21. Evolutionary Medicine
Principles of Evolution, Ecology and Behavior (EEB 122) Evolution plays an important though underutilized role in medicine. Evolution guides how our bodies respond to various treatments, how pathogens will respond to treatments, and how pathogens’ responses will change over time. Pathogens oftentimes will evolve to an intermediate level of virulence where they become strong enough to infect a host and reproduce, but not so strong as to kill the host before it can spread the pathogen. Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: open.yale.edu This course was recorded in Spring 2009.
23. The Logic of Science
Principles of Evolution, Ecology and Behavior (EEB 122) While there are many differences between modern science and philosophy, there are still a number of lessons in modes of thought that scientists can take from philosophy. Scientists’ ideas about the nature of science have evolved over time, leading to new ideas about falsifiability, creativity, revolutions, and the boundaries and limits of what can be accomplished by different types of science. Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: open.yale.edu This course was recorded in Spring 2009.