Following a lively public debate on the role of warfare in early social evolution, a sea of hands waving blue cards with the words “anti-thesis” indicated that the majority of the audience believed the antithesis debaters had won the day: that is, other evolutionary mechanisms, and not warfare alone, hastened the rise of highly complex societies.
The debate, held Feb. 8, 2012, in the University of Tennessee’s University Center, was designed to raise questions about how science can explain the transition from simple to complex societies.
To find out more about the debate and a link to view it, click here.
Educational partnerships between scientists/faculty and K-12 teachers offer mutual professional benefits. NIMBioS brings the two communities together through its Teacher Collaboration Program (TCP). The program pairs K-12 teachers with interest in mathematics and biology with active researchers in the math biology community including: faculty, post-docs, and educators from the institute and recruits from the math biology community. Collaboration activities can include electronic emails, phone sessions, teaching projects, classroom visits (in person or via web), cooperation for after school activities (in person or via web), curriculum discussion, enhanced applications to math biology, and discussions on work assignments.