Season 2 & 3: History Of The Earth & Origins Of The World

Season 2: Diversity of life - biological evolution & Season 3: Habitable Earth

What you'll learn

Genes, DNA and chromosomes, population, species and speciation

Fossils, mode of origin, preservation and interpretation

Setting the stage: Early life on Earth

The Three Domains of Life

Domain Eukarya –organisms with cells like ours

Origin of the Cosmos and Primordial Earth

Emergence of life on Earth –the origin of reproduction

Towards a habitable world

The Archean-Proterozoic transition

Expansion and contraction of continents

Requirements

Some background in the physical sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) is useful but not essential

Past coursework in Physical Geology is helpful

Description

"Thank you for joining me on the incredible journey through Earth's dynamic systems in the 'Season Premier'—and now, we continue our exploration with Seasons 2 "Diversity of life - biological evolution" and Season 3 "Habitable Earth". While this series shifts to a simplified format using zoom-recorded presentations, the exceptional depth of knowledge, scientific accuracy, and captivating insights remain as inspiring and enriching as ever!"This online training program is dedicated to sharing the knowledge, tools and resources you will need to change your perspective of our place in the Universe and to also have fun in an inquiry-based way.We call our online platform the Collaborative for Research in Origins (CRiO). Indeed, it is collaborative, but it is also credible, creative and loaded with online content from a real researcher. >> Prof. Dr. Stephen MojzsisWho teaches the courses?The CRiO online training program is exclusively offered to you by Prof. Dr. Stephen Mojzsis, a leading geologist, educator, writer and researcher.Besides his active engagement in research and publication of scientific results, he is a science communicator.His outreach activities include numerous television interviews and documentaries such as the PBS programs Nova, H2O-the molecule that made us, Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman, as well many others in the US, UK, France, Canada, Japan and elsewhere in the world.He regularly participates in research lectures at professional conferences and workshops, and holds public presentations throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.Research from his laboratory group and collaborators is regularly published in professional journals including Nature, Science, the Astrophysical Journal, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Astrobiology, Lithos and many others.Is the CRiO online training program right for me?Is your passion to acquire better scientific knowledge of the natural world? To gain a firmer grasp of new research as it unfolds? To understand what these discoveries actually mean? Or perhaps even to get advice on how to navigate the difference between the mythological world view and the scientific world view?Whether you’re an ambitious beginner, budding scientist, active researcher, armchair enthusiast, retiree, consultant or artist of life, the CRiO online institute offers you the credible content you have been looking for. CRiO does this without the irrelevant bells and whistles and philosophical arguments, and gets right to what matters in the subject.Why join?4 reasons why the CRiO online training program is the best choice for You:CURIOUS: We are here because we desire to seek out and share knowledge just for the pleasure of doing so. People like you who are curious about science do this because they want to know the answers to the mysteries of the natural world.CREDIBLE: Credibility in science is based on the method-based investment of working towards a reliable and testable picture of how the universe works. Ingenuity, experience, and perception are decisive in this endeavor, but there is no substitute for meticulous effort and healthy skepticism.CREATIVE: Science creates in ways that differ from the humanities and its disciplines art, music, and literature. These are inspired toward innovation by using imagination to portray the real or imagined. Scientists instead build explanations by linking together bits of information in a way that makes sense - to construct what are known as theories - that have the power to predictively guide our search for more. Science and Art are complementary, but intrinsically different in world view. A talented and balanced individual learns to embrace both.CUTTING EDGE: We strive to be at the leading edge of ideas by harnessing our creativity via credible sources, that feed our curiosity to know more.What you will learnWhat is the origin, structure, composition and dynamics of the Earth? What is the chemical make-up of the materials that compose the planet, their mechanical properties and how they operate and interact in different processes (e.g. weathering, denudation, plate tectonics, volcanism, metamorphism, etc.) over millions of years to yield the planet we know today?What you’ll learnHow did the Earth arrive at its present physical-chemical-biological state?Basics of the origin, structure, composition and dynamics of Earth.Understand the materials that make up our planet, and how they operate and interact in different processes.We will focus on major events in Earth history as recognized in the rock recordSpecial emphasis is placed on the major steps in the evolutionary history of lifeAre there any course requirements or prerequisites?Some background in the physical sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) is useful but not essentialPast coursework in Physical Geology is helpfulWho this course is for:Interested and curious people who have not taken a formal course in Geological EvolutionBeginner students in the Natural Sciences who want explore to trans-disciplinary ideas

Overview

Section 1: Season 2: Diversity of life - biological evolution

Lecture 1 Genes, DNA and chromosomes, population, species and speciation

Lecture 2 Fossils, mode of origin, preservation and interpretation

Lecture 3 Setting the stage: Early life on Earth

Lecture 4 The Three Domains of Life

Lecture 5 Domain Eukarya –organisms with cells like ours

Lecture 6 Discover the Secrets of Earth's History & Origins!

Lecture 7 Emergence of life on Earth –the origin of reproduction

Lecture 8 Towards a habitable world

Lecture 9 The Archean-Proterozoic transition

Lecture 10 Expansion and contraction of continents

Section 2: Season 3: Habitable Earth

Lecture 11 Enter the Phanerozoic

Lecture 12 Early to Mid Paleozoic

Lecture 13 Life on Land and in the seas

Lecture 14 Crisis! Carboniferous and the terminal Permian

Lecture 15 Into the Mesozoic

Lecture 16 Evolutionary Innovations & Misrepresentations

Lecture 17 The Middle Part of the Mesozoic World

Lecture 18 The END of the Mesozoic World

Lecture 19 After the dinosaurs: Birds and Flowers

Lecture 20 Mammals and into the future

Interested and curious people who have not taken a formal course in Geological Evolution,Beginner students in the Natural Sciences who want explore to trans-disciplinary ideas