Spring 2023 Evolutionary Studies Seminar Series
All events will be held virtually, click on the title of the talk to join!
Events indicated as in-person will be held at Coykendall Science Building Auditorium.
February 13th (in-person)
The Spencer Mass Memorial Lecture and Darwin Day Event
Ice-Volume & Climate Changes During Times of Elevated Atmospheric CO2: Looking Back to our Future
Stephen Pekar, Ph.D. | Queens College (City University of New York)
6-7 p.m.
February 27th
Making Sense of a Changing Climate– On the Earth and In Our Politics
Bill McKibben | Middlebury College
6-7 p.m.
March 6th*
Intrasexual Competition in Young Women’s Friendships
April Bleske, Ph.D. | University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire
6-7 p.m.
March 27th (in-person)*
The Extended Discipline: The Far Reach of Evolutionary Psychology
Nate Pipitone, Ph.D. | Florida Gulf Coast University
6-7 p.m.
April 3rd*
Women’s Cultivation of Bodyguards
Rebecka K Hahnel, Doctoral Candidate | University of Texas
6-7 p.m.
April 10th (in-person)*
Jacqueline Di Santo, M.A. | Marist College & State University of New York at New Paltz
6-7 p.m.
April 17th
Anthony Volk, Ph.D. | Brock University
6-7 p.m.
April 24th (in-person)*
Steven Gangestad, Ph.D. | The University of New Mexico
6-7 p.m.
*This talk counts for 2 SONA credits for the Psychology Department Subject Pool (information on how to obtain credit will be provided near the start of the talk in the chat for the session)
All events will be held virtually, click on the title of the talk to join!
Spring 2022 Evolutionary Studies Seminar Series
February 7th
SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION, RESPONSIBLE TRUTHFULNESS AND HYPONIC PHENOMENA
Four Arrows aka Don Trent Jacobs, Ph.D. | Fielding Graduate University
6-7 p.m.
February 14th Darwin Day Extravaganza
SEXUAL COERCION AND FORCED INPAIR COPULATION AS SPERM COMPETITION TACTICS IN HUMANS*
Note: This talk includes some content related to sexual assault and violence.
Todd Shackelford, Ph.D. | Oakland University
6-7 p.m.
February 28th The Spencer Mass Memorial Lecture
ANTIOBIOTIC RESISTANCE AND THE SECRET SOCIETY HYPOTHESIS
Fabrizio Spagnolo, Ph.D. | Long Island University
6-7 p.m.
March 21st
BODY IMAGE AND ATTRACTION: SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES ACROSS GENDERS AND SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS*
David Frederick, Ph.D. | Chapman University
6-7 p.m.
March 28th
IT’S TIME TO TALK ABOUT THE BRAIN AND THE BIRTH CONTROL PILL*
Sara Hill, Ph.D. | Texas Christian University
6-7 p.m.
April 4th
Tania Reynolds, Ph.D. | University of New Mexico
6-7 p.m.
April 11th
Sethu Karthikeyan, Ph.D. | PACE University
6-7 p.m.
April 18th
HIGH SPEED EVOLUTION
Please use this link for the first hour and this link for the remainder of the talk.
David Clark, Ph.D. | State University of New York at New Paltz
6-7 p.m.
April 25th
Brianna McQuade | State University of New York at New Paltz
6-7 p.m.
* Attendence at this talk will count for TWO subject pool credits in the New Paltz Psychology Department Subject Pool; attendence at each of these talks will count towards the SUNY New Paltz co-curricular transcript.
Spring 2021 Evolutionary Studies Seminar Series
February 15th
February 22nd
Exercise and the Evolution of Human Healthspan and Lifespan
Dan Lieberman, Ph.D.
Harvard University, Department of Human Evolutionary Biology
March 1st
Stunning Wasps: Extraordinary Adaptations of the Most Terrifying Insects
Aaron Haselton, Ph.D.
State University of New York at New Paltz, Department of Biology
March 8th
When Men Behave Badly: The Hidden Roots of Sexual Deception, Harassment, and Assault*
Note: This talk includes some content related to sexual assault and violence.
