Lectures will be held from 18 to 28 October in tribute to researcher Lynn Margulis
- This year four tertulias have been organized on the occasion of the death of Margulis, who died ten years ago, to deepen the ideas of collaboration and symbiosis. The conferences will take place in Pamplona, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Andoain and Bilbao.
Although his name was not so well known, Lynn Margulis was one of the most important scientists and researchers of the 20th century. In November it will be a decade, and in order to pay tribute to Margulis for his death, tertulias "Science and Environmentalism Symbiosis" have been organized. Four conferences will be held in the next two weeks, from 18 to 28 October. As the organizers have reported, the speakers are well aware of the scientific and political importance of Margulis’s work.
The colloquia will delve into the principal ideas of the researcher: collaboration and symbiosis. This afternoon, 18 October, the first talk will take place in Pamplona/Iruña, on Friday 22 October in Vitoria-Gasteiz, on Wednesday 27 in Andoain and the last on 28 October in Bilbao. Here you can see the program of the conference cycle. The cycle is promoted by Zapateneo, UPV-EHU, Ekopol, Ekologistak Martxan, Katakrak, the Ecosocialist Basque Centre, the Martin Ugalde Cultural Park and the New. In his view, this is an "unbeatable opportunity" to help in the search for solutions to the current eco-social crisis.
Cooperation rather than competition
Lynn Margulis proposed several innovative theories and her contribution to science is very important. Among other things, he argued that the evolution of the species is not based on competition between them or on the survival of the strongest. On the contrary, it showed that creatures have advanced through cooperation and symbiosis. In this post, Joseba Barriola Zuzeu.eus has collected the most outstanding contributions from Margulis.
I'm not very clear if, individually, we have enough power to guide our lives, but we do have to keep trying. Although a lot can be done in groups, every day we have a lonely struggle with ourselves to move forward. Most human beings spend their time standing on the one-way stream... [+]
Euskera is a port for knowledge and relationships at sea, which is a digital space. With artificial intelligence, it seems that from this port there is the possibility of contact in Basque with everyone. The automation of the Basque Country is a great support for educators... [+]
The issue of cohesion is today the first responsibility of many governments, public institutions and non-governmental organisations. Indeed, societies with low inequalities more easily generate conditions for economic, social and cultural development, better governance... [+]
There is a model that I really like, where people can share our knowledge and experiences, and where anyone who wants to learn is welcome whenever they are respectful of the character of the community. They're open learning communities. I like these structures to prevent power... [+]
The other day I wrote a message to META. Say, I thought and I started to do it. Mark Zuckerberg hasn't slept since then, because it wasn't just any message, I wrote it rather dry. Edge, almost. Through an Instagram video I learned that META will use the information its users share... [+]
This rainy weekend I took the CDs, hard drives and USB drives that I've kept from my youth and I've been looking inside; I've found many things: projects that have never seen the light, old photos, texts, lots of old programs... Those who in the last 20 years have gone from support... [+]
