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课程名称：当今的进化 课程概述： 在这门课程中，您将学习进化的工作原理，理解进化过程及其形成的力量。您将看到进化是如何塑造生物多样性的，并持续影响我们的日常生活。进化对人类在医学、农业、心理学、经济学和文化等多方面的努力产生影响，是生物学的主要统一原则和基本自然法则。在五周的学习中，我们将使进化对您变得易于理解，并帮助您在自然和社会中识别周围的进化过程。我们将利用莱顿的自然历史博物馆——自然研究所的独特收藏，同时带您进行实地考察。通过经典和最新的实例，我们将展示科学家如何解决进化问题。在最后一个模块中，我们将展望未来：人类将如何进化？我们又如何影响自己及其他生物的进化？ 课程目标： 本课程旨在为任何希望深入、广泛且务实了解进化的人士而设，包括高中学生、本科生、其他学科的硕士研究生、医疗专业人士、保护官员以及博物馆、图书馆和学校的教育工作者。 课程大纲： 1. 欢迎来到《当今的进化》：了解课程概况，结识同学并分享学习目标。 2. 我们是否在改变？：学习自然选择这一强大机制如何导致进化变化，以及如何判断人类的特征是否正在进化。 3. 我们如何改变？：解码DNA的语言，理解DNA中的突变如何带来新的变异。 4. “我们”到底是谁？：探讨“我们”代表的是个体、物种还是基因，了解谁在影响进化。 5. 我们如何变化的局限性：讨论进化的规则，以及自然选择的局限性。 6. 我们将如何变化？：展望人类未来的进化及我们对其他生物进化的影响。 通过这门课程，您将获得对进化深刻而切实的认识，提升理解自然界与社会中进化力量的能力。
Name:Welcome to the course Evolution Today
Description:Great that you are joining us! In this course you will learn about Evolution. Before you start with this course we invite you to first take a look around and meet your fellow learners. We would like to know what brings you here and what you would like to get out of the course. If you encounter any difficulties while studying, please let us know in the forum. For technical difficulties or questions regarding the course certificate, you can always contact the Coursera Learner Helpdesk. Good luck & we hope you will enjoy studying in this course!
Name:Do we change?
Description:In this module, you are going to learn that a very powerful mechanism, natural selection, leads to evolutionary change. We are going to have a detailed look at what is required for this natural selection. And, knowing these conditions, we can judge whether traits in humans are evolving at the moment. This is a surprisingly simple module. I am looking forward to discuss human evolution with you at the end!
Name:How do we change?
Description:This is a real puzzle-module. We are going to decipher the language of DNA, and see that mutations in this DNA lead to new variation. As we saw, variation is the raw material for natural selection. Thus, take your pen and pencil and unravel with me the code of your own DNA!
Name:Who is this "we" anyway?
Description:In the first two modules, we have asked ourselves whether we experience evolutionary change, and if so, how this change comes about. In this module, we will explore who this "we" is anyway: is it us, the individual? Is it our species? Our genes? Who is in charge here?
Name:How have we (and haven't we) changed?
Description:In this module, we will take a look at the limitations to evolution. Despite the strength of the process of natural selection, some things simply are not possible. Evolution has to play by the rules, and this module will explore what those rules are.
Name:How will we change?
Description:In this module, we will have a look at the future. How will humans evolve, and, as our impact on the world increases, how will we affect the evolution of other organisms?
In this course you will learn how evolution works. You will develop an understanding of evolutionary processes and their formative power. You will see how evolution has shaped biodiversity, and continuously influences our daily life. Evolution impacts human endeavors as varied as medicine, agriculture, psychology, economy, and culture. It is the major unifying principle for biology and a fundamental natural law. In five weeks we will make evolution accessible for you and help you to recognize evolutionary processes around you, in nature as well as in society. We make use of the unique collection of Naturalis, the natural history museum in Leiden, but also take you to the field. Using classical and up-to-date examples, we will show you how scientists address evolutionary questions. In the last module, we will have a look at the future. How will humans evolve? And how do we influence our own evolution and that of other organisms? This course is aimed at anybody with a drive to obtain a deeper, broader, and pragmatic understanding of evolution, including high-school students, BSc (undergraduate) biology students, MSc (graduate) students from other disciplines, medical professionals, conservation officers and educators in museums, libraries, national parks, and schools.