David Buss, Ph.D.
University of Texas, Department of Psychology
March 15th
Johnsen / Evolution and Sex Toys / EvoS Talk-20210315 2232-1*
Laura Johnsen, Ph.D. Candidate
Binghamton University, Department of Anthropology,
March 22nd
Andrea Varga / Threads of Humanity / EvoS Talk-20210322 2233-1
Andrea Varga, Ph.D.
State University of New York at New Paltz, Department of Theatre Arts
March 29th
Jaime Cloud, Ph.D.
Western Oregon University, Department of Behavioral Sciences
April 5th
The Ancestor's Trail: A Journey Through Time
Olivia Jewell, M.A. & Trent Reid, B.A.
Alum of the State University of New York at New Paltz (Psychology and Geography)
April 12th
Cat Food or Cat Fud? An Evolutionary Analysis of What We Feed Our Feline Friends, and Why
State University of New York at New Paltz, Department of Biology
*This talk counts for 2 SONA credits for the Psychology Department Subject Pool (information on how to obtain credit will be provided near the start of the talk in the chat for the session)
Spring 2020 Evolutionary Studies Seminar Series
"Sweet Home Hudson Valley"
February 10th
Nature & Science in Nineteenth-Century American Art
Kerry Carso, Ph.D.
February 12th
Darwin’s 211th Birthday Party / Survival of the Fittest, Rap Battle, and more!
Terrace - 630-830
February 24th
Evolutionarily Informed Mental Health: A Darwinian Approach to Clinical Practice
Daniel J. Glass, Ph.D.*
March 2nd
Evolution Meets AI in the Bedroom: The Future of Sex
Marianne Brandon, Ph.D.*
March 9th
Paramecium response to Holospora infection: What host factors allow the bacterium to infect?
Lydia Bright, Ph.D.
...(THEN THE PANDEMIC CAME ...)
2019 - Evolution and the Social World
All events held in the Science Hall 181 & Reception to follow in the lobby
February 11th**
Darwin Day Extravaganza featuring renowned primatologist Natalia Reagan of Nat Geo’s StarTalk - “Going Ape: How Non-Human Primates Get it On!
Natalia Reagan, M.A.
5:00-6:30 p.m., CSB Auditorium
http://newpaltz.mediasite.
March 11th**
An Earlier Origin for Stone Tool Making: Implications for Cognitive and Social Evolution and the Transition to Homo
Jason Lewis, Ph.D.
Turkana Basin Institute & Stony Brook University, Department of Anthropology
6:00-7:30 p.m., CSB Auditorium
http://newpaltz.mediasite.
March 25th**
Solar Events and the Human Experience: Why the Sunlight in Wooster Hall Matters
Raj Pandya, M.S.
State University of New York at New Paltz, Department of Astronomy and Physics
Joseph Diamond, Ph.D.
State University of New York at New Paltz, Department of Anthropology
6:00-7:30 p.m., CSB Auditorium
http://newpaltz.mediasite.
April 1st***
The Hidden Logic of Bad Decisions: How Development Influences Our Neurochemistry and the Choices We Make
Michael Frederick, Ph.D.
University of Baltimore, Division of Applied Behavioral Sciences
6:00-7:30 p.m., CSB Auditorium
http://newpaltz.mediasite.
April 8th***
Let's Talk About Sex. Literally. How the Voice Can Inform Mating
Melanie Shoup-Knox, Ph.D.
6:00-7:30 p.m., CSB Auditorium
http://newpaltz.mediasite.
April 15th***
No Guts, No Glory: The Influence of Adolescent Risk-taking on Adolescent Popularity and Romantic Involvement
Cesar Rebellon, Ph.D.
University of New Hampshire, Department of Sociology
6:00-7:30 p.m., CSB Auditorium
http://newpaltz.mediasite.
