The Nature of Human Nature, Spring 2001 Acropora palmata is an important indicator species of barrier reefs in the tropical Atlantic.
Fire coral are also abundant in the Bahamas.
Darwin helped begin a controversy that thrives to this day on the nature of who we are. The controversy was inflamed in 1975 with the publication of E. O. Wilson's Sociobiology, a conceptual marriage of evolution and human behavior. Politically loaded and regarded as anathema to many, the word sociobiology has been stricken from journals and professional usage. In this course we will critically explore the cherished perceptions we hold of ourselves and the research that has sought to lend new insights into the fundamental basis of human behavior. This will include interpretations of such issues as criminal behavior, honor, sacrifice, parental manipulation, and intelligence.