Explore evolution—its scope and depth. How did life on Earth come to be as it is, and how did humans come to be as we are? What are the deep principles driving evolution?...

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Philosophy of Evolutionary Biology (Part I)

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Explore evolution—its scope and depth. How did life on Earth come to be as it is, and how did humans come to be as we are? What are the deep principles driving evolution?...

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Philosophy of Evolutionary Biology (Part II)

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What is the classification system in biology, the taxonomy used to categorize organisms in a structured hierarchy? What are species and individuals in biological and...

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Philosophy of Species & Individuals (Part I)

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What is the classification system in biology, the taxonomy used to categorize organisms in a structured hierarchy? What are species and individuals in biological and...

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Philosophy of Species & Individuals (Part II)

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How are the terms “function,” “fitness,” and “adaptation” used in the context of evolution? How does function relate to fitness and thus to reproductive success?...

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Philosophy of Function, Fitness, Adaptation

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While evolution is how life on earth came to be, where does the evolution occur? At what level of the hierarchy of life—from genes to individuals to groups to...

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Philosophy of Units/Levels of Natural Selection (Part I)

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While evolution is how life on earth came to be, where does the evolution occur? At what level of the hierarchy of life—from genes to individuals to groups to...

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Philosophy of Units / Levels of Natural Selection (Part II)

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Philosophy of Evolutionary Developmental Biology (Evo-Devo)

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What is the extended evolutionary synthesis (EES) and why better? Includes multilevel selection, transgenerational epigenetic inheritance, niche construction, evolvability,...

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Philosophy of Extended Evolutionary Synthesis (Part I)

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What is the extended evolutionary synthesis (EES) and why better? Includes multilevel selection, transgenerational epigenetic inheritance, niche construction, evolvability,...

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Philosophy of Extended Evolutionary Synthesis (Part II)

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What are applications of mathematics to research in evolution? What are categories or examples where mathematics generates deep insights? For example: population genetics,...

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Can Mathematics Elucidate Evolution?

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