EVOLUTION AND MEDICINE RESOURCES
WEB SITES:
The Evolution & Medicine Review (a virtual home for the evolution and medicine community)
The Evolution & Medicine Review (EMR) is a new scientific publication created by and for the community of scientists, scholars, clinicians and teachers working at the interface of evolution and medicine/public health. It differs from a traditional journal as it is dynamic, interactive and more timely. The EMR provides open access to carefully selected information from diverse sources, along with engaging commentary and opportunities for discussion.
http://evmedreview.com/
Randolph M. Nesse, M.D.
The University of Michigan, Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology, Director, Evolution and Human Adaptation Program. Co-Author of “Why We Get Sick”
Selected papers, videos, and his blog (“The Skeptical Adaptationist”)
http://www-personal.umich.edu/%7Enesse/
CONFERENCES:
Evolution in Health and Medicine
Organized by Peter Ellison, Diddahally R. Govindaraju, Randolph M. Nesse and Stephen C. Stearns.
This meeting was held April 2-3, 2009 at the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C. Slideshow and audio recordings of the presentations will be made available soon.
http://www.nasonline.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Sackler_Evolution_Health_Medicine
Evolution and Medicine Symposium
Cambridge, 5–10 July 2009
2009 sees the bicentenary of Darwin’s birth, the 150th anniversary of the publication of his seminal work, ‘On the Origin of Species’, and the 800th anniversary of the University of Cambridge. A Festival of science, society, literature, history, philosophy, theology, art and music arising from the writings, life and times of Charles Darwin presented through talks, discussions, performances, workshops, exhibitions and tours.
http://www.darwin2009.cam.ac.uk/
VIDEOS:
The Genius of Charles Darwin
Uncut interview on Evolution and Medicine with Randolph Nesse, from the ‘The Genius of Charles Darwin’ presented by Richard Dawkins. The edited interview became an episode in the Channel 4 UK television series The Genius of Charles Darwin which won “Best TV Documentary Series of 2008″ at the British Broadcast Awards. Segments from the interview are also available on YouTube, with many comments. http://richarddawkins.net/articleComments,3561,Randolph-Nesse---uncut-interview-from-The-Genius-of-Charles-Darwin,Richard-Dawkins-Randolph-Nesse-RichardDawkinsnet,page4#comments
NIH Video and Podcasts on Evolution and Medicine are now available online. They can be accessed from http://videocast.nih.gov/PastEvents.asp?c=64
Evolution and Medicine: How New Applications Advance Research and Practice
38 audio visual talks by the world’s leading experts (2007). This is a complete course that covers the breadth of this new field in depth. You can view part of the lectures but need to buy the CD to access them all. For all those wishing to be briefed on the latest developments in the study and understanding of evolutionary medicine including students of undergraduate and graduate courses in biology, medical and nursing courses and health care clinicians.
http://www.hstalks.com/main/browse_talks.php?father_id=20
BOOKS:
Principles of Evolutionary Medicine, by Peter Gluckman, Alan Beedle, and Mark Hanson. (Sept 2009)
First textbook on topic aimed, at medical students and trainees.
Evolution in Health and Disease (2007, 2nd Edition) edited by Stephen C. Stearns and Jacob C. Koella, Oxford University Press
Provides a state-of-the art account of current developments in the field etc.
Evolutionary Medicine and Health: New Perspectives (2007, 2nd edition) edited by Wenda R. Trevathan, E. O. Smith and James McKenna. Oxford University Press. Provides a view of the field from the Social Sciences (Anthropology, Psychology, etc)
Why we get sick: The new science of Darwinian Medicine (1994)
Randolph M. Nesse and George Williams
Groundbreaking book describing the field for the first time…