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TEDxJohannesburg Salon Life Past. Present. Future.

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Are the answers to life beneath our feet? Find out at TEDxJohannesburgSalon this October

Are the answers to life lying beneath our feet? Can we discover where we come from, why we are here and how we can preserve our planet by digging deep into Earth’s 3.6-billion-year history?

This is the central question at the heart of TEDxJohannesburgSalon | LIFE: Past. Present. Future taking place on Thursday 27 October at The Forum in Bryanston, Johannesburg.

Supported by GENUS, a collective knowledge hub and inclusive network for Palaeosciences in Africa, the event’s speaker line-up represents a world first of experts and renowned palaeoscientists, together sharing the story of life in all its diversity and splendour
20 Oct 2022 1AM English South Africa Education · Careers

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