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Evolution: a Series of 7 Lectures Exploring Our World and Ourselves

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Tuesday,
April 25
, 2006

Michael Worobey

Disease Evolution: The Example of HIV 1:21:55
Michael Worobey, Assistant Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
Evolutionary insights have been key to understanding the origins of HIV
and its devastating impacts on human health. The talk describes how
some of the landmark evolutionary discoveries have been used to shed
light on the past, present and future of HIV/AIDS.

video: MP4 [105MB]
audio: MP3 [19MB]

Q & A with Michael Worobey at the Evolution for Educators Forum 22:22

audio: MP3 [21MB]

Tuesday,
April 18
, 2006

Michael Hammer

Human Evolution: Tracing Our Origins with DNA 1:05:13
Michael Hammer, Research Scientist, Division of Biotechnology and
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology discusses the latest
discoveries about the origin of our species, including the intriguing
possibility of interbreeding between our ancestors and Neandertals.

video: MP4 [83MB]
audio: MP3 [15MB]

Q & A with Michael Hammer at the Evolution for Educators Forum 41:23

audio: MP3 [39MB]

Tuesday,
March 28, 2006

Rick Michod

Social Evolution: Cooperation and Conflict from Molecules to Society
Rick Michod, Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Although the
Darwinian explanation for the diversity of life is often characterized
as "nature red in tooth and claw," this talk will discuss how recent
research shows that cooperation, too, plays a fundamental role in
evolution.

video: MP4 [75MB]

Tuesday,
March 21, 2006

Joaquin Ruiz

Earth Evolution: The Formation of Our Planet 59:34
Joaquin Ruiz, Dean of the College of Science and Professor of
Geosciences, tells the story of how the Earth evolved from its fiery
beginnings to the habitable planet we all enjoy.

video: MP4 [79MB]
audio: MP3 [14MB]

Q & A with Joaquin Ruiz at the Evolution for Educators Forum 15:17

audio: MP3 [14MB]

Tuesday,
February 21, 2006

Joanna Masel

Biological Evolution: What It Is and What It Isn't 52:25
Joanna Masel, Assistant Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology,
discusses how scientific theories of evolution explain how living
things may look as if they were designed, whether humans are still
evolving and the differences between science and religion, including a
discussion of intelligent design.

video: MP4 [67MB]
audio: MP3 audio [35MB]

Q & A with Joanna Masel unavailable