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TOPICS
Transformational Leadership
SPEECH TITLES
Nature or nurture
Genetics: technology and ethics
Increasing understanding of science
BIOGRAPHY
Truly a 'Renaissance Man', Lord (Robert) Winston is a doctor, scientist, politician and television presenter.
Widely regarded as our pre-eminent expert in reproductive medicine, Lord Winston is Professor of Science and Society and Emeritus Professor of Fertility Studies at Imperial College. He runs a gene transplant research programme in the Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, where the team have achieved significant advances, particularly in endocrinology, IVF and genetics. For some years, Lord Winston has been Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University and has recently been appointed Chairman of the Council of the Royal College of Music.
In the field of politics, Lord Winston sits on the Labour benches and speaks regularly in the House of Lords, particularly on science, education, medical ethics and the arts. He is chairman of the House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology.
A seasoned and popular television presenter, Lord Winston wrote and presented Superhuman, The Secret Life of Twins, Child of Our Time and the BAFTA Award winning The Human Body. He presented five series of Your Life in Their Hands for the BBC. In addition to his science-based programmes, Lord Winston displayed his musical abilities in Play It Again, where he learned to play a saxophone, from scratch, in five months. He has even appeared in an episode of The Archers, as a fertility expert.
A regular contributor to Any Questions, Question Time and the Today Programme, Lord Winston has also appeared on Have I Got News For You, Start The Week and Desert Island Discs. He has contributed articles to all the national newspapers and to journals ranging from The Spectator to Good Housekeeping.
Much in demand as a conference speaker, Lord Winston explains how the human mind is expanding exponentially and advocates greater trust in scientists, in everything from food scares to climate prediction.
As an after dinner speaker, Lord Winston is thought provoking and thoroughly engaging. He conveys his cogent views and wide interests with a terrific sense of humour.
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by Lord Robert Winston
What is curious is that in evolutionary terms, in the space of 400-500 years, something incredible has happened. Our genetic make-up is the same but the human mind is expanding exponentially. This is both a promise and a threat, as the faster we develop our technology the less we are able to predict. In 1599, when Shakespeare wrote Hamlet, he was able to predict how London would look in two to three decades - now we have very little idea where technology is taking us. This is phenomenally important - it means we have longer lives, and are healthier. But it also brings a threat - and this is one of the reasons science is mistrusted in our society.