet and espresso were invented by land-based vertebrate animals descended from fish. Is there any reason to think that matters would go similarly on another planet? Might espresso be invented elsewhere by something more like an octopus or jellyfish, instead?

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University of Sydney, Peter Nicol Russell Building (PNR J02), PNR Lecture Theatre 1, Peter Nicol Russell Building (PNR J02), PNR Lecture Theatre 1, Sydney, Australia

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