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Video page · Oct 15, 2025
Neil Shubin, University of Chicago, President-elect of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), USA
Introduction to evolutionary medicine
Medicine, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology and seminar by Daniel Lieberman, Harvard University, Department of Human Evolutionary Biology
Hosted by Collège de France
Friday 14:30–15:30 Paris (GMT+2)
Recording available
Amphithéâtre Guillaume-Budé, Site Marcelin-Berthelot · In person
Abstract
This introductory lecture compares contemporary patterns of health with those of earlier human populations. It presents the central ideas of evolutionary medicine and uses examples to show how evolutionary explanations can contribute to understanding disease and improving health.
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