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Chairman Elaine McCafferty introduces Dr McNabb
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Dr McNabb acknowledges the applause
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'Evolution by Gaslight'
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The painting significantly evokes Stevenson's tale of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
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The development of mankind ...
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... as it was understood by the Victorians ...
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... and the Edwardians
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There's relatively little direct reference to this subject in the canon
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But there are many more subtle allusions to anthropological theory
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Consider the shared passion of Dr Mortimer and Sir Charles Baskerville
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Conan Doyle, like Dr Mortimer, was an amateur archaeologist
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Then there was the reclusive Nathan Garrideb
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And, of course, Alphonse Bertillon's 'Anthropometrics'
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Not to mention the vile antecedents of certain criminals
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'Blood Will Out!'
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And what was Conan Doyle's part in the discovery of Piltdown Man?
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Piltdown Man was a hoax - but who was the hoaxer?
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Elaine thanks Dr McNabb for a truly stimulating talk
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Are there any questions?
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Indeed there are!
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Intelligent questions and appreciative comments
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Thank you, Dr McNabb!