April 22nd***
The Evolved Classroom: Using Evolutionary Theory to Inform Education
Katie Gruskin
State University of New York at New Paltz, Department of Education
6:00-7:30 p.m., CSB Auditorium
http://newpaltz.mediasite.
*Attendance at this talk will count for TWO subject pool credits in the New Paltz Psychology Department Subject Pool
**Attendance at each of these talks will count toward the SUNY New Paltz Co-Curricular Transcript
2018 - The Tree of Life: From Cosmic Origins to Today
All events held in CSB Auditorium at 6pm & Reception to follow at College Terrace
February 5th
Sten Odenwald, Ph.D.
NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center
6:00-7:30 p.m., CSB Auditorium
February 12th
The Solar System: From Birth to Death
Lou Mayo
NASA/GSFC Heliophysics Education Consortium
6:00-7:30 p.m., CSB Auditorium
March 5th
Are We Alone? What We Know About Life in the Universe
Amy Bartholomew
State University of New York at New Paltz, Department of Physics & Astronomy
6:00-7:30 p.m., CSB Auditorium
March 26th
Bone of Contention: How Vertebrates Got and Lost a Backbone
John H. Long, Jr., Ph.D.
Vassar College, Department of Biology
6:00-7:30 p.m., CSB Auditorium
April 9th*
How to Tame a Fox and Build a Dog: a Siberian Tale of Jump-Started Evolution
Lee Dugatkin, Ph.D.
University of Louisville, Department of Biology
6:00-7:30 p.m., CSB Auditorium
April 16th
Smashing Agassiz's Boulder: Giving Shock to Nearly All Men
Joseph L. Graves, Jr., Ph.D.
North Carolina A&T State University & University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Department of Biological Sciences
6:00-7:30 p.m., CSB Auditorium
April 23rd*
The Advent of Positive Evolutionary Psychology
Glenn Geher, Ph.D.
State University of New York at New Paltz, Department of Psychology
6:00-7:30 p.m., CSB Auditorium
*Attendance at this talk will count for TWO subject pool credits in the New Paltz Psychology Department Subject Pool; Attendance at each of these talks will count toward the SUNY New Paltz Co-Curricular Transcript
2017
Feb. 6 (Beginning of Darwin Week!)
Evolutionary Medicine: A not so radical (but absolutely necessary) Paradigm for Modern Health and BehaviorP
Mandy Guitar, M.A.
Binghamton University
Department of Anthropology
6-7 p.m.
Location: CSB AUD
Feb. 13 (Conclusion of Darwin Week)
Medicine without Evolution is like Engineering without Physics
Randy Nesse, M.D.
ASU
Department of Biological Life Sciences
6-7 p.m.
Location: CSB AUD via Zoom!
Feb. 27
Shaping Patient Behavior through an Evolutionary Lens
Lauren Vigna, M.D.
First Care Family Practice
6-7 p.m.
Location: LC 102
Mar. 13 (Faculty Panel)
Evolution, Health, and Medicine
New Paltz Faculty Panel
SUNY New Paltz
6-7 p.m.
Location: CSB AUD
Apr. 3
Sex, Hormones, and the Evolution of Human BehaviorP
David Puts, Ph.D.
PSU
Department of Anthropology
6-7 p.m.
Location: CSB AUD
Apr. 24
Self-Care, Group-Care, Earth-CareP
David Sloan Wilson, Ph.D.
Binghamton University
Department of Anthropology
6-7 p.m.
Location: LC 102
PThis talk counts as two credits toward the Psychology Subject Pool via SONA Systems - http://newpaltz.sona-systems.com/
2016
Feb. 8
Signal Costs and Benefits of Aggression Displays
Thomas Nolen, Ph.D.
SUNY New Paltz
Department of Biology
6-7 p.m.
Location: LC 102
Feb. 15
How Aggression has Shaped the Appearance of Primates
James Higham, Ph.D.
NYU
Department of Anthropology
6-7 p.m.
Location: LC 102
Feb. 29 (Leap Year!)
Extravagant Weapons: The Story Behind Arms Races in Animals and People
Doug Emlen, Ph.D.
