Thread by @MarcelHarmon1

1/12: Great article/podcast on the importance of evolution education (pK-higher ed), not just for understanding the world around us, but also for structuring the education process itself.

via @tvolmag @EvoInstitute @GlobalESD

#ksed #kssci @KACEEandKGS

evolution-institute.org/finding-purpos…

2/12: After checking out the article & podcast, educators should review the resources at @GlobalESD, geared to help support sustainability education initiatives that connect concepts in human evolution, behavioral ecology, & sustainability science: sites.google.com/view/globalesd…

3/12: Then take a look at some of the articles/resources available at @tvolmag & @EvoInstitute, including the Education Initiative (evolution-institute.org/projects/educa…), Education Through an Evolutionary Lens (evolution-institute.org/wp-content/upl…), and Prosocial World (prosocial.world).

4/12: There are even resources available for addressing some of the cultural resistance to teaching evolution, such as the work of @EvoPhD, showcased in this webinar: vimeo.com/235516896. Slides for this webinar & entire webinar series available here: evolution-institute.org/webinars/

5/12: Because much of this information also deals w/ the nature of education itself, really all educators can benefit from it. Not just those teaching biology, ecology, or environmental related topics.

And society would be much better off w/ a greater, multidisciplinary...

6/12: understanding of evolution & how it applies to modern humans & our societies.

That lack of understanding has contributed to many of our current challenges, including the evolutionary mismatches all around us. See @tvolmag's series on this: evolution-institute.org/evolutionary-m…

7/12: Looking at the AEC Industry & the built environment itself, many of the indoor environmental quality problems discussed in @j_g_allen's & @cleantechcities's excellent new book, Healthy Buildings (hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?is…) are essentially evolutionary mismatches at their core

8/12: I discussed that explicitly w/ respect to low ventilation rates here: linkedin.com/pulse/evolutio… & germicidal ambient lighting here: evolution-institute.org/the-potential-…. I have similar concerns regarding needlepoint bipolar ionization, but that's the subject for another tweet.

9/12: And our struggle to build more sustainably - Net Zero, Living Building Challenge, etc. - to make this the norm instead of the exception, is driven in part by a design/construction process mismatched w/ how we evolved to interact prosocially (e.g. evolution-institute.org/blurring-the-l…).

10/12: If we're going to use the horrible tragedy of the #cornavirus #COVID19 as a catalyst for making desperately needed change as many have written about, including @Gardiner_Beth: e360.yale.edu/features/coron…, Scott Atran: evolution-institute.org/pandemic-a-glo…, & myself: linkedin.com/pulse/coronavi…

11/12: then we'll all need a better understanding of evolutionary theory, including our policy makers, CEOs, & all leaders: blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview….

So it's critical our education system is a) capable of providing that understanding & b) reflective of how we evolved to learn.

12/12: I'll end by suggesting you follow @David_S_Wilson for all things evolution & applications of evolutionary theory.

For such applications to sustainability, I recommend following @tmwaring

There are many others, but at least start w/ these two & others in this thread.