Course Description

Instructor: Ed Stephenson

An introduction to the principles of biological evolution. We will examine topics such as biological diversity, fossils and the history of life on Earth, adaptation and natural selection, sexual selection, human and primate evolution, and others. The emphasis will be on the principles of the field as covered in a university class (but condensed and simplified here), and on evolution as a foundation of modern science. No background in biology is assumed or required.

Bio:  I am a native of Charlotte NC. I earned a Bachelor's degree in Zoology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a PhD in Biology from Yale University. I was a biology professor at the University of Rochester and at the University of Alabama. After retiring from the latter institution, I taught several courses in the UA OLLI program. My wife and I moved to Atlanta last year to be closer to family.