Comments on: Dinner and a Movie: Yam & Bacon Omelette with a Side of Primate Evolution & Ethics

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 03:50:12 +0000

In reply to Evolutionarily. Agreed. Sapolsky rocks. The one about transposons was a learning experience for me.

By: Evolutionarily

Evolutionarily — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 03:46:57 +0000

I just wanted to say a huge massive thank you to pieter d for posting that lecture series. Possibly one of the most serendipitous moments I've had on the blogosphere! Amazing series, Sapolski is a marvellous teacher, just half way through the series I have learn't so much – and I did University level biology! Particularly interesting was his lecture 21. Chaos and Reductionism and 22. Emergence and Complexity.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:47:47 +0000

In reply to js290. Indeed. Herbert Spencer's phrase, "survival of the fittest" makes the majority of people think about evolution in terms of survival and forget reproduction.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:46:15 +0000

In reply to pieter d. Awesome. Thanks!

By: pieter d

pieter d — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 18:53:00 +0000

Andrew, in case you haven’t noticed yet, there is an entire lecture series of Sapolski on youtube

[youtube NNnIGh9g6fA&list=PL848F2368C90DDC3D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNnIGh9g6fA&list=PL848F2368C90DDC3D youtube]

Maybe more for long winter nights than for now, but interesting none the less.

By: js290

js290 — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 05:07:16 +0000

"Survival of the fittest" and "natural selection" implies two very different things, yet both terms are unfortunately used interchangeably in the context of evolution.

[youtube Gpfvkeo0KBc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpfvkeo0KBc youtube]