Another excellent talk. I have missed learning and talking about science since I left school as none of my friends are interested in it. I appreciate the easy access to great speakers from Gresham.
Amazing model proof of various key themes: (1) evolution can act/be very fast, in just a few generations. (2) behavior treats are genetic. And more....
I need to comment upon the extraordinary clarity of professor Robin May when he comments upon various aspects of evolution, which I find mirrors my own awareness of the subject. However, I need to draw attention to the one aspect which he has not covered but which is very important to me, personally. Prof. Richard Dawkins in his book entitled " The Ancestor's Tale " draws attention to ancestral cells which gave rise to life within the ancient seas which covered the earth when life arose after eons of years of cooling after the " big bang ". My question is how did the first ancestral cells come into existence, in the absence of God ? Is it possible that the atoms could come together in spatial order to create organic molecules which created genes and other genetic materials in chemical configuration and in sequential order that would allow life to come into existence through chance ? Alternatively, did God create the first ancestral cell and create the process which we now describe as evolution ? I hope that Prof. Robin May would be able to comment upon this in his own entertaining style. Ajit Obeyesekere
Excellent talk. I am astonished that humans could ever be super small or tall, like dogs, if bred that way. But some young basketball players are 7 foot 5 inches or 2.25 meters! Some selection must be going on here, and one can wonder how far that will, or can, go.
What do you think about village dogs, dog that aren't influenced / shaped by people. They are various types and sizes. Coming from many different places/ countrys
use of antibiotics in husbandry has purely technical motivation. chicken and other livestock kept in such a crowed environment that foster and excelletates bacterial and fungal endemic.
I never fully appreciated how fascinating evolution is until I took the time to create some toy AI genetic algorithms. In particular, I was surprised by how sensitive evolution is to rates of mutations. A little bit goes a long way.
Regarding the development of antibiotics, antibiotic resistance in a cruel way is worsening the economic aspect of this. Suppose a totally new antibiotic would be discovered or developed now, it would most probably be kept away so that we have something we can use against bacteria that are resistant to all 'normal' antibiotics.
There is also the possibility that humans as humans started at the prototype and devolved. In that case there would be devolution, evolution, and involution to the prototype again. Dogs of course are a separate story.
What would be very beneficial to humans is a cat that does not carry a disease very not beneficial to humans. This disease which is not beneficial to humans is selected for the cat species is a disease which makes rodents not afraid of cats but causes a degenerative disease in human mental capability. Thus a cat that does not carry the disease that is easily spread to humans would be very beneficial to humans or the disease in humans which leads to human high incarceration rates. Like low ability in humans to have poor impulse resistivity.
But humans were produced by evolution. So isn't our influencing evolution a result of evolution generally? Whether it will ultimately be 'successful' is a moot point - nearly all species have died out.
Following "advice" of WYSIWYG re-evolution = reiteration Equilibrium in/of superimposed Quantum-fields Mechanism, relative-timing sync-duration nucleation Singularity-point @absolute zero-infinity reference-framing, aka Holographic Principle.., means humanity affects humanity as an adjunct to universal Eternity-now Entanglement Fusion-Fission Function Modulation Mechanism Lensing. Expertise in aspect-versions of observational empirical categories is advised, but as we're absolutely embedded in the process, the beginning-ending of Agnostic neutrality is unavoidably necessary to recreate the circumstances and choose Sciencing techniques and methods. Self Domestication is Universal, Neoteny information In-form-ation substantiation holography, logarithmic condensation quantization dimensionality, or wave-packaging of coherence-cohesion objectives vanishing-into-no-thing. Depending on Student Orientation.
Another excellent talk. I have missed learning and talking about science since I left school as none of my friends are interested in it. I appreciate the easy access to great speakers from Gresham.
Get new friends.
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Amazing model proof of various key themes: (1) evolution can act/be very fast, in just a few generations. (2) behavior treats are genetic. And more....
I love these lectures. Keep them coming. 👍
I need to comment upon the extraordinary clarity of professor Robin May when he comments upon various aspects of evolution, which I find mirrors my own awareness of the subject.
However, I need to draw attention to the one aspect which he has not covered but which is very important to me, personally.
Prof. Richard Dawkins in his book entitled " The Ancestor's Tale " draws attention to ancestral cells which gave rise to life within the ancient seas which covered the earth when life arose after eons of years of cooling after the " big bang ".
