The University of Edinburgh: The University of Edinburghhttp://emedia.is.ed.ac.uk:8080/users/candm/blog/This is a feed of pages for The University of EdinburghFri, 01 Jun 2018 14:11:19 GMTPyRSS2Gen-1.0.0http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssDarwin's Edinburgh by Aubrey Manning - audiohttp://emedia.is.ed.ac.uk:8080/users/candm/weblog/aa084/ <div class="wiki_entry">A public lecture by Aubrey Manning and a distinguished panel which explored the relationship between Darwin and Edinburgh. Audio only version.<br /></div> http://emedia.is.ed.ac.uk:8080/users/candm/weblog/aa084/Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:59:12 GMTDarwin Across Disciplines - Deadly Companions by Prof Dorothy Crawford http://emedia.is.ed.ac.uk:8080/users/candm/weblog/1ae0d/ <div class="wiki_entry">Professor Crawford traces our history from hunter gatherer to farmer to city dweller and shows how microbes have co-evolved with us, benefiting from our changing life styles, often to our detriment.</div> http://emedia.is.ed.ac.uk:8080/users/candm/weblog/1ae0d/Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:44:40 GMTDarwin Across Disciplines - Is there anybody out there? by Prof Graeme Ackland http://emedia.is.ed.ac.uk:8080/users/candm/weblog/b1afe/ <div class="wiki_entry">Astrobiology is a new science seeking for life on other planets. Prof Ackland reviews the evidence for existence of planets orbiting other stars and what these planets might be like.</div> http://emedia.is.ed.ac.uk:8080/users/candm/weblog/b1afe/Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:07:48 GMTDarwin Across Disciplines - Genome-wide homozygosity by Dr Jim Wilsonhttp://emedia.is.ed.ac.uk:8080/users/candm/weblog/6d53c/ <div class="wiki_entry">Homozygosity means inheriting the same &quot;gene&quot; of a particular trait from both parents. Dr Wilson shows how technological advances have helped us access the patterns of homozygosity across the entire genome.</div> http://emedia.is.ed.ac.uk:8080/users/candm/weblog/6d53c/Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:07:48 GMTDarwin Across Disciplines - Does music evolve? by Dr Martin Parkerhttp://emedia.is.ed.ac.uk:8080/users/candm/weblog/f4a9e/ <div class="wiki_entry">This talk explores how sound design and compositional practice might incorporate Darwin's ideas and asks whether evolution is a helpful musical concept.</div> http://emedia.is.ed.ac.uk:8080/users/candm/weblog/f4a9e/Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:07:48 GMTDarwin Across Disciplines - Synthetic biology, evolution and nature by Dr Jane Calverthttp://emedia.is.ed.ac.uk:8080/users/candm/weblog/a37ae/ <div class="wiki_entry">Synthetic biology is an emerging field which aims to construct novel biological parts and systems. It could have interesting implications for evolution.</div> http://emedia.is.ed.ac.uk:8080/users/candm/weblog/a37ae/Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:07:48 GMTDarwin Across Disciplines - Tracing the origins of AIDS by Prof Paul Sharphttp://emedia.is.ed.ac.uk:8080/users/candm/weblog/40507/ <div class="wiki_entry">Over the last 20 years, the mystery of the origin of HIV-1 has unravelled and we can now paint a remarkably detailed picture of the prehistory of AIDS.</div> http://emedia.is.ed.ac.uk:8080/users/candm/weblog/40507/Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:07:48 GMTDarwin Across Disciplines - Language Evolution: the hardest problem in science? by Prof April McMahon & Dr Simon Kirbyhttp://emedia.is.ed.ac.uk:8080/users/candm/weblog/295ab/ <div class="wiki_entry">What reason do we have for calling language evolution &quot;the hardest problem in science&quot;, and how do we propose to solve it?</div> http://emedia.is.ed.ac.uk:8080/users/candm/weblog/295ab/Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:07:48 GMT