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Evolution and the family

Evolution and the human family - Audio - April 01, 2010 04:19 - 1 minute ★★★ - 8 ratings
A short introduction to this album.

Transcript -- Evolution and the family

Evolution and the human family - Audio - April 01, 2010 04:19 - application/pdf ★★★ - 8 ratings
Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.

How families have evolved

Evolution and the human family - Audio - April 01, 2010 04:18 - 4 minutes ★★★ - 8 ratings
What happens when you apply Darwin to human social structures? Ruth Mace explains the value of this approach.

Transcript -- How families have evolved

Evolution and the human family - Audio - April 01, 2010 04:18 - application/pdf ★★★ - 8 ratings
Transcript -- What happens when you apply Darwin to human social structures? Ruth Mace explains the value of this approach.

Dismantle the family with Darwinian tools

Evolution and the human family - Audio - April 01, 2010 04:17 - 8 minutes ★★★ - 8 ratings
The comparative method can be used to investigate how culture relates to environment. The reproductive pattern of human females is a particularly interesting puzzle for evolutionary biologists.

Transcript -- Dismantle the family with Darwinian tools

Evolution and the human family - Audio - April 01, 2010 04:17 - application/pdf ★★★ - 8 ratings
Transcript -- The comparative method can be used to investigate how culture relates to environment. The reproductive pattern of human females is a particularly interesting puzzle for evolutionary biologists.

Why are families getting smaller?

Evolution and the human family - Audio - April 01, 2010 04:16 - 7 minutes ★★★ - 8 ratings
The current decline in family size seems to contradict the Darwinian model of inclusive fitness but it can be explained as a tradeoff between the cost of bringing up children and the number of children in a family.

Transcript -- Why are families getting smaller?

Evolution and the human family - Audio - April 01, 2010 04:16 - application/pdf ★★★ - 8 ratings
Transcript -- The current decline in family size seems to contradict the Darwinian model of inclusive fitness but it can be explained as a tradeoff between the cost of bringing up children and the number of children in a family.

The limits of a Darwinian approach to the family

Evolution and the human family - Audio - April 01, 2010 04:15 - 5 minutes ★★★ - 8 ratings
Does technology lead behaviour or does behaviour lead technology? Ruth Mace argues that the pill was invented to serve a Darwinian need.

Transcript -- The limits of a Darwinian approach to the family

Evolution and the human family - Audio - April 01, 2010 04:15 - application/pdf ★★★ - 8 ratings
Transcript -- Does technology lead behaviour or does behaviour lead technology? Ruth Mace argues that the pill was invented to serve a Darwinian need.