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Videos of Evolution Symposiums
Darwin's Life, Letters and Work
National and International Events
Resources and Information on Darwin and Evolution
Celebrating:
Darwin Day,
Darwin's Birthday
and Lincoln's Birthday
Apes in Our Family Tree
Prof. Janet Browne
Department of the History of Science
Harvard University
Evidence for Gene Flow from
Neanderthals into Modern Humans
Prof. David Reich
Department of Genetics
Harvard Medical School
Inherited Disease and Human Evolution
Prof. David Housman
MIT Center for Cancer Research
The Continuing Controversy over Teaching Evolution
Prof. John Durant
Director, MIT Museum
Free and open to the MIT community and the general public
Darwin and the Debate over Human Origins
Friday, Nov. 19, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
The Broad Auditorium
WATCH the video of the symposium HERE!
Darwin Eye Evolution Symposium
November 20, 2009
WATCH the video of the symposium here!
Darwin and the Origin of the Species
Prof. John Durant, Director
MIT Museum and Science, Technology & Society Program
Evolution of genes controlling visual system proteins
Dr. Graeme Wistow, National Eye Institute
Rods, cones and the retina
Dr. Ishara Mills-Henry, MIT
Patterns in eye development
Prof. Constance Cepko, Harvard
MIT Darwin Bicentennial Symposium
Jan 22-24 2009
Thursday: The Evolving Earth
(Corner of Ames & Main Streets, Cambridge, MA)
Thursday afternoon: Chair: Prof. Maria Zuber (MIT EAPS)
Friday morning:
Thursday Evening:
1:00 pm. Introduction Prof. Maria Zuber (MIT Earth, Atmosphere & Planetary Sciences)
1:30 pm. Origin of the Solar System and Early Earth Prof. Lindy Elkins-Tanton (MIT EAPS)
2:30 pm. Evolution of the Oceans and the Early Atmosphere of the Earth Prof. Shuhei Ono (MIT EAPS)
3:30 pm. Evolution of photosynthesis Prof. Tanja Bosak (MIT EAPS)
7:00 pm. Introduction:Life Alters the Earth Prof. Dianne Newman (MIT Dept. of Biology)
7:30 pm. History and Future of Earth's Climate Prof. Kerry Emanuel (MIT EAPS)
Friday: Evolutionary Mechanisms in Vertebrates
Saturday morning:
Friday afternoon:
9:00 am. Coffee.
9:30 am. Darwin, Wallace and the Origin of Species Prof. John Durant (MIT Museum and Science, Technology & Society Program)
10:00 am. Evolution and Development of the Vertebrate Brain Prof. Hazel Sive (MIT Dept of Biology)
10:45 am. Novel Mechanisms of Evolutionary Change Prof. Susan Lindquist (Whitehead Institute)
11:30 am. Evolution of the Vertebrate Eye Prof. Russell Fernald (Stanford University Neuroscience Program)
2:00 pm. Natural Selection in Humans and Pathogens Prof. Pardis Sabeti (Broad Institute and Harvard University)
3:00 pm. Fish Fins to Tetrapod Limbs: The Landmark Evolutionary Transition in the Origin of Terrestrial Vertebrates Prof. Farish Jenkins, Jr. (Harvard, Dept. of Biology)
4:00 pm. New insights into the diversification of beak morphology in Darwin's Finches and regressive evolution in cave fish Prof. Cliff Tabin (Harvard Medical School, Dept of Genetics)
Saturday: Darwin in Society
(265 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA)
Saturday afternoon
Societal impacts and issues
Evolution in Action
Darwin, His Life and Times
9:00 am. Coffee.
9:30 am. The Emergence of Darwin’s Evolutionary Theory Prof. Harriet Ritvo (MIT History Faculty)
10:00 am. Darwin and the Naturalization of Human Culture Prof. Jim Paradis (MIT Writing Program)
11:00 am. The Evolution of Cell Division Prof. Iain Cheeseman (MIT/Whitehead Institute)
11:30 am. The Battle Between Pathogens and the Immune System Prof. Hidde Ploegh (MIT/Whitehead Institute)
1:30 pm. Local Resources for Biology Teachers Dr. Natalie Kuldell (MIT Bioengineering Dept.), Prof. Rebeca Rosengaus (Northeastern University Dept. of Biology), Dr. Connie Chow (Science Club for Girls)
2:00 pm. Darwin, Abolition, and Struggles for Social Equality Prof. Jonathan King (MIT Dept. of Biology)
2:30 pm. Current Controversies over the Teaching of Evolution John Durant (MIT Museum and Science, Technology & Society Program)
Program Committee
Sponsors:
Staff
John Durant, David Housman, Jonathan King (Chair), Susan Lindquist, Ishara Mills-Henry, Harriet Ritvo, James Paradis, Hazel Sive, Maria Zuber.
Cindy Woolley; Emiko Bare; Greg Pintilie
MIT Dept. of Biology; MIT Museum; MIT School of Humanities; MIT School of Science; Cambridge Forum on Science Education; Massachusetts Darwin Bicentennial Project; New England Biolabs; Whitehead Institute; Broad Institute.