Origins of Human Evolution and Societal Connections

Based on the book, The Eleventh Layer – Origins of Human Evolution, this course beckons students to discover who they are and where they came from. The course is a narrative, interactive experience using dynamic videos and informative biological stories woven into a chronological journal of life on Earth. The class introduces students to Darwin’s insights involving natural selection and changes to species across vast epochs. Throughout every section, we uncover clues to how organic entities interact to invoke startling new layers of self-organizing complexity. The final classes study human evolutionary avenues to highlight lessons for understanding modern societal dynamics.

Purchase of the book is optional. Portela, Bill; The Eleventh Layer – Origins of Human Evolution, Available in Kindle, ASIN: ‎B0C4176VH6

Bill Portela is the author of The Eleventh Layer—Origins of Human Evolution, a nonfiction work providing the framework for placing Darwin’s work into a modern societal perspective. He connects nature, evolution, Freudian psychology, and gender biology at three Maine senior colleges and in talks at Maine libraries.