The Beatty Lecture 2024

McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Irish author, playwright, and filmmaker Cónal Creedon and Danish evolutionary biologist Eske Willerslev will deliver the 70th Beatty Lecture at McGill University on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Tanna Schulich Hallin McGill's Elizabeth Wirth Music Building.Both share a dedication to exploring human history and cultures, enriching our understanding of the world and our place in it. Whether in novels, plays, or documentary films, CónalCreedon crafts compelling narratives rooted in Irish life and culture. Through his pioneering research into ancient DNA, Eske Willerslev unravels the stories of human history and prehistory, providing a deeper understanding of our origins and the evolutionary forces that have shaped humanity. Each will deliver a lecture followed by a joint Q&A. Nahlah Ayed, host of the CBC Radio One program Ideas, will emcee the event. A former parliamentary reporter and a veteran foreign correspondent, her work has garnered numerous awards including from the UK Foreign Press Association and the Canadian Association of Journalists.