Anth 6498: Evolutionary Anthropology Journal Club

The evolutionary journal club (Anthro 6498) meets Fridays at noon in Stewart 103 to discuss articles from the literature. Articles from previous semesters are available here.

1. 23 Jan 2009
• Haidt, J. (2007) The new synthesis in moral psychology
• Haidt, J. (2007) When morality opposes justice
2. 30 Jan 2009
• Kokko, H and Jennions, MD. (2008) Sexual Conflict: The Battle of the Sexes Reversed
• Kokko, H and Jennions, MD (2008) Parental investment, sexual selection and sex ratios
3. 6 Feb 2009
Continued discussion of Kokko and Jennions.
4. 13 Feb 2009
Class adjourned for Temple Grandin's talk.
5. 20 Feb 2009
• Isler, K and van Schaik, Carel. (2006) Metabolic costs of brain size evolution
6. 27 Feb 2009
Class adjourned for Conflict Conference
7. 6 Mar 2009
• McDermott et al (2009) Monoamine oxidase A gene (MAOA) predicts behavioral aggression following provocation
8. 13 Mar 2009
• Wang et al (2009) Life history variables and risk-taking propensity
9. 20 Mar 2009
Spring Break
10. 27 Mar 2009
• Maslin and Christensen (2007) Tectonics, orbital forcing, global climate change, and human evolution in Africa
11. 3 Apr 2009
• Smith (2007) Century-scale Holocene processes as a source of natural selection pressure on human evolution: Holocene climate and the human genome
12. 10 Apr 2009
• Walker (2009) The Strength of Great Apes and the Speed of Humans
13. 17 Apr 2009
• Cant and Johnstone (2008) Reproductive conflict and the separation of reproductive generations in humans
14. 24 Apr 2009
• Benenson et al (2009) Males' Greater Tolerance of Same-Sex Peers