PAST SEMINAR SERIES

2008 Evolutionary Studies Seminar Series

February 6 (W)

** A. From 3:00-4:30 pm, the work of Lionel Tiger, the Charles Darwin Professor of Anthropology at Rutgers University, will be the focus of

The Evolution of Behavioral Sex Differences in Humans: A Public Discussion. Honors Center (in College Hall). Click HERE for the video (you need realplayer; see realplayer.com for a free download).

** B. at 6:00 pm Darwin Day Lecture titled "What Would Darwin Say?" to be given by Dr. Tiger. LC 102. Click HERE for the video (you need realplayer; see realplayer.com for a free download).

» See the Biology Department Homepage for a nostalgic set of photos of this event!
(see: http://www.newpaltz.edu/biology/news.cfm?id=3887)

 

*March 3 (M) - Rebecca Burch, SUNY Oswego, Psychology Department
How Seminal Fluid Has Evolved to Affect Female Psychology and Physiology

 

March 10 (M) - John Long, Vassar College, Biology Department
Biomimetic Evolutionary Analysis: Using Robots to Test Adaptation Hypotheses

 

* March 31 (M) - Anne Clark, Binghamton University, Biology Department
The Social Lives and Sometimes Hard Times of American Crows (Corvus Brachyrhynchos)

 

April 7 (M) - Eugene Heath, SUNY New Paltz, Philosophy Department
Social Evolution Before Darwin

 

*April 14 (M) - Susan Hughes, Albright College, Psychology Department
Sex Differences in Romantic Kissing

 

* April 28 (M) - Scott Barry Kaufman, Yale University, Psychology Department
A Tale of Two Minds: Implications for Intelligence, Reasoning, and Creativity