BIO 258 Notes
WEEK 12.
HUMAN EVOLUTION

• Human evolution. (Futuyma ch. 26; Minkoff Ch. 27; E37).
  • Primate characteristics
  • Catarrhini
  • Pongids vs hominids
• Cultural evolution. (Minkoff Ch. 28; E38).
  • Tools & human evolution
  • Future evolutionary prospects:
    • Eugenics
    • euphenics
    • euthenics
    • eupsychics
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• Confronting creationism (Futuyma Appendix 2)
  • Intelligent design creationism (Paley, Behe)
  • Bible-based creationism
    • 1920s version & Scopes trial
    • Young Earth version: "two models", Arkansas public law 590
    • "Day-age" and "Gap" versions
  • Theistic approaches
  • Legislating scientific questions in general

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