Human prehistory a main theme of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences school event


Mattias Jakobsson and Jenny Larsson of the Center for the Human Past, contributors to the SVT’s History of Sweden, met over 1,200 pupils at an event in Stockholm.

Photographer: Louise Sjöholm (all photos).

The schoolkids traveled back in history to where it all began. They learned about exciting new research on the origins of humans from a cross-disciplinary perspective and listened to some of Sweden’s leading researchers in genetics, linguistics and cognitive science.

The afternoon was a mixture of lectures and interactive activities, and ended with a panel discussion where students could participate and ask questions. The discussion was moderated by the science journalist Lisa Kirsebom, the editor of the publication “Science says – about human evolution”. The National Resource Center for Biology Teaching (Bioresurs) at Uppsala University was the co-organizer of the event.

Gymnasieeftermiddag om människans evolution – en dag om att förstå vårt ursprung


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