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Rush Hour October 4, 2011

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 RUSH HOUR

Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011

Noon – 1:00

Stafford Auditorium

Professor Karen Weinstein 

will present

Monkeys in the snow and cold: the evolution of body proportions in macaques

Summary: How do we understand the evolution of modern human body size and proportions and their worldwide geographic dispersal during the Pleistocene epoch? One way is by examining macaques, a genus of monkeys that has the greatest geographic range of all primates second to humans. Unlike most primates that live solely within the tropics, macaques inhabit diverse regions, including tropical rainforests, mountainous habitats, and northern climates with marked seasonal fluctuations in temperature and snowfall. This presentation discusses the evolution of body size and proportions in macaques as responses to this environmental diversity as well as the influences of variations in locomotion, phylogeny, and other ecological factors.

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Rush Hour, September 22, 2011

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Professor David Richeson will present:

 Proving the Impossible 

Abstract: "Nothing is impossible!" It is comforting to believe this greeting card sentiment; it is the American Dream. Human flight and the four-minute mile were proclaimed to be impossible, but both came to pass. Yet there are impossible things, and it is possible to prove that they are so. In this talk we will look at some of the most famous impossibility theorems—the so-called "problems of antiquity." The ancient Greek geometers tried and failed to square circles, trisect angles, double cubes, and construct regular polygons using only a compass and straightedge. So did future generations of great mathematicians. It took two thousand years to prove conclusively that all four of these are mathematically impossible. No, not even Chuck Norris can square the circle. 
Noon - 1:00 pm
Stafford Auditorium, Rector Science Complex 
 
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Rush Hours, Fall 2011

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Here are the upcoming Rush Hour dates:

Sept. 22, Oct. 4, Oct. 20 and Nov. 17, 2011

Come join us for interdisciplinary presentations given by Dickinson Faculty in the Stafford Auditorium in the Rector Science Complex from noon - 1:00 pm.

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