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Elsa Ordway – Insights from the tropics: a social-ecological systems approach to understanding climate change

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Insights from the tropics: a social-ecological systems approach to understanding climate change Elsa Ordway UCLA The tropics are experiencing dramatic changes as a result of climate change and land-use change. Shifts in carbon flux dynamics, water cycling, and species composition are resulting in feedbacks with globally important consequences. However, tropical forests are not a monolith. […]

Jazlyn Mooney – On the Number of Genealogical Ancestors: Tracing to the Source Groups of an Admixed Population

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On the Number of Genealogical Ancestors: Tracing to the Source Groups of an Admixed Population Jazlyn Mooney USC In genetically admixed populations, admixed individuals possess ancestry from multiple source groups. Studies of human genetic admixture frequently estimate ancestry components corresponding to fractions of individual genomes that trace to specific ancestral populations. However, the same numerical […]

Eduardo Amorim – How Past Pandemics Shaped the Evolution of Human Immunity – Lessons from Ancient Genomes

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How Past Pandemics Shaped the Evolution of Human Immunity – Lessons from Ancient Genomes Eduardo Amorim Cal State Northridge Pathogen exposure has played a pivotal role in shaping human evolution. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) reveal that the genetic predisposition to infections arises from the contribution of thousands of loci across the genome, indicating a polygenic […]

Michael Campbell – The effect of population history on patterns of genetic diversity at the TAS2R bitter taste receptor genes in West Central and Central African populations

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The effect of population history on patterns of genetic diversity at the TAS2R bitter taste receptor genes in West Central and Central African populations Michael Campbell USC Bitter taste perception is a highly variable trait in humans, and the ability to detect bitter compounds has been largely attributed to genetic variants in 25 bitter taste […]

Patricia Greenfield

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Patricia Greenfield Distinguished Professor, UCLA Department of Psychology Associate, Harvard Department of Human Evolutionary Biology A Theoretical and Empirical Approach to Cultural Evolution: Intergenerational Transmission, Cognition, and Creativity For the theoretical approach, I will present my multilevel theory of ecological change, cultural evolution, and human development. For the empirical evidence, I will report findings from […]

Holly Dunsworth – To Save Humankind, Kill Off the Hero’s Journey of Human Evolution

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To Save Humankind, Kill Off the Hero’s Journey of Human Evolution Holly Dunsworth University of Rhode Island In Narratives of Human Evolution, Misia Landau revealed that late 19th and early 20th century fathers of human evolutionary theory, including Charles Darwin, unconsciously conformed their stories to the key structural elements of Russian folktales. Dunsworth argues that […]

David Reby – What can deer tell us about our voice? How sexual selection may have shaped human vocal diversity

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What can deer tell us about our voice? How sexual selection may have shaped human vocal diversity David Reby Professor of Ethology, Equipe de Neuro-Ethologie Sensorielle, Université Jean Monnet of Saint-Etienne Many animal species use vocal communication, but humans are unique in the ability to control the vocal production of an incredible diversity of sounds, […]

Jazlyn Mooney – On the Number of Genealogical Ancestors: Tracing to the Source Groups of an Admixed Population

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On the Number of Genealogical Ancestors: Tracing to the Source Groups of an Admixed Population Jazlyn Mooney Dept. of Quantitative and Computational Biology, University of Southern California In genetically admixed populations, admixed individuals possess ancestry from multiple source groups. Studies of human genetic admixture frequently estimate ancestry components corresponding to fractions of individual genomes that […]

Kelsey Jorgensen – Surviving the heights: Environmental adaptations and multispecies genetics in the Andes

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Surviving the heights: Environmental adaptations and multispecies genetics in the Andes Kelsey Jorgensen Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Anthropology, UCLA Human populations have thrived in the Peruvian Andes for thousands of years despite extreme environmental stressors of hypoxia, cold temperatures, and times of food scarcity. These evolutionary environmental pressures have shaped unique genetic adaptations and continue […]

Michael Greenfield – Rhythm coordination in animal species, including humans: Entrainment from bushcricket chorusing to the philharmonic orchestra

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Rhythm coordination in animal species, including humans: Entrainment from bushcricket chorusing to the philharmonic orchestra. Michael Greenfield ENES Bioacoustics Research Lab, CRNL, University of Saint-Etienne, CNRS Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas Repetitive cycles of an activity or state, generally known as rhythm, are ubiquitous in living organisms, occurring in all branches […]