Gregory Cochran Scientist

Gregory M. Cochran (born 1953) is a physicist and adjunct professor of anthropology at the University of Utah, known for hypotheses in evolutionary medicine and genetic anthropology. He argues that cultural innovation resulted in new and constantly shifting selection pressures for genetic change, thereby accelerating human evolution. He is co-author of the book The 10,000 Year Explosion.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1953
Birth nameGregory M. Cochran
Citizenship
United States
Education
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Known for
The 10000 Year Explosion

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Scientist

Field of study
Anthropology
Physics

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External resources

  1. http://amconmag.com/2005_03_28/article.html
  2. http://bloggingheads.tv/diavlogs/18050
  3. http://gc.homeunix.net
  4. http://newbooksinhistory.com/?p=574
  5. http://psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-19990701-000031.html
  6. http://westhunt.wordpress.com
  7. http://www.2blowhards.com/archives/2009/01/a_week_with_gre.html
  8. http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/bios/cochran.html
  9. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/03/science/03gene.html?ex=1275451200&en=efcc603583e17b54&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss
  10. http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/99/1/10