My question is how did the first ancestral cells come into existence, in the absence of God ?
Is it possible that the atoms could come together in spatial order to create organic molecules which created genes and other genetic materials in chemical configuration and in sequential order that would allow life to come into existence through chance ?
Alternatively, did God create the first ancestral cell and create the process which we now describe as evolution ?
I hope that Prof. Robin May would be able to comment upon this in his own entertaining style.
Ajit Obeyesekere
Wonderful lecture, totally fascinating. Always looking forward to the next 😊
Excellent talk. I am astonished that humans could ever be super small or tall, like dogs, if bred that way. But some young basketball players are 7 foot 5 inches or 2.25 meters! Some selection must be going on here, and one can wonder how far that will, or can, go.
Very informative session. Unfortunately there very less content on artificial selection online
What do you think about village dogs, dog that aren't influenced / shaped by people. They are various types and sizes. Coming from many different places/ countrys
Amazing talk. Love each and every one of these ❤
Species interaction guiding evolution goes back even further. Example: mitochondria.
use of antibiotics in husbandry has purely technical motivation. chicken and other livestock kept in such a crowed environment that foster and excelletates bacterial and fungal endemic.
I never fully appreciated how fascinating evolution is until I took the time to create some toy AI genetic algorithms. In particular, I was surprised by how sensitive evolution is to rates of mutations. A little bit goes a long way.
Regarding the development of antibiotics, antibiotic resistance in a cruel way is worsening the economic aspect of this. Suppose a totally new antibiotic would be discovered or developed now, it would most probably be kept away so that we have something we can use against bacteria that are resistant to all 'normal' antibiotics.
Fascinating stuff. Liked and shared.
can you get rid of the pulsing dot on the secondary screens?
There is also the possibility that humans as humans started at the prototype and devolved. In that case there would be devolution, evolution, and involution to the prototype again. Dogs of course are a separate story.
There's no such thing as devolution or involution, lol
No dogs are "dodgy"; but all are doggy!
What would be very beneficial to humans is a cat that does not carry a disease very not beneficial to humans. This disease which is not beneficial to humans is selected for the cat species is a disease which makes rodents not afraid of cats but causes a degenerative disease in human mental capability. Thus a cat that does not carry the disease that is easily spread to humans would be very beneficial to humans or the disease in humans which leads to human high incarceration rates. Like low ability in humans to have poor impulse resistivity.
But humans were produced by evolution. So isn't our influencing evolution a result of evolution generally? Whether it will ultimately be 'successful' is a moot point - nearly all species have died out.
Yes, our ability to influence evolution is the result of our own evolution. Can you elaborate on your thinking or confusion?
@@Dr.Ian-Plect No confusion here - my 'question' was rhetorical.
@@stoobydootoo4098 It doesn't present that way, but ok.
@@Dr.Ian-Plect Welcome to the planet. It is a commonly used device.
@@Dr.Ian-Plect it does. You seem present as confused though
How I chose my partner. For life. ❤
Lol this is interfering with evolution not speeding it up
tripe
Following "advice" of WYSIWYG re-evolution = reiteration Equilibrium in/of superimposed Quantum-fields Mechanism, relative-timing sync-duration nucleation Singularity-point @absolute zero-infinity reference-framing, aka Holographic Principle.., means humanity affects humanity as an adjunct to universal Eternity-now Entanglement Fusion-Fission Function Modulation Mechanism Lensing.
Expertise in aspect-versions of observational empirical categories is advised, but as we're absolutely embedded in the process, the beginning-ending of Agnostic neutrality is unavoidably necessary to recreate the circumstances and choose Sciencing techniques and methods. Self Domestication is Universal, Neoteny information In-form-ation substantiation holography, logarithmic condensation quantization dimensionality, or wave-packaging of coherence-cohesion objectives vanishing-into-no-thing.
Depending on Student Orientation.
@davidwilkie9551 Excellent synopsis of the lecture by ChatGPT.😮 😧👽
@@bazsnell3178 Either they asked ChatGPT deliberately for rubbish or used a much worse text generators
He should stop directing the orchestra while he lectures. Terrible distraction.
Close your eyes and listen till he tells you to look at the graph.