For all the info on the course: http://faculty.newpaltz.edu/glenngeher/files/syl301c.doc
-All readings alluded to here are found on the “Readings” section of the BlackBoard site.
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Part 1: Glenn Geher’s State of EvoS Address (Psychologist at SUNY New Paltz – on the EvoS Consortium) http://mediasite.suny.edu/mediasite/Viewer/?peid=e62543b961f745f4a72d9583d82eb857
Part 2: New EvoS Courses http://mediasite.suny.edu/mediasite/SilverlightPlayer/Default.aspx?peid=7f9456b74c8b4471b58d52c289cc73b3
READINGS: • Dawkins, R. (2005). Afterword to D. M. Buss (Ed.), The Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology. New York: Wiley.
• Gantt, E. E., & Melling, B. S. (2010). Evolutionary Psychology is Not Evil, It’s Just Not Any Good. In B. Slife (Ed.), Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Psychological Issues.
• Geher, G. (2009). Why Spearheading EvoS New Paltz Was the Best Career Move I Ever Made (from Building Darwin’s Bridges; www.evostudies.org) http://evostudies.org/2009/06/why-spearheading-evos-new-paltz-was-the-best-career-move-i-ever-made/
• Geher, G. (2010). Evolutionary Psychology is Not Evil … And Here’s Why! In B. Slife (Ed.), Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Psychological Issues.
• Geher, G., Crosier, B., Dillon, H. M., & Chang, R. (2011). Evolutionary Psychology’s Place in Evolutionary Studies: A Tale of Promise and Challenge. Evolution: Education & Outreach, 4, 11-16. Special issue on EvoS Consortium (R. Chang, G. Geher, J. Waldo, & D. S. Wilson, Eds).
• Wilson, D. S., Geher, G., & Waldo, J. (2009). EvoS: Completing the evolutionary synthesis in higher education. EvoS Journal: The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 1, 3-10.
• Wilson, D. S., Geher, G., Waldo, J., & Chang, R. (2011). The EvoS Consortium: Catalyzing evolutionary training in higher education. Evolution: Education & Outreach, 4, 8-10. Special issue on EvoS Consortium (R. Chang, G. Geher, J. Waldo, & D. S. Wilson, Eds).
Darwin and Evolution Warren Allmon (Geologist of the Museum of the Earth – on the importance of Darwin) http://mediasite.suny.edu/mediasite/Viewer/?peid=134ad22f626244b18b297a089bfbbc91
Afterword from Allmon (2009).
Niles Eldredge (Geologist of the American Museum of Natural History – on Darwin’s life) http://mediasite.suny.edu/mediasite/Viewer/?peid=96b6a967e82548a68b91208068b52bdf
Eldredge, N. (2008). Experimenting with Transmutation: Darwin, the Beagle, and Evolution. Evolution: Education and Outreach. DOI 10.1007/s12052-008-0103-2
Deep History of Life Carlton Brett (Geologist of the University of Cincinnati – on life in the Devonian) http://mediasite.suny.edu/mediasite/Viewer/?peid=4200d6da019f42e58d9af70f72612ed4
C. E. BRETT, A. J. BARTHOLOMEW, and G. C. BAIRD (2007). BIOFACIES RECURRENCE IN THE MIDDLE DEVONIAN OF NEW YORK STATE: AN EXAMPLE WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR EVOLUTIONARY PALEOECOLOGY, Palaios, 22, 306 – 324.
Gordon Gallup (Psychologist of the University at Albany – on dinosaur extinction) http://mediasite.suny.edu/mediasite/SilverlightPlayer/Default.aspx?peid=f1d550f3d0ad475fb3b8aeb7bde18381
Geher, G. (2011, March 15). Immobilized Caimans, Toxic Plants, and Alternative Theories – Dinosaur Exctinction Revived. From the blog Building Darwin’s Bridges. www.evostudies.org http://evostudies.org/2011/03/immobilized-caimans-toxic-plants-and-alternative-theories-dinosaur-exctinctoin-revived/Understanding
Evolution and Being Human Chris Reiber (Anthropologist at Binghamton – on evolution and women’s health) http://mediasite.suny.edu/mediasite/Viewer/?peid=dd1387b068f64bcaab69754cd6286c2d
Reiber, C. (in press). Women’s health at the crossroads of evolution and epidemiology Forthcoming in: Evolution’s Empress: How Females Shape Human Evolution. M. Fisher, J.R. Garcia, R. Sokol Chang, & S.L. Strout, (Eds.). New York: Oxford University Press.
Richard Wrangham (Anthropologist at Harvard – on the importance of cooking in human evolutionary history) http://mediasite.suny.edu/mediasite/Viewer/?peid=d430028568af402fbf83e25509307d22
Carmody, R. N., & Wrangham, R. W. (2009). The energetic significant of cooking. Journal of Human Evolution, 57, 379–391
Evolution and Human Mating Gordon Gallup (Psychologist of University at Albany – on “The Science of Sex Appeal”) http://mediasite.suny.edu/mediasite/Viewer/?peid=70873613f4e44e7a8134874658526d96
Gallup, G., & Frederick, D. A. (2010). The science of sex appeal: An evolutionary perspective. Review of General Psychology, 14, 240-250.
David Schmitt (Psychologist at Bradley University – on understanding human mating in cross-cultural perspective) http://mediasite.suny.edu/mediasite/Viewer/?peid=529c8635fb6a43d1b04514f329d0f770
Schmitt, D.P. (2008). Evolutionary perspectives on romantic attachment and culture: How ecological stressors influence dismissing orientations across genders and geographies. Cross-Cultural Research, 42, 220-247
Evolution and the Future of Humanity David Livingstone Smith (Philosopher at University of New England – on human nature and our propensity for warfare) http://mediasite.suny.edu/mediasite/Viewer/?peid=bc5d71a6d3ca4a0eaf887dd988f10695
Excerpt from Smith, D. L. (2008). The most dangerous animal.