Dismantle the family with Darwinian tools

A short introduction to this album. 

What happens when you apply Darwin to human social structures? Ruth Mace explains the value of this approach. 

Drawing on her research into the science of play, evolutionary biologist Carole K. Hooven delves into how testosterone impacts the body and brain, interacting with culture to create differences in human behavior — starting with why boys tend to prefer rougher play than girls. Hos ...  Show more

Modeling evolutionary processes goes way beyond the Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium we all learned in biology class. Natural selection comes from many sources like resources availability, mate preferences, competition. Modeling entire populations of organisms of different species is t ...  Show more

It was an astounding discovery in the early 1980's that the same genetic sequence, the homeobox, controlled the development of basic body plans across the animal kingdom, whether the result was a flatworm, an octopus, a mouse, or a human. This discovery of the conservation of a k ...  Show more

In this episode, we look at evidence supporting the theory of evolution. Fossil records demonstrate the incremental changes in organisms throughout extended timeframes. Furthermore, the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is highlighted as an example of natural selection ...  Show more