File consists of Jerome Barkow's notes for his The 1951 Atom is the 2001 Gene presentation at Carleton University in 2001. The notes talk about how advances made in studying biology and genes will help to advance mankind, just how the discovery of the atom and nuclear power was regarded as an advancement by people during the 1940s and 1950s. Barkow posits that problems like war, world hunger, pollution will all be changed or mitigated by genetically tailored solutions. But for Barkow, what interests him about genetics is that they help to explain human nature, like how our emotions are tailored by our evolution.
File consists of Jerome Barkow's notes for the Missing the Revolution: Darwinism for Social Scientists presentatio, given for the Evolutionary Anthropology Research Group, at the University of Durham. Notes consists of Barkow discussing how social scientists have essentially ignored the "Darwin's revolution" going on in other disciplines, where scientists apply a naturalistic framework to studying human nature and society. This leads to social scientists using outdated or simplistic theories on topics like evolutionary psychology, which Barkow states is the infrastructure for human culture and society.
File consists of Jerome Barkow's paper It's Neither the Inspiration Nor the Perspiration, It's the Competition: Knowledge Generation in Homo Sapiens, presented at the University of Newcastle-on-Tyne. The paper is about how social competition between people is how we developed most of our knowledge and technology. Barkow analyzes the food and cuisine of the Bugis people in Indonesia, and how the fact that their cuisine is exceptional in taste but poor in nutritional value is due to the fact that families competed over wedding feasts, and who had the most tastiest and varied dishes. The Bugis became interested in developing those qualities of their food, not necessarily the health of their food.
File consists of documents relating to Jerome Barkow's paper Evolved Psychology Underlies Society and Culture, presented at the Conference on Evolutionary Psychology in Amsterdam, 2002. The paper focuses on how social competition between humans in the ancient past affected their evolutionary development; humans deal quicker to short term risks than long term ones due to how we evolved; the only way we can deal with said long-term issues like climate change and poverty is by channeling our evolved psychologies into something beneficial. Other items include a program for the conference, which in particular, gives a summary of why the conference is being held, a small biography of Barkow, and the other attending academics, and information on businesses in Amsterdam that might be of use for the conference attendees, like copy centers or restaurants.
File consists of notes for Jerome Barkow's lecture Everyone Liked Charles Darwin, presented to the University of King's College Foundation Year Program in 2002. The presentation is about Charles Darwin, an Englishman born during the 19th century, who wrote The Origin of Species, which revolutionized scientific thought by positing the ideas of natural selection and the evolutionary progression of humans. Barkow goes over Darwin's life, how he was interested in biology and studying different species, and how he became such an extensive traveler and scholar. He also explains why he was so popular in his day, as well as debunking myths about him. The other item is a letter to Barkow from Kyle Fraser, associate director of the Foundation Year Program, thanking Barkow for agreeing to give a lecture to the Program students. He also gives him his lecture date, explains what technologies are available in the lecture hall, and inviting him to attend other program tutorials.
File consists of course documents relating to SOSA 2400R Medicine and Health Across Culture, as taught by Jerome Barkow from 1987-1988. Items consist of course syllabus'; student lists with names, ID numbers, degrees, assignment grades and final grades; and exams with answer keys on yellow loose leaf paper.
