Evolution and the human family - Audio

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

Apr 1st, 2010

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?

Apr 1st, 2010 7m 27s

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?

Apr 1st, 2010

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

Apr 1st, 2010 5m 21s

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

Apr 1st, 2010

Transcript -- Does technology lead behaviour or does behaviour lead technology? Ruth Mace argues that the pill was invented to serve a Darwinian need.

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