Dervis Can Vural
Tuesday February 5th 2019 - 7:00 pm ET
101 Jordan Hall of Science
Put some microbes in a puddle, and in a few billion years they might turn into a rainforest or a coral reef. Over time, individual cells form multicellular organisms, and organisms diversify and form ecological communities. This spectacular mixing appears inevitable and irreversible — and just as an ink droplet dissolves in water, this mixing occurs with order and directionality. Mathematical models describe how such interdependent structures form, and how they fall apart. Learn how this applies to evolution of aging and cancer, evolution of social behavior, and the evolution of ecological communities.
