The Knowledge Gene

‘Lynne Kelly explains the groundbreaking discovery of the gene that enables humans to store knowledge - and create art…If we divest ourselves of the arts, with nobody educated in poetry, painting, drama, then we lose something significant and very ancient that has been a major factor in human survival.’ - Lucy Sussex, Newtown Review of Books

Dr Lynne Kelly AM is an educator and an Adjunct Research Fellow in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at La Trobe University, and an Honorary Fellow in the School of Physics at the University of Melbourne. Over the past decade, she has focused on Indigenous knowledge systems and the use of story, song, place and art as mnemonic devices. She is an Australian Senior Memory Champion, and her work is used widely in schools and universities. She is the author of 20 books on science, including the bestselling The Memory Code, Memory Craft and Songlines.