Notice of the Commemorative Lecture by 2026 International Cosmos Prizewinner Dr. Robin Ian MacDonald Dunbar

Dr. Robin Ian MacDonald Dunbar, the winner of the 2026 International Cosmos Prize, will deliver the commemorative lecture as follows

Overview

• Purpose of the Lecture
  To promote understanding of the importance of life and scientific thinking and to spread the significance of the International Cosmos Prize through the research, activities, and achievements of the winners of the International Cosmos Prize, which contributes to the inheritance and development of the Expo's philosophy of "The Harmonious Coexistence between Nature and Humankind."
• Date and Time
  Thursday, October 22, 2026
  4:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m.
• Venue
  Ito Hall, Ito International Research Center, The University of Tokyo (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo)
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Co-organizer

Primate Society of Japan

Supporters

British Embassy Tokyo
Ministry of the Environment
The Anthropological Society of Nippon
The Japanese Psychological Association
Human Behavior & Evolution Society of Japan

Program

1. Opening
2. Presentation (10 min.) on the selection process of the International Cosmos Prize and introduction of the winner
   Dr. Makoto Yokohari (Chairperson of the International Cosmos Prize Screening Committee, Project Professor, Organization for Interdisciplinary Research Projects, The University of Tokyo)
3. Commemorative Lecture: "The Evolution of Harmony" (50 min.)
   Dr. Robin Ian MacDonald Dunbar (2026 International Cosmos Prizewinner, Emeritus Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Oxford)

Intermission (10 min.)

4. Dialogue (50 min.)
   Dr. Robin Ian MacDonald Dunbar
   Dr. Mariko Hasegawa (President, Japan Art Council)

Application

Inquiries

Expo '90 Foundation
E-mail：cosmos-lec＠expo-cosmos.or.jp
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