Aug 7, 202633 min
In this lecture Professor Laurence Hurst discusses the most common misconceptions related to evolution and why humans are not the pinnacle of the evolutionary process.
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The Milner Centre for Evolution has three main objectives, to ask the big evolutionary questions, to find new technological and clinical applications, and to take evolutionary research out into the community.
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What is Milner Centre for Evolution about?
The Milner Centre for Evolution has three main objectives, to ask the big evolutionary questions, to find new technological and clinical applications, and to take evolutionary research out into the community.
What has Milner Centre for Evolution covered recently?
Recent episodes include "The Evolution of Imperfection - Professor Laurence D. Hurst" (7 August 2026, 33 minutes), "What Are Fossils and How Do They Form? Professor Matthew Wills" (24 July 2026, 52 minutes), and "Understanding the Complexities of the Human Gut Microbiome - Associate Professor Guillaume Méric" (3 July 2026, 20 minutes).
How often does Milner Centre for Evolution publish?
Milner Centre for Evolution publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 25 minutes across 34 episodes.
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Jul 24, 202652 minIn this lecture Professor Matthew Wills answers the questions, what are fossils and how do they form.
Episode #31
Understanding the Complexities of the Human Gut Microbiome - Associate Professor Guillaume Méric
Jul 3, 202620 minThe Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Associate Professor Guillaume Méric, about his research focusing on the human microbiome.
May 22, 202622 minThe Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, discusses the phenomenon of convergent evolution with Professor Matthew Wills. They also discuss carcinisation and characteristics that evolve...
May 8, 202624 minThe Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Professor Robert Kelsh, about his research focusing on fundamental questions in developmental biology.
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Episode #28
Understanding How Animal Diets Interact With Gut Microbiomes - Dr Bethan Littleford-Colquhoun
May 1, 202622 minThe Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Dr Bethan Littleford-Colquhoun, about her research focusing on understanding how animal diets interact with gut microbiomes to shape...
Episode #27
Microbial Diversity and Host-Microbe Interactions in the Marine Environment - Dr Corey Holt
Jan 9, 202615 minThe Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Dr. Corey Holt, about his research focusing on microbial diversity and host-microbe interactions in the marine environment.
Dec 3, 202521 minThe Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Professor Tom Williams, about being part of a study trying to understand the evolution of eukaryotic cells, a formative event in the history...
Oct 17, 202522 minThe Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Professor Zamin Iqbal, about being part of a study mapping 100 years of bacterial evolution, to understand just how bacteria have become...
Sep 19, 202537 minThe Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Chris Packham, the naturalist, nature photographer, television presenter and author, whose best known for presenting Springwatch...
Aug 29, 202519 minThe Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Dr Volkan Cevik, whose research focuses on understanding interactions between plants and their pathogens, as well as understanding how these...
Episode #22
Discovering Ways to Fight Fungal Diseases That Threaten Our Food Security & Health - Dr Neil Brown
Jul 11, 202519 minThe Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Dr Neil Brown, whose research focuses on discovering new ways to fight major fungal diseases that threaten our food security and health.
Jun 20, 202551 minThe Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Professor Laurence Hurst whose new book titled; The Evolution of Imperfection: The Science of Why We Aren't and Can't Be Perfect, has just...
Episode #19
Using Machine Learning to Track the Transmission & Evolution of Pathogenic Bacteria: Lauren Cowley
May 16, 202515 minThe Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Dr Lauren Cowley whose research centres around public health and infectious diseases. She works closely with the UK Health Security Agency.
Apr 11, 202519 minThe Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Dr Paula Kover whose research focuses on understanding how an organism's environment affects the evolution of traits under natural selection.
Mar 27, 202515 minProfessor Turi King discusses the results of a scientific paper about the evolution of hearing, which explores the combined impact of biological and environmental factors on how our ears respond to sound. The study was...
Mar 21, 202515 minThe Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Dr Leslie Turner about her research on our understanding how speciation takes place.
Episode #18
Primates of the Caribbean, Science Communication and Perceptions of Evolution - Professor Ben Garrod
Mar 7, 202529 minAhead of the Milner Centre for Evolution's Darwin Day lecture 2025, Professor Turi King spoke with Professor Ben Garrod about his career, his involvement in science communication and his passion for all things evolution.
Episode #17
The Evolution and Ecology of Fungi and Fungal Interactions That Matter to Us - Dr Daniel Henk
Feb 21, 202525 minThe Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Dr Daniel Henk whose research focuses on the evolution and ecology of fungi.
Dec 6, 202422 minThe Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Professor Zamin Iqbal about his research that uses computers to look at the genetic makeup of disease-causing bacteria to understand how...
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Tom Williams
Consultant rheumatologist and Education Lead at the RNHRD, RUH Bath, Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School
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Chris Packham
broadcaster, natural history legend, and New Scientist superfan, Hawk Conservancy Trust
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Neil Brown
Director of Community Education and Engagement, Poytner Institute for Media Studies
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Laurence Hurst
Professor of Evolutionary Genetics, Milner Centre for Evolution
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