Neuroscience and Evolution: London Spring 2020

Neuroscience and Evolution: London Spring 2020

NEUROSCIENCE AND EVOLUTION: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of Human Nature BIO 259, SPRING 2020 DISCOVER LONDON AND BRUGES! 3 Credits Class on Mondays at 9am The science of human nature was forever transformed by Charles Darwin’s Travel Fees: ~$2595 groundbreaking publication of "On the Origin of Species" in 1859. Explore how No extra tuition for full modern neuroscience and evolution contribute to our understanding of the natural world and our own human nature as we examine culture through the time students. lens of Darwin’s theory of natural selection. Investigate how London’s Victorian society influenced art and science to usher in an age of enlightenment. Eight Days in London and Bruges! Pre-trip activities will include lectures on evolutionary theory, neuroscience, the relationship between art and science, the history and culture surrounding the Age of Enlightenment and Victorian Era. This class includes an CONTACT: eight day visit to London and other areas of Europe. While in London, we will visit sites including the British Museum, the Museum of London, the British Dr. Firenze , NS 207E Museum of Natural History, the Darwin Center, Down House (home of Charles [email protected] Darwin), the National Portrait Gallery, Westminster Abbey, The Tower of 778-5067 London, and the British Library. We will travel by high speed rail to Bruges, Dr. Musa, NS 311 Belgium to experience the history and culture of this beautiful, medieval city. [email protected] Discover how biology, behavior, and culture have been inseparably 778-5088 intertwined throughout human history, and develop a new understanding of the fundamental and universal human nature that links us all. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND AN APPLICATION, VISIT: WWW.DARWINVICTORIANS.COM .

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