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Saturday Morning Science (SMS) is starting at 10:30 am today (sorry for the late notice :) ! Today’s talk is The Evolution of Cooperation: Why We are (Sometimes) Nice to Each Other by Karthik Panchanathan, from the University of Missouri Department of Anthropology. This talk will introduce some of the basic concepts and models of sociobiology, a field that studies the evolution of social behavior, including altruism and spite. Hear about how cooperation and punishment varies across societies. If you can show up early, bagels/donuts are available.

While the full schedule for this semester is not on the Website yet, the brochure is available here, and the rest of the schedule is on the FCMo calendar and listed below:

*7 Mar – Standards, Students, and Science Literacy (*Non SMS talk given by the MU ShowMe InABox Program)
14 Mar – You Are What Your Father Ate
4 Apr – Early Agriculture in the Americas
11 Apr – At the Dawn of Animal Life: Exceptional Views of an Exceptional Evolutionary Story
18 Apr – Plants “Hear” the Darndest Things
25 Apr – The Trouble With Color
2 May – Surrounded by Sound: Hearing and Learning Through Cochlear Implants
9 May – The Beginning of the Rest of Your Life

Saturday Morning Science is a wonderful, public-friendly talk by researchers on topics of general interest, and includes information on their own research. SMS is for all ages! Note: If younger children can have quiet drawing/coloring-type activities, even they can often sit through the talks. The talks last about an hour with Q&A time at the end. The series is offered on the MU campus in Monsanto Auditorium, Bond Life Sciences Center, on most Saturdays during the fall and spring semesters. Bonus: Get there early and have donuts or bagels with coffee or juice. Since no food or drink is allowed in the auditorium, allow time to finish eating before the talk. Parking is free in the MU parking garages. Virginia Avenue Garage is the closest, and generally the best place to park. If there is a home football game or lots of other events happening at the same time, University Avenue Garage is the best alternative.

If you miss a talk, all of them are recorded, so you do not have to miss out. Talks from previous semesters are in the Multimedia section of the Saturday Morning Science page. Alternately, many talks are available for free on iTunes.

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