Animal Studies
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Resources on Animals
- ARKive: Images of Life on Earth
- BBC Nature/Adaptations video clips
- BBC Nature/Wildlife video clips
- D'arcy Thompson's transformations
- E-Skeletons from UT, Austin
- Haeckel's radiolaria images
- Human Evolution at Smithsonian Institute
- Muybridge Collection at University of Pennsylvania
- Pt Defiance Zoo
- Stuart Sumida on Animal Locomotion
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Week 8 Essay Prompts
Week 8 Essay Prompts (3 options) 1) Select either the pro-vivisection or anti-vivisection position. Craft an argument for or against the Cruelty to Animals Act (1876) based on this perspective. 2) What did the 1860s and 1870s debates over Darwin’s … Continue reading
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Darwin Images
I have posted a power point in Week 6 (moodle site)that contains some images related to the Darwin lecture on Thursday. See slides 25-29 for a comparison of Paley/Lamarck/Darwin and the diagram of Herschel’s analogical reasoning and Whewell’s consilience of … Continue reading
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Olympia Film Festival looking for volunteers
The Olympia Film Festival is looking for volunteers November 6th-20th. Volunteer a few hours and see a movie for FREE! Volunteer 20 hours and receive a FULL PASS to the festival! They are very interested in student volunteers. You can … Continue reading
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Open reserve update
A laser disk of Muybridge’s motion studies is now on open reserve in the library for those of you looking for additional animal imagery or just interested in knowing more about his work. There is a station in the back … Continue reading
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Monday week 7 meeting
Remember that for the first half of the class on Monday, Nov. 7, we will meet in the Computer Center in L2916 to critique your animal locomotion sequences and your zoo sketchbook work. Your completed animal locomotion sequence should be … Continue reading
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Biology Review Session
Remember that there will be biology review sessions this afternoon (Tuesday, November 1), 11:45-2:00 and 2:15-4:00. The biology mentors will be available to meet with students in the lounge area outside our studio space.
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Field Trip to Point Defiance Zoo (Monday)
Remember that you should arrive at C Lot by 8:45 am. We plan to leave promptly at 9:00 am. Also, the contact list for students is now posted in the top section of the moodle site.
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Monday Week 5 Critique
This is a reminder that we are meeting Monday at noon in Library 2619, the Mac Classroom in the Computer Center, to review your animation that is due that day. Your sequence is due in your cubby by 11:30 am. … Continue reading
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Field Trip Rescheduled
Our field trip to Pt. Defiance Zoo will take place on Monday, October 31st, instead of Tuesday, November 1st. This will accommodate the Zoo’s winter schedule that starts on November 1st. We will leave campus at 9 am. Van drivers … Continue reading
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Week 3 Thursday workshop schedule
Here is the Thursday Workshop schedule for week 3: (in Lab 2 2223): Group A – 9 am-10:45 Group B – 11 am-12:45 Group C – 1:15 pm -3 pm If you need to check what time and where your … Continue reading
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