CORE103Darwin&Darwinism

Jorge's video! LAST ONE.... 😭

Hi all: for next Thursday, don't forget to watch Jorge's video, and to listen to or read the transcript of the Sam Harris/Ezra Klein debate over the /Bell Curve/.

In class we will discuss what Klein/Harris missed and what this tells us about the place of human biology and Darwinism in the public imagination and domestic policy.

https://www.vox.com/2018/4/9/17210248/sam-harris-ezra-klein-charles-murray-transcript-podcast

The Sam Harris-Ezra Klein debate Ezra and Sam Harris debate race, IQ, identity politics, and much more.

Hi all -- Zoom lecture is up! Apologies for the delay. Discussion will start at 1pm today.

SORRY! Not sure why this changed, but there is now a password: R3=ui8^h

https://usc.zoom.us/rec/share/1_RkIZrJ8HhLc53nzx3bXJF4RZnBX6a8hnBK-PQJyRXIbM6Ti7JWZbHiSv0dMJE

Hi all! Here is the recording of our discussion today.

https://usc.zoom.us/rec/share/tPZzFbf39TxIAdbUs2_uQ_B_EcPkX6a81iYarvJZnk0kpCSotpeQ9JuY0kQQL_Zx

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Link to Darwin's exchange with Elinor Mary Bonham-Carter, aka Elinor Mary Dicey (she was against allowing female medical students to observe dissections, and wrote to Darwin for his opinion): "https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-10746.xml;query=dicey;brand=default

| Darwin Correspondence Project

And ... looks like Sweden is choosing not to let their experiment run its course.

https://www.vox.com/2020/4/9/21213472/coronavirus-sweden-herd-immunity-cases-death

Sweden’s government has tried a risky coronavirus strategy. It could backfire. Critics say the government seeks "herd immunity" from the coronavirus. That could lead to more deaths.

Hi everyone! Here's a link for the lecture for tomorrow. In addition, a link to a poem by Adrienne Rich which I will discuss.
https://poets.org/poem/diving-wreck
https://usc.zoom.us/rec/share/3sdRF4P12GlIe9bB0H_vYbU8TpncX6a81nAb_aEIxR6p93ObJUNyVaa8vxZcRs43

Diving into the Wreck by Adrienne Rich - Poems | poets.org Diving into the Wreck - First having read the book of myths,

Hi all, on the topic of environmental racism; this study of American counties suggests that air pollution has a significant impact on the mortality rate of COVID-19.

https://www.vox.com/2020/4/8/21212160/coronavirus-air-pollution-deaths

Study: Small increases in air pollution make coronavirus much more deadly Preliminary data suggests fine particulates can explain variances in Covid-19 death rates and racial disparities.

Lecture is up for tomorrow’s discussion! Runs a little more than half an hour.

https://usc.zoom.us/rec/share/3fEtF6r95DNLcquS1GyOeKUGPa60aaa82iMa_PJfzxyfLPKVBXXDbSh3_l9a3fa3

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And here's an article by USC English's Geoff Dyer about what it means to shelter in place in LA.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/04/13/home-alone-together-in-la

Home Alone Together, in L.A. The best we can do is disappear into the great indoors.

Video recording of today's discussion is now up! You can listen/watch here:
https://usc.zoom.us/rec/share/6cUycKD05m5JcM_C5l7SZqITIaS-X6a81SEW-_sIyBssqO2R0Rkpy9jOy5OVhZn5

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Hi all, Signup for final presentations is linked here:

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And for those who want to see the other side of science and rumor, check out this explainer on the 5G coronavirus conspiracy.

https://slate.com/technology/2020/04/coronavirus-covid19-5g-conspiracy-theory.html

The Long History Behind the 5G Coronavirus Conspiracy Theory Almost every new wireless infrastructure gets linked to disease in one form or another.

Facebook video from Natalie and Yuna!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TCk7Y7sq5ptu6gxP6kffLb7W8RCZcbjG/view?usp=sharing

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Recording of our discussion today:

https://usc.zoom.us/rec/share/4f1ZLfLvzlxJRZ3h8Wf5ZaUnPNzlX6a8hnMY8_YOzEhjU0iLU7UaBvnNPwIpbaiJ

And here is the talk for Thursday, on Franklin, Watson and Crick, and the Fixation of the DNA Molecule. Make sure to take some time to watch and bring questions about this, along with the viral evolution podcast and the Watson Crick paper, to our class meeting Thursday.

Link to our class discussion today! https://usc.zoom.us/rec/share/yOpuEb_crm9LRLOK9lHkSLMqT8f3T6a81yRK_vVYn0smkonKGBJAhw6WpIvOQv7h

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Lecture on Beak of the Finch now up! https://usc.zoom.us/rec/share/wZZxNZD682RIEoXTy1PcfrQ4JYraaaa8gXQZ86IIyUhNGBnfF7dqEdxQ1mhds1wv

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Here's a link to the video from Claire and Ethan! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xwf4BAlXb0Y4V7fFd7waQIBxD_5KWpT7/view

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Here's the video of our discussion today.
https://usc.zoom.us/rec/share/9NB_NZrIrDpITbec72XmYqUQOLa1T6a8hiYX_PYMxUxB60-aQMZvN-L9EH-4PzeL

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Excited for our talk in a bit. In the meantime, here's a link Logan found about the cruise line industry, aka "sweatshops at sea": https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/23/21187076/cruise-line-industry-bailout-trump-coronavirus-us-companies-tax__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!6w1tsyCQ_kVCTUApLs-4VH11KXWiVb-14DjufKkFpLpDMReeua18yP_eVffc4e0Ntuj4aA$

Don’t bail out the cruise industry They’re not even US companies to begin with.

Lecture up! I'll look forward to our discussion today.

https://usc.zoom.us/rec/share/7MBLaKn65iBObKfP7GPeeK59PIPkeaa8hCJMqPdemkhMGPLMNMrGBgO_0093q5mR

This week, on "The Good Place" ...

Here's this week's video from Tavis and Cameron!

From Ambika and Yuna (y'all have to explain this one to me):

Lecture for discussion tomorrow!

https://usc.zoom.us/rec/share/5ud8Nq736F5IbJGRth_Nd6V_BcfMeaa8g3VM-vQKmEaMR9AAtnVy2luZQwDU8JRm

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UPDATED SYLLABUS: Hope you all are weathering all of the recent changes and announcements. I have updated the syllabus for the class so that we can meet online for the rest of the semester. Changes are highlighted. Key differences: I will prerecord lectures and post them the day before class; we will start class at 12:30 (until the last two weeks); and no books are required; if you do not have a copy of /Beak of the Finch/ or /Mismeasure of Man/ with you there are videos about them you may watch instead.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/x4qj4rsyazwuneo/Core103syllabusDRAFT.3.20.docx?dl=0

JUST GOT THE EMAIL. Here it is. Make sure to watch and comment by Friday evening. Just 35 minutes: https://usc.zoom.us/rec/share/wNB6EOjuxjhJG4Xf6kLQcbUdAoHIT6a81nJL-vMOyEffFY9xtVT5F5vBlTNVpAKJ

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Hi all -- Zoom is having trouble sharing the lecture I recorded. If I can't get it linked in the next few minutes, I'll ask that you watch it later and comment via Facebook; we can discuss the facebook video today.