Causal maps on the evolution of human traits
All causal maps on human evolution in one Google slide file
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Evolutionary Thinking
Evolutionary Thinking
Blackboard materials: Causal maps on human evolution
Materials for constructing causal maps about the evolution of human traits on the blackboard
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Chalkboard materials: Causal map on upright walking
Chalkboard materials for constructing a causal map for the evolution of upright walking
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Hominin skull measurement Google sheet for data entry and analysis
Google sheet template for entering and plotting the measurements of hominin fossil skulls
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Hominin skull measurement instructions
Instruction sheet for measuring cranial capacity, opisthion index and prognathism on fossil hominin skulls
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Causal map materials for skull morphology and related traits
Materials for constructing an initial causal map relating observable features of fossil hominin skulls, behaviors, and environmental conditions
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Observing differences in hominin skulls
An activity for students to explore and notice traits on fossil hominin skulls
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Human Societies as Collective Brains
Human intelligence seems to be a social, more than merely an individual phenomenon. What can we learn from comparing human societies to human brains?
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Evolution, Morality, Sustainability
A collection of lesson materials to explore the nature of human morality in the light of evolution and sustainability
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Eirdosh, D. & Hanisch, S. (2022, preprint) Understanding Evolution As If By Design? The challenges and opportunities of reasoning about agency in evolutionary biology and society. OpenEvo Book Review and Commentary. http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.26643.14884/2
This review and commentary on psychologist Edward Wasserman’s As if By Design provides a brief overview of the core argument from Wasserman, and discusses the implications for evolution science educators and students.
