Evolution of Cognition

Evolution of Cognition

This course is now sold out. Click here to join the course wait list. If space opens up we will contact those on the wait list on a first come, first served basis. Why are humans such a unique species on earth—or are we? We often think our intelligence (or more...
Understanding Our Changing Forests

Understanding Our Changing Forests

Please Note: Summer 2020 Course Registration Opens Online on Monday, May 11th at 8AM Forests represent the predominant ecosystems of the Earth’s land area. They are a critical element in many processes that affect the environment, human society, and our global...
The Evolutionary History of Plants

The Evolutionary History of Plants

Plants represent an important and extraordinarily diverse group of organisms. Photosynthesis in plants and algae contributes the energy supporting life in nearly all of the Earth’s ecosystems. Oxygen, produced by photosynthesis, has also radically changed the...
Complexity: Ants, Networks, and the Emergence of Organization

Complexity: Ants, Networks, and the Emergence of Organization

The brain of an ant is smaller than a pinhead, yet social insect colonies implement effective organization and flexible problem solving at large scales. But their organization is alien to us: no hierarchy or central control(er) guides individual actions. Similar...
Deserts, Plants, and People

Deserts, Plants, and People

Attend In Person OR Online! See Below for full details about our new Hybrid courses Arid and semiarid environments, commonly known as “deserts,” make up about one-third of the earth’s land surface and are home to more than one billion people. We will...
The Biology of Cooperation

The Biology of Cooperation

Attend In Person OR Online! See Below for full details about our new Hybrid courses Birds do it. Bees do it. Microbes do it, and people do it. Throughout nature organisms cooperate with each other. Humans have always been deeply attracted to the idea of...
RE-RELEASE – Deserts, Plants, and People

RE-RELEASE – Deserts, Plants, and People

Arid and semiarid environments, commonly known as “deserts,” make up about one-third of the earth’s land surface and are home to more than one billion people. We will begin this course by discussing the geographical features of desert regions,...