University of Montana
Department of Humanities and Sciences
6-7 p.m.
Location: LC 102
March 7
Animal Hypnosis: The Role of Fear and Predation**
Gordon Gallup, Ph.D.
SUNY Albany
Department of Psychology
6-7 p.m.
Location: LC 102
March 14 (Pi Day!)
Evolution of Humans: Collaborative, Humane, Xenophobic, and Moralistically Violent
Paul M. Bingham, Ph.D. & Joanne Souza, Ph.D.
Stony Brook University
Departments of Biochemistry and Cell Biology
6-7 p.m.
Location: LC 102
April 11
Killers Among Us**
Joshua Duntley, Ph.D.
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
6-7 p.m.
Location: LC 102
April 18
The Role of Resemblance in Families and Beyond**
Rebecca Burch, Ph.D.
SUNY Oswego
Department of Human Development
6-7 p.m.
Location: LC 102
** This talk counts as two credits toward the NP Psychology Subject Pool via SONA Systems - http://newpaltz.sona-systems.com/
2015
Feb. 12 - New Paltz's 10th Annual Darwin Day celebration - The Evolution and Art Interface
Feb. 23
Songs and the Suburbs: What Birds Can Teach Us About Communication and Conservation
Kara Belinsky, Ph.D.
SUNY New Paltz
Department of Biology
6-7 p.m.
Location: LC 100
MARCH 2 (RESCHEDULED DUE TO WEATHER)
Lemur Evolution and Ecology
Patricia Wright, Ph.D.
Stony Brook University
Department of Anthropology
6-7 p.m.
Location: LC 102
March 9
Dan O'Brien, Ph.D.
School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Northeastern University; Boston Area Research Initiative, Harvard University
Department of Sociology
6-7 p.m.
Location: LC 102
March 23
Primate Evolution in the Modern Age
Todd Disotell, Ph.D.
New York University
Department of Anthropology
6-7 p.m.
Location: LC 102
April 6**
Facebook Frenemies and Selfie-Promotion: Intrasexual Competition in the Digital Age
Mandy Guitar, M.A.
Binghamton University Ph.D. student and Teaching Assistant
Department of Anthropology
6-7 p.m.
Location: LC 102
April 13
Transcendental Medication: Defraying the Costs of Analysis Paralysis
Christopher Lynn, Ph.D.
The University of Alabama
Department of Anthropology
6-7 p.m.
Location: LC102
April 20**
The Evolutionary Psychology of Breaking up and Making up
Joel Wade, Ph.D.
Bucknell University
Department of Psychology
6-7 p.m.
Location: LC102
** This talk counts as two credits toward the NP Psychology Subject Pool via SONA Systems - http://newpaltz.sona-systems.com/
2014
Feb. 10
Paleoneurology and Human Brain Evolution
Ralph Holloway, Ph.D.
Columbia University
Department of Anthropology
5:30-6:45 p.m.
Location: LC 100
Feb. 12
Plants and People in the Intermountain High Desert: From Hunter-Gatherer to Sustainable Landscapes
William Varga
Utah Botanical center
7-8 p.m.
Location: CSB Auditorium
Feb. 24
On how wrestling rhinoceros beetles, drinking LOVExCOLA and similar adventures, aka public and lifestyle experiments, may produce a bio-diverse, tasty and desirable future
Natalie Jeremijenko, Ph.D.
New York University
Department of Art
5:30-6:45 p.m.
Location: LC 102
March 10
From Ardipithecus to agriculture: The science of diet and human evolution
Ken Nystrom, Ph.D.
SUNY New Paltz
Department of Anthropology
5:30-6:45 p.m.
Location: LC 102
March 24
When one male is not enough: The diversity of primate mating systems
Andreas Koenig, Ph.D.
Stony Brook university
Department of Anthropology
5:30-6:45 p.m.
Location: LC 102
April 7
Differing Models for Faunal Turnover Events Within the Devonian of the Appalachian Basin
Alex Bartholomew, Ph.D.
