Adversity, Belonging, and Survival among Baboons

When:
Thursday, Nov 07, 2019 6:00p -
7:00p

Where:
Geological Lecture Hall
24 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

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Admission:
FREE

Categories:
Lectures & Conferences

Event website:
https://hmnh.harvard.edu/event/adversity-belonging-and-survival-among-baboons

Susan Alberts

Robert F. Durden Professor of Biology and Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University


The social environment—both in early life and adulthood—has major effects on human health and survival. But how and why does the social environment get “under the skin” to also affect our physical health? Susan Alberts pursues this question by studying wild baboons in Kenya. Baboons, like humans, evolved as savannah dwellers. They rely on social relationships to solve problems and—like humans—their lives depend on these relationships. Alberts will discuss how the balance between the challenges and opportunities of social life affects health and belonging in both humans and baboons.
Evolution Matters Lecture Series • Tenth Anniversary


Free and open to the public. Presented by the Harvard Museum of Natural History.
Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138.

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