For example, he talked to his students about the Kansas decision to not teach human evolution in the public schools. He approached it from a legal standpoint. If that Kansas decision stands, they will have to let every prisoner go who was convicted on circumstantial evidence. Dennis also gave an example from anatomy. He presented to his class the injury to Terrell Davis's knee to show the great ways we are jerryrigged by evolution.
Students bring in articles about carpal tunnel syndrome and other current issues.
He talks about the position of the pelvis and bipedal walking and how these topics relate to the whole evolution of the human family. He encourages students to understand how math relates to all disciplines. Tom Huber spoke about his own interdisciplinary education. He had a Catholic upbringing in a small town of 3,000 people. He and his friend decided to apply, and they both got in.