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Aging Across Scales - Evolutionary Theories and Population Thinking

Offered By: Santa Fe Institute via YouTube

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Evolutionary Biology Courses Gerontology Courses Biological Systems Courses Senescence Courses Population Dynamics Courses

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Explore evolutionary theories of senescence and recent challenges to the paradigm of inevitable aging in this thought-provoking seminar. Delve into the shift from asking "why we age?" to "why we age but others do not?" and examine the pace-shape framework for comparing aging patterns across species. Investigate the broader question of why anything improves, retains, or loses functionality over time, encompassing living and non-living entities. Consider how population thinking across scales may uncover universal laws of aging, inviting interdisciplinary perspectives on this fundamental aspect of existence.

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Aging Across Scales


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Santa Fe Institute

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