SUNY New Paltz
Department of Geology
5:30-6:45 p.m.
Location: LC 102
*April 21
Primate Sexual Behavior - Confirmations, Continuums and Cautions
Craig Bielert, Ph.D.
SUNY Oneonta
Department of Psychology
5:30-6:45 p.m.
Location: LC 102
*Attendance at this talk will count for TWO subject pool credits in the New Paltz Psychology Department Subject Pool
PAST SEMINAR SERIES
2013
*Feb. 11 - Happy Darwin Day!
Sexual Selection and Runaway Consumerism
Geoffrey Miller, Ph.D.
University of New Mexico - Department of Psychology
Visiting Professor at New York University's Stern Business School
5:30-6:45 p.m.
Location LC100
March 4
Neanderthal Evolution- Surfing the genomic wave: archaic hominin hybridization with modern humans
Todd Disotell, Ph.D.
New York University
Department of Anthropology
5:30-6:45 p.m.
Location LC102
March 11
Survival of the Beautiful
David Rothenberg, Ph.D.
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Department of Humanities
5:30-6:45 p.m.
Location LC102
*March 18
Two Man and a Baby: The Reproductive Success of Homosexual Males
Sarah Strout, Ph.D.
Dominican College
Department of Psychology
5:30-6:45 p.m.
Location LC102
April 1
How hip is human life history?
Holly Dunsworth, Ph.D.
University of Rhode Island
Department of Anthropology
5:30-6:45 p.m.
Location LC102
April 8
Back to the Past: The Industrial Revolution, the Digital Revolution, and "New" Paradigms for Living in a Rapidly Changing World
Hamilton Stapell, Ph.D.
SUNY New Paltz
Department of History
5:30-6:45 p.m.
Location LC102
*April 15
Why do we yawn? Integrating neuroscience, physiology, and evolutionary theory
Andrew Gallup, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor at Bard College
Department of Psychology
5:30-6:45 p.m.
Location LC102
*April 22
Evolved This Way: Evolutionary Approaches to Clinical Psychology
Daniel Glass, M.A.
University of Massachusetts Boston
Department of Psychology
5:30-6:45 p.m.
Location LC102
*Attendance at this talk will count for TWO subject pool credits in the New Paltz Psychology Department Subject Pool
Special Events
Talks from the EvoS Summit (2012; New Paltz, NY) found here.
Feb. 21
Ecological Consciousness: The Metaphysics of the Human Being
Andrew Faust
Permaculture Teacher and Designer
6-7 p.m.
Location LC100
2012
SPECIAL VIDEOS OF THE EVOS SUMMIT (Oct. 26, 2012):
and Introductory Keynote Address by Gordon Gallup (SUNY Albany) – Evolutionary Medicine – Interdisciplinary Evolutionary Studies in Action
Evolutionary Studies in Higher Education: Into the Gray and Out Again (Rosemarie Sokol Chang [APA and SUNY New Paltz]; Jennifer Waldo [SUNY New Paltz]; Glenn Geher, [SUNY New Paltz])
Building EvoS Programs is not Always Easy (Rebecca Burch [SUNY Oswego] & Kristina Spaulding [SUNY Albany])
Evolutionary Studies from the Student Perspective (Rachael Carmen [SUNY New Paltz], Daniel Glass [UMASS Boston] and Amanda Guitar [SUNY New Paltz])
EvoS Online: Deep History Meets the Future (Kevin Sheridan [Binghamton University; Broome Community College] and Hadassah Head [Binghamton University])
Evolution and Human Health: EVO 201 and Connections with Robb Wolf’s Paleo Solution (Hamilton Stapell, SUNY New Paltz)
The Natural Sciences, the Humanities, and the Social Sciences: An Evolutionary Biological Theory of Human Uniqueness Puts it all Together (Paul Bingham and Joanne Souza [Stony Brook University])
Capstone Address: EvoS, The Binghamton Neighborhood Project, and the Future of Evolution in Higher Education (David Sloan Wilson, Binghamton University)
Feb. 6
Whining is the Sincerest Form of Flattery
Rosemarie Sokol Chang, Ph.D.
