Isabella+Behrend+Science+Cafe

I went to the science cafe on December 14th to attend a presenttation by Jonathan B. Losos who is a professor at Harvard University and also author of the book “Improbable Destinies: Fate, Chance, and the Future of Evolution”. Professor Losos often referenced his book in the duration of the presentation. In his presentation he talked all about what evolution is, his views on evolution, and what would have happened had earths history been different thus changing the course of evolution. He referenced several species, including humans, in relation to their evolution as a species or from other species. He also talked about the difference between convergent and divergent evolution and examples of each. Professor Losos used several current examples, such as movies like Jurrasic Park, to help us understand the process of evolutin and how things could have been different.

This topic relates to AP environmental science as it more thoroughly explained the concept of evolution which we have talked about in class before. In class we more regularly talk about things affected by evolution so this presentation helped to further my understanding of the actual topic. The professors use of mordern day examples combined with witty humor made this presentation reducational but also entertaining.