Evolution and the human family - Audio podcast

Why are families getting smaller?

2010-04-01

Evolution and the human family - Audio

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The current decline in family size seems to contradict the Darwinian model of inclusive fitness but it can be explained as a tradeoff between the cost of bringing up children and the number of children in a family.

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Evolution and the family
2010-04-01
1:12
A short introduction to this album.
How families have evolved
2010-04-01
4:15
What happens when you apply Darwin to human social structures? Ruth Mace explains the value of this approach.
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Dismantle the family with Darwinian tools
2010-04-01
8:03
The comparative method can be used to investigate how culture relates to environment. The reproductive pattern of human females is a particularly interesting puzzle for evolutionary biologists.
Why are families getting smaller?
2010-04-01
7:27
The current decline in family size seems to contradict the Darwinian model of inclusive fitness but it can be explained as a tradeoff between the cost of bringing up children and the number of children in a family.
The limits of a Darwinian approach to the family
2010-04-01
5:21
Does technology lead behaviour or does behaviour lead technology? Ruth Mace argues that the pill was invented to serve a Darwinian need.

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Why are families getting smaller?

Evolution and the human family - Audio

Fler avsnitt från "Evolution and the human family - Audio"

Evolution and the family

How families have evolved

Dismantle the family with Darwinian tools

Why are families getting smaller?

The limits of a Darwinian approach to the family