SUNY New Paltz
Department of Psychology
5:30-6:30 p.m.
CSB Auditorium
Feb. 13
The Prince of Evolution
Lee Dugatkin, Ph.D.
University of Louisville
Department of Biology
5:30-6:30 p.m.
CSB Auditorium
Feb. 27
Darwinian Medicine: Maybe There IS Something to this Evolution Thing
Robb Wolf
www.robbwolf.com
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Reception/Book signing to follow, 6:45 p.m. in the Terrace
Lecture Center 100; more details here!
March 5
Men at Risk: Understanding Sex Differences in Human Mortality Rates with an Evolutionary Life History Framework
Dan Kruger, Ph.D.
University of Michigan
School of Public Health
5:30-6:30 p.m.
CSB Auditorium
April 2
Why Ask, "How?"
Adam Goldstein, Ph.D.
Iona College
Department of Philosophy
5:30-6:30 p.m.
CSB Auditorium
April 9
Where Personality Meets the Page: Evolution and Adaptive Self-Expression in Alice Andrews’s Trine Erotic
David Michelson
Binghamton University
Department of English
5:30-6:30 p.m.
CSB Auditorium
April 30
Evolved to Cabaret: Expressing Human Behavioral Evolution Through Costume Design
Andrea Varga & Laura Johnsen
SUNY New Paltz
Department of Theatre Arts
5:30-6:30 p.m.
CSB Auditorium
2011
Feb. 7
State of EvoS New Paltz
Part 1; Part 2
- Presentations on the SEVERAL new courses being added to the New Paltz curriculum to serve the EvoS program
- A summary of the grant activities funded by the National Science Foundation
- The future of EvoS New Paltz - And More!
Feb. 21Sex Differences in Hero Creation: A Sociobiological Analysis of Children's Fantasy Literature* Victoria Ingalls, Ph.D.
Marist College
Department of Biology
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Feb. 28Evolution and Women's Health
Chris Reiber, Ph.D.
State University of New York at Binghamton
Department of Anthropology
5:30-6:30 p.m.
March 7**
AEPS - Inaugural meeting of the Applied Evolutionary Psychology Society Part 1; Part 2; Part 3
featuring Nick Armenti, Nando Pelusi, Jon Raskin, and Jerome Wakefield
4:30-7:10 p.m.
March 14The Demise of the Dinosaurs: A Biotic Crisis or a Biotic Revenge?*
Gordon Gallup, Ph.D.
State University of New York at Albany
Department of Psychology
5:30-6:30 p.m.
March 28Exploiting Evolution at the Molecular Level
Jeff Reinking, Ph.D.
State University of New York at New Paltz
Department of Biology
5:30-6:30 .m.
April 4
SEEKING and PLAYING: Affective Infrastructures and the Evolutionary Function of Sport* Leslie Heywood, Ph.D.
State University of New York at Binghamton
Department of English
5:30-6:30 p.m.
April 11 How Natural Selection Produced Humans- How Humans Produce Knowledge*
Paul Bingham and Joanne Souza
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology
5:30-6:30 p.m.
April 25
Eels, and Naming Nature
James Prosek
Author of Eels An Exploration, From New Zealand to the Sargasso, of the World's Most Amazing and Mysterious Fish; Bird, Butterfly, Eel; and The Day My Mother Left.
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Dec. 1 (2011)
From Singles to Swingers: Biopsychosocial Views on Contemporary Human Sexual Behavior
Justin Garcia, Ph.D.
The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction
Indiana University
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Lecture Center 100
2010
• Darwin Day
Monday Feb. 8, 2010
Niles Eldredge
American Museum of Natural History Paleontology
LC 100
- 4:30-5:30 p.m. - Discussion/Presentation of Evolutionary Studies Consortium, EvoS Journal, and Evolution: Education and Outreach given by Glenn Geher along with Greg, Michelle, and Niles Eldredge
- 5:30-6:30 p.m. - Public Lecture by Niles Eldredge - Darwin: Discovering the Tree of Life
- 6:30-7:30 p.m. - Questions / Discussion
(Co-sponsored by Mid-Hudson Teacher Center)
• Mutualists, Pathogens, and the Evolution of Sex in Wild Garlic
Monday Feb. 22, 2010
Margaret Ronsheim, Ph.D.
