This View of Life
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An online lecture and in-depth discussion with Tamsin Woolley-Barker. Friday, October 7 at 6pm EST

Do animals have death rituals?

Canadian Researchers have discovered a pattern in birds' songs and plumage that help explain some of the colourful and tuneful variety in nature.

adaptability, symbiosis, and the water crisis (or is it the “coming water opportunity?”).

Why humor evolved.

Compared to competing companies, they routinely blow everybody else out of the water. How is this the case?

An extraordinary number of species—from squid to lizards to humans—engage in play. But why?

Some of the best solutions for human problems can be found in nature.This article from the <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-biowatch-20120708,0,3444893,print.story">July 7, 2012 Los Angeles Times</a> documents some of the vexing false alarms that have plagued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s multi-billion dollar BioWatch system.

Historical data show that rampant economic inequality results in declining standards of life for the least advantaged.

How much do evolutionary stories reveal about the mind?

Our findings confirmed that the lipstick effect is not only real, but deeply rooted in women’s mating psychology.

Good news for autumn babies: those born between September and November are more likely to live to 100 than those born in other months of the year.