Procedure: We will try to post streaming versions of videos shown in class on the Biol 103 Moodle site. So look there first. If you want to view the videos 'live' see Rob Snetsinger to make arrangements (room #2322, email snetsing@queensu.ca, tel. 613-533-6000 ext. 77439). Optional videos mentioned in class are for interest only; they may be available for viewing or can be rented locally but you will not be responsible for them.

Viewing Place: Biology 103 lab room #2319

Viewing Times: - if these times don't work for you , contact Rob!
Monday 8:30 to 11:30
Tuesday 10:00
Friday 2:30

Videos shown in lectures
1. Lecture #1 video - Charles Darwin: Evolution's Voice. 44 min. More info
2. Lecture #8 video - Darwin's Nightmare. 107 min. Film site link Guardian summary
3. Lecture #11 video - The Evolutionary Arms Race. 50 min. More info
4. Lecture #15 video - Guns, Germs, and Steel, with Jared Diamond. 45 min. More info
5. Lecture #17 video - The Future of Life, with E.O. Wilson. 35 min. More info

Optional videos recommended for interest only (not required for Bio 103)

- We don't have time in class to show Darwin's Nightmare in its entirety - see Rob or it can be rented from local outlets such as Classic Video (CV), which is also the most likely place in Kingston to find other titles listed below.

- Similarly we only see part of the excellent Guns, Germs, and Steel series in class. All 3 episodes of GGS by National Geographic are recommended see Rob or rent from outlets such as CV. The episodes include: 1) Out of Eden; b) Conquest; and c) Into the Tropics, each about 55 min. long.

- Other parts of the excellent PBS series Evolution (web site here) are also available and recommended:
Show 1: Darwin's Dangerous Idea (two-hour premiere)
Why does Charles Darwin's ''dangerous idea'' matter more today than ever, and how does it explain the past and predict the future of life on Earth? The first show interweaves the drama of Darwin's life with current documentary sequences, introducing key concepts of evolution.
Show 2: Great Transformations (one hour)
What underlies the incredible diversity of life on Earth? How have complex life forms evolved? The journey from water to land, the return of land mammals to the sea, and the emergence of humans all suggest that creatures past and present are members of a single tree of life.
Show 3: Extinction! (one hour)
Five mass extinctions have occurred since life began on Earth. Are humans causing the next mass extinction? And what does evolutionary theory predict for the world we will leave to our descendants?
Show 5: Why Sex? (one hour)
In evolutionary terms, sex is more important than life itself. Sex fuels evolutionary change by adding variation to the gene pool. The powerful urge to pass our genes on to the next generation has likely changed the face of human culture in ways we're only beginning to understand.
Show 6: The Mind's Big Bang (one hour)
Fifty thousand years ago, something happened -- the modern human mind emerged, triggering a creative, technological, and social explosion. What forces contributed to that breakthrough? Where might our power of mind ultimately lead us?
Show 7: What About God? (one hour)
Of all species, we alone attempt to explain who we are and how we came to be. This final show explores the struggle between science and religion. Through the personal stories of students and teachers, it offers the view that they are compatible.