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Fall 2019

The Evolution@Vanderbilt Seminar Series was held on Wednesdays at 4:10pm (with snacks and drinks starting at 3:45pm) at Buttrick 102.

Fall 2019 Schedule

SpeakerInstitutionDateTopicSemester
Antonis RokasVanderbilt09/04/2019Evolutionary Studies at Vanderbilt: What? Why? Who? How?Fall 2019
Suzana Herculano-HouzelVanderbilt09/11/2019Whatever works: A new framework to understand evolution, humans, and societyFall 2019
Ann TateVanderbilt09/18/2019Immune system optimization in a variable worldFall 2019
Jason SteinUniversity of North Carolina09/25/2019The evolutionary history of common genetic variants influencing the human cortexFall 2019
Paul AndrewsMcMaster University10/02/2019Physician, know thy evolutionary histroy: How depression helps physicians learn from their mistakes and failuresFall 2019
Tony CapraVanderbilt10/09/2019My ancestor was a neanderthal. Should I see a doctor?Fall 2019
Michael KohutMaine Medical Center10/16/2019What state policies on teaching evolution do and do not accomplish in Tennessee classroomsFall 2019
EVOSTVanderbilt10/30/2019Halloween SpecialFall 2019
Nicole CreanzaVanderbilt11/06/2019Learning to evolve: The role of learned behaviors in evolutionFall 2019
Ken CataniaVanderbilt11/13/2019Shock and awe - The astonishing abilities of electric eelsFall 2019
Glenn BranchNatl Center Sci Education11/20/2019Twists and turns in teaching evolution over the yearsFall 2019
Steven HollenVanderbilt12/04/2019Does cognitive behavioral therapy have an enduring effect or are antidepressant medications iatrogenic?Fall 2019
Kathleen Grogan
Lawrence Uricchio
Eduardo Amorim
Amanda Lea