Evolutionary Thinking
Materials for constructing an initial causal map relating observable features of fossil hominin skulls, behaviors, and environmental conditions
Causal map materials for skull morphology and related traits Read More »
An activity for students to explore and notice traits on fossil hominin skulls
Observing differences in hominin skulls Read More »
Human intelligence seems to be a social, more than merely an individual phenomenon. What can we learn from comparing human societies to human brains?
Human Societies as Collective Brains Read More »
A collection of lesson materials to explore the nature of human morality in the light of evolution and sustainability
Evolution, Morality, Sustainability Read More »
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.
Human Evolution Resources Cumulative Culture Physicist Isaac Newton once said of the importance of his scientific accomplishments: “I could only look so far because I was standing on the shoulders of giants.” By that he meant that he was relying strongly on the knowledge of his predecessors, and only by doing so could get to
Cumulative culture Read More »
Evolutionary concepts are used, with varying and arguable degrees of scientific utility, across a wide range of disciplines. This contribution explores how understanding the structures of knowledge, or the organization of facts and generalizations in science, cognition, and education, may help illuminate the educational potential and evidence-informed pedagogical practices appropriate for teaching about the interdisciplinary application of evolutionary concepts.
Curriculum Overload is a complex phenomena in which schools face challenges in creating adaptive learning environments for students.
Curriculum Overload – Improvement Read More »
In this lesson students explore the concept of (human) behavior, its causes, and its relation to well-being and sustainable development.
OpenEvo is an educational innovation project from the Department of Comparative Cultural Psychology at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
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