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Evolution & Human Health — Class Schedule — JanTerm 2014
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Day	Date	Class Topic	Reading Assignment

Mon	6	10 am to 12 noon: Class Introduction (Procedures; Textbook; Schedule; Readings; Discussions; Preparing for Lab; Research Paper & Presentation; Paleo Snack of the Day; Paleo Lunch; Paleo Dinner); Science as aWway of Knowing; Nutrition/Lifestyle Discussion; Overview & 12 Minute Mark Sisson Videos; *No Afternoon lab*	Review of Evolutionary Medicine (1page) (PDF on Moodle); Text Appendix 2
Tues	7	No Morning Session; 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm afternoon lecture: Dr. Kerry Brock's Class will meet with us for Lecture: "Introduction to Evolution"	Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution; Introduction to the Origin of Species (Charles Darwin) (1page); Text Chapter 1
Wed	8	11 am to 12:30: Dr. Brock's Class will meet with us for Lecture: "Human Evolution"; Afternoon Lab (2 pm): Movie/Discussion on Human Evolution: "Becoming Human"	Text Chapter 2; The Hadza; Food For Thought: Meat-Based Diet Made Us Smarter; The Human Family Tree (Video)
Thur	9	10 am to 12 noon: Evolution & Human Health: "The Big Picture"; "Why Do We Get Sick?"; Afternoon Lab (1:30 pm): Movie/Discussion: "The Perfect Human Diet"	Evolution and the Origins of Disease; The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race ; Text Chapter 3
Fri	10	10 am to 12 noon: Diseases of Civilization --- "Why Do We Get Sick?" (continuted): Myopia, Dental Malocclusion, Obesity & Diabetes, Heart Disease, Breast Cancer, Hygiene Hypothesis; *No Afternoon lab*	The Hygiene Hypothesis (1page); Changing dietary trends and the obesity epidemic; Diabetes Type 1 Article (PDF on Moodle); Origins of Dental Crowding and Malocclusions: An Anthropological Perspective;
Mon	13	10 am to 12 noon: *Wheat Belly* and *Grain Brain; Epigenetics; Long term implications for your life and your family; No Afternoon lab*	You Can Prevent Alzheimer's; Interview of author of Wheat Belly
Tue	14	11 am-12:30: "Food: What's In It: An Overview of Proteins, Fats, and Carbohydrates" --- Guest lecturer: Dr. Kerry Brock; *Afternoon lab/Movie/Discussion (1:30): "Ghost in Your Genes"*	Fructose Sets Table For Weight Gain Without Warning (1page); Fructose May Play Role in Diabetes, Obesity and Other Health Conditions (1page); Need for Protein Makes Monkeys and Human Overeat. (1 page); Text Chapters 4, 5, & 6
Wed	15	10 am to 12 noon: Exam I; Evolution & Human Health --- "Diet: Summary of “Recommendations" or Science Based Natural Eating"; "Sugar -- the elephant in the kitchen": Robert Lustig; Discussion; Afternoon **Field Lab (1:30 pm): Fossils—Duck Creek, Denison Dam,Waterloo Lake (FIEID TRIPS ARE DEPENDENT ON WEATHER)**	Text Chapter 14 & Appendix 5; Paleolithic diet is so easy, cavemen actually did it; Are We Getting Nutrition All Wrong? (1 page)
Thur	16	11 am-1 pm: Dr. Brock's Class will meet with us for Lecture: "Toxins and Eating Clean"; *Afternoon lab/Movie/Discussion* (1:30): Movie: "Cereal Killers"	Environmental Estrogens (1page); Text Chapters 10 & 11
Fri	17	10 am-12 noon: Evolution & Human Health --- "Non-Diet Basic Recommendations" (sleep, exercise, stress, vitamins, etc.)/Discussion; *No afternoon lab*
Mon	20	No morning session; 1:30 pm Afternoon Lecture: "Diets"/Discussion --- Guest lecturer: Dr. Kerry Brock	Why Fat People Don't Lose Weight. The Diet Delusion. (1 page); Text Chapter 8
Tues	21	10 am-12 noon: “World’s Worst Foods”; "Myths"; PALEO DINNER "PAPER" DUE; Afternoon Field Lab (1:30): Buckner Preserve (Depending on Weather)	A spoonful of sugar; Report Examines Whether Statins Prevent Death.... (1 page); The Science of Fat-Loss: Why a Calorie Isn’t Always a Calorie Text Chapter 13 & Appendix 4
Wed	22	10 am-12:00: "Biophilia & other Psychological/Mental Implications" (Depression, etc.); "Why Science Sometimes Gets It Wrong"; Afternoon Session (1:30): We will meet with Dr. Brock's class for her lecture on "Bad Science"; Movie/Discussion ("Science for Smart People"---40 minutes)	ADHA, Food Additives, & Histamine; A Conversation with E.O. Wilson; Text Appendix 1
Thur	23	11 am-12:30: Dr. Brock's Class will meet with us for Lecture: Evolution & Human Health --- "Hunger & Its Controls"/Discussion; RESEARCH PAPER DUE; Afternoon Lab (1:30): Movie/Discussion ("My Big Fat Diet")	A reversal on carbs....; Carbs against Cardio....; Text Chapter 7, 9
Fri	24	10 am-12 noon: 10 Minute Course Summary; STUDENT PRESENTATIONS; *No Afternoon lab*
Mon	27	10 am-12 noon: STUDENT PRESENTATIONS; *No Afternoon lab*
Tue	28	10 am-12 noon: Final Discussion; EXAM II; *No Afternoon lab*