Dr. Tatiana’s Sex Advice to All Creation
This is a very readable (and very scientific) little book about sex in the animal kingdom. Yes, your roommate may call you a perv, but this book will give you a firm grounding in the latest thinking about sexual selection and mating systems. During the time period we’re reading it, we will spend the first portion of lecture talking about the significance of what Judson brings up. And to ensure that everyone keeps up with the reading, there will be a Blackboard quiz due at noon on that class day (the quiz will be available for you to take starting at noon the day before class). There will be a total of 13 quizzes, each worth 10 points. Dr. Tatiana material will not be covered on the reviews or exam unless we also cover the material during regular lecture.
http://www.drtatiana.com/
Olivia Judson is an evolutionary biologist and award-winning science journalist and writer. She received her doctorate in biological sciences from Oxford University before joining the staff of The Economist, where she wrote about biology and medicine. After leaving The Economist, she has written for a wide variety of other publications, including The New York Times, Nature, The Guardian, The Financial Times, and The Daily Telegraph. She has also given a lectures and seminars at places including Harvard, Stanford, the University of Lausanne, and the Royal Institution of Great Britain. She is presently a research fellow at Imperial College London. Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation is her first book-and her first TV show.