When does the event with Bernhard Kegel take place?

The reading or lecture takes place on Tuesday, December 1, 2026, at 7:00 PM.

Where does the event take place?

The venue is the House of Nature Potsdam at Lindenstraße 34, 14467 Potsdam.

What is Rescue Through Fast Evolution about?

Bernhard Kegel shows how animal and plant species surprisingly adapt under the influence of climate change, habitat loss, hunting, and other environmental changes.

Who is the evening suitable for?

The event is aimed at people interested in science as well as anyone seeking understandable insights into evolutionary biology, biodiversity, and environmental changes.

How much does admission cost?

For this date, no confirmed entry price has been published.

Bernhard Kegel: Evolution in Potsdam 2026

Name: Bernhard Kegel: RESCUE THROUGH FAST EVOLUTION
Start: 2026-12-01T19:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-12-01T19:00:00+01:00
Location: Haus der Natur Potsdam

When evolution suddenly picks up speed: Bernhard Kegel in Potsdam

Evolution is often regarded as a process of millennia and millions of years. In his non-fiction book Rescue Through Fast Evolution, biologist and author Bernhard Kegel demonstrates that species can change under intense environmental pressure within just a few generations. On December 1, 2026, Kegel will come to Potsdam for a reading or lecture and take his audience into a fascinating world of evolutionary biology.

Crickets go silent, fish shrink, lizards change

The examples seem like scenes from a nature film: Crickets lose their song, fish become smaller, moths adapt their coloring, and lizards develop longer legs. Kegel describes such changes as visible consequences of climate change, habitat loss, globalization, pesticide use, and intense hunting.

Particularly impressive is the look at elephants without tusks. Where poachers preferentially kill animals with large tusks, natural selection shifts. It becomes clear how closely human interventions, selection, and species development are interconnected.

Science conveyed clearly and vividly

Bernhard Kegel studied chemistry and biology at the Free University of Berlin and earned his doctorate in 1991. As a full-time writer, he combines scientific research with accessible, narrative communication. His reading is aimed at people interested in nature, the environment, climate change, and current research – as well as at beginners in evolutionary biology.

The event experience thrives on the interplay between scientific insights, surprising nature observations, and the question of what rapid adaptation means for the future of biodiversity. Kegel makes it clear: Evolution can offer individual species new opportunities, but it does not automatically save all living beings.

Between hope and risk

Fast evolution has both a bright and a dark side. On one hand, animal and plant species can adapt to changed conditions. On the other hand, pathogens and agricultural pests develop resistance to antibiotics and biocides. It is precisely this ambivalence that lends the evening its special tension.

In the event atmosphere of the venue, space is created for concentrated listening, new ideas, and a lively audience mood. The event combines reading, science communication, and socially relevant questions into an informative cultural evening in Potsdam.

Conclusion: Understanding evolution live

Bernhard Kegel's lecture opens a surprising perspective on a nature that is constantly changing – often faster than humans suspect. Those who want to experience current science understandably and better categorize the consequences of our interaction with the environment will experience an impressive evening in Potsdam with many food for thought.