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Lecture "Superorganisms. How Multicellularity Emerged and Is Humanity a Superorganism?"

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21.09.2025 · 19:00
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Saint Petersburg
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What connects an ant colony, the human body, and a digital society? The lecture reveals the fascinating concept of uniting individual beings into a single system. The world of living beings is amazing in its ability to unite. First - unicellular organisms, then - multicellular organisms, and now ant colonies, hives, earthworms, and even human society function as complex systems where each element plays its role. These are superorganisms. In the lecture by philosopher and science journalist Renat Ataev, participants will get acquainted with an interdisciplinary concept that unites biology, philosophy, and sociology. You will discuss how multicellularity emerged during the Ice Age of "Snowball Earth" and why colonial organisms became an intermediate link between single cells and whole organisms. Ataev raises one of the most provocative questions: can humanity be considered a superorganism? Its social systems, digital technologies, economy, and culture increasingly resemble a complex ecosystem with division of labor, interdependence, and collective intelligence. How much do we control this system - and how much does it control us? We share on our website where to go with children in Saint Petersburg.

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