| Description |
7 sound discs (ca. 8 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.). |
| Series |
The modern scholar
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| Performer |
Lecturer: Allen D. MacNeill, Cornell University. |
| Note |
Compact discs. |
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CD-ROM (disc 8) contains course guide (104 p. : ill., maps ) as PDF. |
| System Details |
PDF requires Adobe Reader. |
| Bibliography |
Course guide includes bibliographical references. |
| Note |
In container (17 cm.) |
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"14 lectures"--Container. |
| Summary |
MacNeill examines the biological component of why people do the things they do, from Charles Darwin's and Gregor Mendel's "dangerous ideas" to contemporary thought leaders and the forming of the modern synthesis of this vital field of study. |
| Contents |
Lecture 1. Darwin's revolutionary idea -- Lecture 2. Consensus and controversy -- Lecture 3. Doing science -- Lecture 4. Chance and necessity -- Lecture 5. The origin of 'The Origin' -- Lecture 6. The Darwinian manifesto : natural selection -- Lecture 7. The Darwinian manifesto : descent with modification -- Lecture 8. Mendel's dangerous idea -- Lecture 9. Equilibrium violated : the Hardy-Weinberg Law -- Lecture 10. Fisher, Haldane, and Wright -- Lecture 11. Natural selection and speciation -- Lecture 12. Disturbing implications -- Lecture 13. Disastrous digressions -- Lecture 14. A temporary unity. |
| Subject |
Evolution (Biology) -- History.
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Human evolution -- History.
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Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 -- Influence.
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| Genre |
Audiobooks.
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| Added Author |
Recorded Books, LLC.
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| ISBN |
9781461826576 : $98.75 |
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9781461826583 (course guide) |
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1461826578 |
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1461826586 (course guide) |
| Music # |
UC0000 Recorded Books |
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UT0000 Recorded Books (course guide) |
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