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Subject to change as the term proceeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Week<\/strong><\/td>\nTue<\/strong><\/td>\nThu<\/strong><\/td>\nReadings\/Assignments<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1 \u2013 Introduction<\/p>\n

05,07 Jan<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n

– Intro to diversity (biol, ling, cultural)<\/p>\n

– Course structure + evaluation<\/p>\n

– Policies, etc<\/td>\n

– Science and the scientific method<\/p>\n

(how do we know something, testability, etc)<\/p>\n

(discussion)<\/p>\n

– Introduce term project<\/td>\n

The Selfish Gene<\/em> chapter on replicators<\/p>\n

Sagan \u2013 Demon Haunted World<\/em> (2 chapters on nature of science)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

2 \u2013 Fundamentals of biological evolution<\/p>\n

12,14 Jan<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n

Lecture: Greg Bole<\/strong><\/p>\n

– units of selection, replicators,<\/td>\n

Discussion:<\/p>\n

What is evolution?<\/p>\n

Mechanisms of evolution<\/p>\n

Basic pop biol for evol<\/td>\n

Andrews Thomson 2009 Psych Rev<\/em> \u2018depression is adaptive\u2019<\/p>\n

(to discuss Thu)<\/p>\n

Wayne Maddison\u2019s phylo chapter (for Tues!)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u2013 Mechanisms of biological evolution I \u2013 phylogenetic thinking<\/p>\n

19, 21 Jan<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n

Phylogenies \u2013 understanding that life is not a ladder; lack of directionality in evol<\/p>\n

– lineages + speciation<\/p>\n

Lecture: Wayne Maddison<\/strong><\/td>\n

[hyper]adaptationism.<\/p>\n

(paper reading and discussion)<\/td>\n

Lynch 2007 PNAS
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(for Tues)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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4 \u2013 Mechanisms of biological evolution II \u2013 neutral evol<\/p>\n

26, 28 Jan<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n

Constructive Neutral Evolution<\/p>\n

Defining complexity<\/p>\n

Discussion: Naomi Fast<\/strong><\/p>\n

(<\/span>proposals due<\/strong>)<\/span>
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LGT, horizontal inheritance<\/p>\n

(student-led seminars)<\/p>\n

(Self-organisation)<\/p>\n

Paper discussion<\/td>\n

Papers depending on participant choice of topic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5 \u2013 Misc topics in evolutionary biology<\/p>\n

2,4 Feb<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n

Misc topics:\u00a0 Evol\u00a0 of multicellularity?What is an organism?\u00a0 Etc.<\/p>\n

(student-led seminars)<\/p>\n

(Return \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0proposals)<\/span><\/td>\n

Evolution of sex <\/strong><\/p>\n

Lecture: Rosie Redfield<\/strong><\/p>\n

Compare evol in asexual life<\/p>\n


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Excerpt of Pinker\u2019s The Language Instinct (or The Stuff of Thought)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6 – \u00a0Introduction to linguistics<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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09,11 Feb<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n

Linguistics + Phonology intro<\/td>\n <\/strong>Syntax intro<\/td>\n<working on MURC talk><\/p>\n

– Excerpt of Kenneally 2007 The First Word<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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7 – Language fundamentals and acquisition<\/p>\n

2,4 Mar<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n

MURC<\/strong> PRACTICE<\/strong><\/p>\n


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MURC<\/strong> PRACTICE<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Midterm course evaluations<\/td>\n

 <\/em>Sat, 06 Mar – MURC!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Kirby et al 2007 PNAS<\/a><\/p>\n

Pagel 2009 Nature Rev Genet<\/a> (optional)<\/p>\n

(readings tentative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

8 – Historical and evolutionary linguistics, evolution of language capacity<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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9,11 Mar<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n

MURC feedback<\/p>\n

Informal midterm course eval<\/p>\n

Future course planning<\/p>\n

Intro to semantics<\/td>\n

Language acquisition<\/p>\n

Lecture:\u00a0 Joe Stemberger<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reading: Stemberger +Bernhardt 1999 chapter<\/span>
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Dan Dennett: ants, terrorism and memes<\/a> (TED talk)<\/p>\n

Richerson & Boyd 2005 Not by genes alone<\/em>: \u201cNothing about culture makes sense except in the light of evolution\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Week 9 \u2013 Evolution in linguistics and biology<\/p>\n

Intro to cultural evolution<\/p>\n

16,18 Mar<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n

Historical linguistics
\nLecture: Gunnar Hansson<\/strong><\/td>\n		Comparing linguistic and biological evolution (discussion)<\/p>\n

DRAFTS DUE!<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n

(Optional: Dawkins 1976 meme chapter)Dennett 2009 PNAS<\/em> (or Cold Spring Harbour Symposia\u2026 paper)<\/p>\n

Atran 2002 Trouble w memes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Week 10-\u00a0 Mechanisms of cultural evolution<\/p>\n

23,25 Mar<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n

Replicator revisited, how to apply to culture- what is culture<\/p>\n

(Student-led discussion)<\/td>\n

Folklore and cultureCultural transmission \u2013 parallels\/differences w biol systems(?)<\/p>\n

Lecture: Adheesh Sathaye?<\/p>\n

(Return Drafts + MURC feedback)<\/span><\/td>\n

Henrich et al. 2008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Week 11
\n30,1 Apr<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n		Open to participants<\/p>\n

Or: Lecture by Ara Norenzayan?<\/p>\n

(evolution of religion)<\/p>\n


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Open to participants<\/p>\n


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Week 126,9 Apr<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n


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Open to participants<\/td>\nFinal paper due<\/strong> (tentative)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Week 14<\/p>\n

13,15 Apr<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n

Open to participants<\/td>\nConclusion, evaluations<\/p>\n

Mock “grant proposals” due<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n

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