Why Eco Systems Matter
with Christopher Wills
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Thursday, May 1: Defining the Problem
Thursday, May 8: The Consequences of Biological Loss
Thursday, May 15: How Ecosystems Evolve
Thursday, May 22: How Can We Repair our Eco Systems? Policy and personal responsibility.
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About your Facilitator: Christopher Wills
Christopher Wills received his B.A. and M.Sc. in biology from the University of British Columbia in 1960 and 1962, and a Ph.D. in genetics from the University of California at Berkeley in 1965.  He was an NIH postdoctoral fellow at Berkeley from 1965-66, an assistant professor of biology at Wesleyan University in Connecticut from 1966 to 1972, and associate and full professor of biology at UCSD from 1972 until his retirement in 2010.
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His research interests include the evolution of enzymes, in the laboratory, the maintenance of genetic variability in human populations, the forces that maintain variation in complex ecosystems such as rainforests and coral reefs, the evolution of diseases, and the evolution of our species. He held a Guggenheim Fellowship from 1977-78, and received the Award for Public Understanding of Science and Technology from the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1999. His book on human evolution, “The Runaway Brain” (1993) was translated into every major language. His 1998 book “Children of Prometheus: the Accelerating Pace of Human Evolution” was a finalist for the 2000 Aventis Prize, the most important English prize for science books. A recent book, “The Darwinian Tourist: Viewing the World Through Evolutionary Eyes” (2010) was called “probably the year’s most important travel book” by Condé Nast Traveler. His latest book, "Why Ecosystems Matter", was published by Oxford University Press.
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Thursdays, May 1, 8, 15, 22. 2:45-3:45pm.
FREE/M, $20/NM. 
Registration required.​