Materials
Exhaustion? Prosperity? — 01. The past, present and possible future of humanity and the biosphere: depletion or flourishing?
We are starting a new interdisciplinary elective course: “The Past, Present, and Possible Future of Humanity and the Biosphere: Depletion or Flourishing?”
I. Vertebrates Zoology-01. Lecture#01. Vertebrate Zoology and Its Brief History
Introductory lecture for the vertebrate zoology course
Exhaustion? Prosperity? — 02 Lecture#1 How to Determine What Fate Awaits Humanity?
The first lecture of the inter-faculty elective course «The Past, Present, and Possible Future of Humanity and the Biosphere: Exhaustion or Prosperity?»
I. Vertebrates Zoology-02. Lecture #02. Phylum Chordata: Origin and Distinctive Features
Origin and distinctive features of the phylum Chordata.
Exhaustion? Prosperity? — 03. Lecture #2 (double). Architect of the Universe: Natural Selection
Selection. Probability. Stability. Information. Dissipative systems. How are these concepts connected? How does new information arise? What role do chance and selection play in this?
II. Acraniata, Tunicata, Agnatha-01. Lecture #03. Archaic Chordate Groups
Archaic chordate groups: acraniates, tunicates, and jawless vertebrates.
Exhaustion? Prosperity? — 04. Lecture #3 (double). The Universe, Its Time, and Our Place in Them
We exist in space and time. The nearby world can be described with classical Newtonian concepts, but describing the Universe requires much more complex models.
III. Pisces-03. Practical #03. Comparative Anatomy of Cartilaginous Fishes
Materials on the comparative anatomy of cartilaginous fishes considered in practical classes.
II. Acraniata, Tunicata, Agnatha-02. Practice#01. Comparative Anatomy of Invertebrate Chordates
Materials for examination in practical classes on representatives of the subphylum Cephalochordata and the subphylum Tunicata
II. Acraniata, Tunicata, Agnatha-03. Practice#02. Comparative Anatomy of Lampreys
Class Petromyzontida — Lampreys: materials for examination in practical classes
III. Pisces-05. Practice#04. Comparative Anatomy of Bony Fishes
Materials on the comparative anatomy of bony fishes examined in practical classes
Exhaustion? Prosperity? — Library
A small library of e-books that may be useful when following the course «The Past, Present and Possible Future of Humanity and the Biosphere: Exhaustion or Prosperity?». Rights to these …