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Past Speakers
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David Sloan Wilson

One of the joys of studying evolution is that it provides a general conceptual framework for studying a diversity of subjects and organisms. I and my students have used evolutionary theory to study subjects as diverse as foraging behavior, altruism, and the nature of individual differences on organisms as diverse as microbes, zooplankton, insects, birds, fish, and humans. I try to ask an important question first and then seek the most suitable organism for answering the question. I also employ a combination of theoretical models, laboratory experiments, and field research as needed.
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Lectures by Dr. Wilson

Evolution for Everyone: How Darwin's Theory Can Change the Way We Think About Our Lives
Tuesday, Feb. 12, 7:30PM, Student Activities Center

If the theorists can't agree: A conversation among theoretical biologists about multilevel selection
Wednesday, Feb. 13, 3:30PM, Life Sciences Building 038

Jeffrey Levinton

Jeffrey Levinton is a Distinguished Professor of Ecology and Evolution at Stony Brook University. He
has worked for many years on both ecological and evolutionary problems in marine and freshwater
environments. He is the author of two texts on marine biology and ecology, a monograph on
Macroevolution, and he has recently edited a comprehensive volume on the Hudson River Estuary
(2006, Cambridge University Press). He has been a Fulbright Senior Scholar, a Guggenheim Fellow, and
is a Fellow of the A.A.A.S. He also is the Founding Academic Director of the Stony Brook University Freshman College of Science and Society and was awarded the President’s and Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence in Teaching at S.U.N.Y. He is author of over 125 scientific publications.

Lecture by Dr. Levinton

Pollution and Rapid Evolution: Answers Not in Genesis
Friday, Feb. 15, 7:30PM, Earth and Space Sciences Lecture Theater 001

This lecture is part of the Living World Lecture Series.