head of Tyrannosaurus Rex
©1998 Christopher Srnka
and Jeff Poling

Evolution in a Nutshell

a presentation at
Science UNRESTRICTED

The cycle of evolution as done in the Ev program. A circle of arrows between mutate, evaluate, sort, kill, replicate and back to mutate. An arrow running from evaluate to sort to kill is inside and labeled 'selection'.

Science UNRESTRICTED is an annual one-day program by the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) for K-12 Students, Families, & Teachers. Nearly 400 registered students and probably 150-200 more teachers and parents attended in 2008/2009. 

Science UNRESTRICTED
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In the presentation Evolution in a Nutshell I show visitors the Evj program running on a laptop computer. In a few moments and about 700 generations Evj demonstrates evolution of a genetic control system. You can try it yourself by clicking here. Learn more by reading the Guide to Evj.

Images used during the presentation are from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_(biology):


Science UNRESTRICTED Tom Schneider 2017may11 (Photo: Kevin Franco)
Science UNRESTRICTED Tom Schneider 2017may11 (Photo: SU staff)

Science UNRESTRICTED Tom Schneider 2017may11 (Photo: Jocelyn Seng)
Science UNRESTRICTED Tom Schneider 2017may11 (Photo: Jocelyn Seng)

Science UNRESTRICTED Tom Schneider 2018may03 (Photo: IDA)
Science UNRESTRICTED Tom Schneider 2019may03 (Photo: IDA)

Science UNRESTRICTED Tom Schneider 2019may03 (Photo: IDA)
Science UNRESTRICTED Tom Schneider 2019may03 (Photo: IDA)

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origin:    2008 Apr 14
updated: 2020 Mar 27

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