Responsable : Pam Petrie

Description :

This one-hour presentation serves as a precursor to the course Biofilia — a 16-hour “Grand Tour of Life” also offered through ElderCollege. Featuring 50 short video clips, this engaging slideshow offers a dynamic overview of life’s incredible diversity and intelligence.

You’ll explore what life is made of, from the remarkable molecules that animate cells to the fascinating worlds of Bacteria, Plants, Fungi, Animals, and Viruses. Discover how life is intelligent at every level and how understanding your connection to living things can bring you closer to nature.

Instructor: Thierry Vrain isa retired soil biologist and genetic engineer. He spent his entire research career with the Department of Agriculture in Canada. Thierry was the head of a research group of 40 professionals in Biotechnology, the Vice President and President of national and international associations of soil biologists, and an Associate Editor of several scientific Journals in Europe and in the USA. He now lives on Vancouver Island on the West Coast of Canada, a corner of paradise. See www.innisfreefarm.ca

Affiliation(s) obligatoire(s) :

• Volunteer Membership 2026-27
• Life Membership
• Individual Membership 2026-27

Places disponibles : 30 sur 30

Prix : 20,00 $ Taxes en sus

Prérequis : None

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