After seeing his own cells used to grow clumps of new neurons – essentially mini-brains – Philip Ball began to examine the concepts of identity and consciousness. Inspired by his book How to Grow a Human, this event delves into humanity's deep evolutionary past to look at how complex creatures like us emerged from single-celled life.
This is a conversation guaranteed to challenge preconceptions and values and make us to rethink how we exist in the world.
