John Hawks

Ph.D., University of Michigan

University of Wisconsin–Madison

Dr. John Hawks is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he has taught courses ranging from biological anthropology to brain evolution since 2002. He earned his B.S. in Anthropology from Kansas State University and M.S. and Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Michigan.

Early in his career, Dr. Hawks focused on fossil and archaeological evidence for human evolution. But as the Human Genome Project was completed, he became one of the first paleoanthropologists to use both genetic and fossil information to test hypotheses about human prehistory. More recently, his work on Neandertals has broken new ground, and his prediction that humans and Neandertals likely interbred has been confirmed by the analysis of Neandertal DNA. He is the author of groundbreaking research papers, and he has a devoted following on his science blog, where readers can follow the latest news in paleoanthropology.

	Major Transitions in Evolution Professor John Hawks Embark on an unforgettable look into the past with Major Transitions in Evolution, which tells the science-detective story of the giant leaps that gave rise to nature’s boundless diversity. In these 24 lavishly illustrated lectures by two engaging professors—paleontologist Anthony Martin and paleoanthropologist John Hawks—investigate the conditions that led to the first complex cells, flying insects, flowering plants, dinosaurs, mammals, modern humans, and more. In the process, you’ll gain a powerful understanding of the present world.

Save Up To $185	Rise of Humans: Great Scientific Debates Professor John Hawks Delivered by expert paleoanthropologist and Professor John Hawks, the 24 lectures of The Rise of Humans: Great Scientific Debates bring you to the forefront of scientific arguments and questions that will become more important in the coming years. Surveying both the questions that continue to rile the world's greatest minds in anthropology and the cutting-edge science responsible for them, this course is an expert guide to wide-ranging debates over the most essential question we can ask: Where do we come from?

	The Rise of Humans: Great Scientific Debates & Major Transitions in Evolution (Set) Professor John Hawks Embark on an unforgettable journey through evolutionary history with this provocative and richly detailed course set. In The Rise of Humans: Great Scientific Debates, survey questions about human evolution that continue to rile the world's greatest minds in anthropology. And in Major Transitions in Evolution, investigate the conditions that led to complex cells, flying insects, flowering plants, mammals, modern humans, and other revolutionary breakthroughs.

	Major Transitions in Evolution & Biology: The Science of Life (Set) Professor John Hawks Delve into the mysteries of the biological world with this fascinating two-course set delivered by expert scientists. First, embark on an unforgettable look into the past with Major Transitions in Evolution, which tells the science-detective story of the giant leaps that gave rise to nature’s boundless diversity. Then, place your newfound understanding within the larger context of the biological world by exploring the fundamental principles of how living things work with Biology: The Science of Life.

	Major Transitions in Evolution & Darwinian Revolution (Set) Professor John Hawks Make sense of evolutionary history and theory with these two dynamic science courses. Start with Major Transitions in Evolution, which explores the transitional moments that led to the first complex cells, plants, mammals, modern humans, and other evolutionary breakthroughs. Then continue on to The Darwinian Revolution, in which you learn the remarkable story of Charles Darwin's ideas on evolution and the radical shift in human thought that resulted from them.

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