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Robert Sapolsky: Ethology

Michael — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:48:49 +0000

In the 9th lecture of the lecture series "Human Behavioral Biology", Robert Sapolsky covers ethology, the study of animal behavior.

Robert Sapolsky: Recognizing Relatives

Michael — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:59:36 +0000

Robert Sapolsky explains which mechanisms animals use to recognize relatives. This lecture is the 8th part in the series "Human Behavioral Biology".

Luis von Ahn: Massive-scale online collaboration

Michael — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:13:34 +0000

Luis von Ahn talks about his past and future projects which make use of massive-online collaboration.

Robert Sapolsky: Behavioral Genetics II

Michael — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:02:44 +0000

In lecture No. 7 of the "Human Behavioral Biology" series, Robert Sapolsky talks about heritability and the interconnection between genetics and environmental influences.

Brian Cox: A Night with the Stars

Michael — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:08:53 +0000

Physics professor Brian Cox talks about quantum theory in layman’s terms at the lecture theatre of the Royal Institution of Great Britain

Jay Malone: The Evolution Controversy

Michael — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:00:15 +0000

Jay Malone gives his two cents about why religious people reject evolution.

Robert Sapolsky: Behavioral Genetics I

Michael — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:25:53 +0000

The sixth lecture of the "Human Behavioral Biology" series deals with the practice of inferring behavior to genetics and the problems in disinguishing between environmental and genetic factors.

23 and 1/2 hours: What is the single best thing we can do for our health?

Michael — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:46:30 +0000

Dr. Mike Evans, Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health at the University of Toronto, answers the question “What is the single best thing we can do for our health”.

Robert Trivers: Deceit and Self-deception – fooling ourselves the better to fool others:

Michael — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:47:46 +0000

In this really funny talk, Robert Trivers,Professor of Anthropology and Biological Sciences, gives a few examples of self-deception.

Robert Sapolsky: Molecular Genetics II

Michael — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:04:52 +0000

In the second lecture on MolecularGenetics of the series "Human Behavioral Biology", Robert Sapolsky argues that gradualism and punctuated equilibria aren’t mutually exclusive.