Vassar College
Department of Biology
Director of Environmental Studies
LC 102, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
• Mr. Jefferson and the Giant Moose: when Natural History and History Collide
Monday March 8, 2010
Lee Alan Dugatkin, Ph.D.
University of Louisville
Department of Biology
• The International Evolutionary Studies Consortium and the Evolution Institute
A special session of the 4th Annual NEEPS conference
Friday March 26, 2010
David Sloan Wilson, Ph.D.
Binghamton University
• Sex and the Scala Naturae
Friday, March 26, 2010
Marlene Zuk, Ph.D.
University of California
Department of Biology
LC 100, 7-8:30 p.m.
• Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human
Saturday March 27, 2009
Richard Wrangham, Ph.D.
Harvard University
Department of Anthropology
CSB Auditorium, 6-7 p.m.
• Molecular aspects of co-evolution of bacteria and their eukaryotic hosts- Gentle diplomacy or Trojan War tactics
Monday April 5, 2010
Alexei Savchenko, Ph.D.
University of Toronto Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
Banting & Best Dept. of Medical Research
LC 102, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
• Nurturing Nature: Epigenetics and the Transmission of Behavior Across Generations
Monday April 12, 2010
Frances A. Champagne, Ph.D.
Columbia University
Department of Psychology
LC 102, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
• Stability and Crisis in Devonian Seas: Evolutionary Paleoecology and Coordinated Stasis
Monday April 19, 2010
Carl Brett, Ph.D.
University of Cincinnati Department of Geology
LC 102, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Sponsored by the Evolutionary Studies Program, The Evolutionary Studies Club, and the National Science Foundation
** This talk is an EvoS Seminar AND an invited presentation of the 4th annual meeting of the NorthEastern Evolutionary Psychology Society (NEEPS) – sponsored by Honors Program, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Major Connections, Psychology Department, School of Science and Engineering.
2009
Darwin's 200th birthday was Feb. 12, 2009! Happy Birthday Charles!
The Science of Sex Appeal: An Evolutionary Perspective *Feb, 9, 2009 Gordon Gallup, psychologist, University at Albany
Darwin’s Legacy in the Behavioral Sciences: Human Mating Research in the 21st Century (Darwin Day Speaker) *Feb. 12, 2009 (THURSDAY) David Schmitt, psychologist, Bradley University and Director of the International Sexuality Description Project
What Did Darwin Do? *Feb. 16, 2009 Warren Allmon, geologist, Cornell University and Director of The Museum of the Earth
The Most Dangerous Animal: Human Nature and the Origin of War *March 2, 2009 David Livingstone Smith, philosopher, University of New England and Director of the New England Institute
Intimacy, Infidelity, and the Individual *March 9, 2009 Justin Garcia, anthropologist, Binghamton University
How Women Compete for Mates *March 23, 2009 MaryAnne Fisher, psychologist, St. Mary's University
Phylogeny and Evolution of Unusual Genetic Systems in Armored Scale Insects April 13, 2009 Ben Normark, biologist, University of Massachusetts
Diet, Sex, and Aging for Supermodels (supermodel organisms, that is) April 20, 2009 Aaron Haselton, biologist, SUNY New Paltz
2008
Feb. 6 (W)
• A. From 3-4:30 p.m., 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 p.m. Darwin Day Lecture titled "What Would Darwin Say?" to be given by Dr. Tiger. LC 102.
» 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
RESCHEDULED DUE TO WEATHER - originally slated for Feb. 9 - look for notices on reschedule!
Lemur Evolution and Ecology
Patricia Wright, Ph.D.
Stony Brook University
Department of Anthropology
6-7 p.m.
Location: LC 102
