Join evolutionary biologist 
Nathan H. Lents
 on 
Tuesday 3
rd
 June 
at 
7pm 
as he talks about his perspective-altering book that advocates understanding and demolishes biases held by even the most open-minded among us, 
The Sexual Evolution
: How 500 Million Years of Sex, Gender and Mating Shape Modern Relationships
.
We find ourselves in a time of great social upheaval. People are testing the boundaries of just about everything related to sex and gender. Biological sex, long thought to be a simple binary, is now being understood as a spectrum. Gender is being uncoupled from sex and expanded to an astounding range of diversity. The traditional categories of sexual attraction are being supplanted by more creative labels. Where is this shift coming from? The answer may surprise you. Diverse sexual behaviour is not a new development, or even a human one. It didn't emerge from recent progressive culture, it's the product of billions of years of experimentation throughout the animal kingdom.
Evolutionary biologist Nathan H. Lents takes readers on a journey from silent crickets to lesbian albatrosses to bonobos who kiss, revealing what this incredible array of sexual diversity can teach us about our own. Amusing, enlightening and meticulously researched, Lents convincingly shows that diverse genders and sexuality have evolutionary functions far beyond procreation.
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Doors: 6.30pm, event starts: 7pm, please arrive early to secure a good seat.
Tickets are £3
 
and there is a Ticket & Book option which includes a signed copy of The Sexual Evolution.
The bookshop has level access, events are seated and speakers use microphones. If you have any concerns about accessibility, please do get in touch and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.
Refunds are reviewed on a case-by-case basis, we are unable to offer a refund after the event.
For more information or if you would like a signed copy because you can't make it to the event, please contact the Blackwell's events team on 0131 622 8222 or 
matthew.land@blackwell.co.uk
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