UCLA Behavior, Evolution, & Culture
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Episodes of UCLA Behavior, Evolution, & Culture
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Sergey Gavrilets (1), 5/14/12: "On the evolution...
Humans exhibit strong egalitarian syndrome, i.e. the complex of cognitive perspectives, ethical principles, social norms, and individual and collective attitudes promoting equality. The universality of egalitarianism in hunter-gatherers suggests that it is an ancient, evolved human pattern. The evolutionary emergence of this syndrome is one of the most intriguing unsolved puzzles related to the origins of modern humans. Using simple mathematical models I will explore possible routes for two im...
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Release date
May 15, 2012
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Runtime
01:17:39
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Sergey Gavrilets (2), 5/14/12: "On the evolution...
Humans exhibit strong egalitarian syndrome, i.e. the complex of cognitive perspectives, ethical principles, social norms, and individual and collective attitudes promoting equality. The universality of egalitarianism in hunter-gatherers suggests that it is an ancient, evolved human pattern. The evolutionary emergence of this syndrome is one of the most intriguing unsolved puzzles related to the origins of modern humans. Using simple mathematical models I will explore possible routes for two im...
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Release date
May 15, 2012
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Runtime
09:28
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Dawn Neill (1), 4/30/2012: " Roti or Ramen: The ...
Urbanization is proceeding rapidly in many developing countries as part of a larger process of development and involves the shift of rural residents to urban cities. The shift from a rural to urban ecology entails changes in patterns of food production and/or purchase, preparation, and consumption. Existing research has consistently demonstrated an association between urbanization and dietary changes linked to increasing rates of overweight and obesity. Rural-urban variation in food cost and a...
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May 3, 2012
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Runtime
47:34
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Dawn Neill (2), 4/30/2012: " Roti or Ramen: The ...
Urbanization is proceeding rapidly in many developing countries as part of a larger process of development and involves the shift of rural residents to urban cities. The shift from a rural to urban ecology entails changes in patterns of food production and/or purchase, preparation, and consumption. Existing research has consistently demonstrated an association between urbanization and dietary changes linked to increasing rates of overweight and obesity. Rural-urban variation in food cost and a...
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May 3, 2012
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Runtime
22:07
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Martin Muller (1), 4/23/2012: "Behavioral Ecolog...
The Kanyawara chimpanzees of Kibale National Park have been studied for 25 years, during which researchers have acquired a unique, 14-year longitudinal sample of hormonal data. Dr. Muller will draw on these data to discuss the role that testosterone plays in supporting male mating effort, the energetic costs of male-male competition, and the impacts of such competition on females.
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Release date
Apr 26, 2012
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Runtime
53:51
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Martin Muller (2), 4/23/2012: "Behavioral Ecolog...
The Kanyawara chimpanzees of Kibale National Park have been studied for 25 years, during which researchers have acquired a unique, 14-year longitudinal sample of hormonal data. Dr. Muller will draw on these data to discuss the role that testosterone plays in supporting male mating effort, the energetic costs of male-male competition, and the impacts of such competition on females.
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Apr 26, 2012
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Runtime
27:31
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Laura Fortunato (1), 4/16/2012
“The evolution of the human family" "Compared to other species, humans show a remarkable degree of variation in family organization. This talk presents recent advances in the application of evolutionary thinking to the study of the human family, focusing on the evolution of monogamous marriage. First, I present the results of a game-theoretic model investigating the co-evolution of marriage and wealth inheritance strategies. The analysis shows that where resources are transferred across genera...
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Release date
Apr 19, 2012
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Runtime
45:08
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Laura Fortunato (2), 4/16/2012
“The evolution of the human family" "Compared to other species, humans show a remarkable degree of variation in family organization. This talk presents recent advances in the application of evolutionary thinking to the study of the human family, focusing on the evolution of monogamous marriage. First, I present the results of a game-theoretic model investigating the co-evolution of marriage and wealth inheritance strategies. The analysis shows that where resources are transferred across genera...
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Release date
Apr 19, 2012
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Runtime
30:11
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Bernard Chapais (1), 4/9/2012
"The social structure of any species is an emergent biological phenomenon and as such it has an evolutionary history. The human social structure is no exception to that rule but it has an important peculiarity: it is hidden from view by its numerous cultural expressions. To circumvent the problem and characterize the deep structure of human society one must carry out a comparative analysis of human and nonhuman primate societies and employ evolutionarily significant categories. Using that appr...
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Release date
Apr 11, 2012
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Runtime
58:34
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Bernard Chapais (2), 4/9/2012
" The social structure of any species is an emergent biological phenomenon and as such it has an evolutionary history. The human social structure is no exception to that rule but it has an important peculiarity: it is hidden from view by its numerous cultural expressions. To circumvent the problem and characterize the deep structure of human society one must carry out a comparative analysis of human and nonhuman primate societies and employ evolutionarily significant categories. Using that app...
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Release date
Apr 11, 2012
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Runtime
31:28
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