Experiments and Variations in Bipedalism
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- This course will help you learn how fossils give us an insight into how the early members of our lineage walked bipedally. The four million years old bone of Australopithecus anamensis is the oldest undisputed evidence for bipedalism in our lineage. Similarly, Lucy's, who was Australopithecus afarensis, fossil also helped scientists discover a lot about how bipedalism evolved over time. You will also explore bipedal variations in humans. From its earliest version to its modern form - how humans learned to walk, is an interesting story. Similarly how a human being learns to walk, from a toddler's first footstep to an adult human being's walk and its variations would also be discussed in this course. You will also understand that while bipedalism has its advantages, it has its adverse effects on humans too from a musculoskeletal point of view.
- Every module of this course has been created with the intention of a hands-on learner experience, where you can play around with and learn from 3D renditions of different human and animal fossils. Through these exercises, you will read the shapes found in bones in order to analyze and reconstruct how a species moved.
Experiments and Variations in Bipedalism at Coursera Curriculum
Module 1: Variations in Bipedalism
Video: Introduction
Video: Lucy, Australopithecus afarensis
Video: Laetoli Footprints
Video: A Surprising New Discovery in Ethiopia
Video: Bipedal Variation in South Africa
Video: Australopithecus sediba - Discovery
Video: Australopithecus sediba - Walking Differently
Video: Australopithecus sediba - Hyperpronation
Video: Revisiting the March of Progress
Video: Bipedal Variation - An Introduction
Video: What Shoes Do to Our Feet
Video: Do Men and Women Walk Differently?
Video: The Speed at Which We Walk
Introductory Reading
Syllabus
Book: First Steps: How Upright Walking Made Us Human
Coursera Code of Conduct
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Discussion Tips and Guide
Learning Journal
Overview
3D Models: Australopithecus anamensis
3D Models: Lucy
3D Model: Laetoli Footprint
3D Models: Australopithecus africanus
3D Models: A. sediba - Walking differently
3D Models: A. sediba - Hyperpronation
3D Model: What Shoes Do to Our Feet
3D Models: Do Men and Women Walk Differently?
Variations in Bipedalism
Introduce Yourself
Learning Journal: My Goals
3D Model: Australopithecus anamensis - Chimp Tibia
3D Model: Australopithecus anamensis - Human Tibia
3D Model: Australopithecus anamensis - Distal Tibia
3D Model: Australopithecus anamensis - Proximal Tibia
3D Model: Lucy Pelvis Reconstruction
3D Model: Lucy Vertebrae
3D Model: Lucy Distal Tibia
3D Model: Lucy A.L. 129-1
3D Model: Lucy A.L. 333-6
3D Model: Lucy Afarensis Foot
3D Model: Laetoli Footprint
3D Model: Australopithecus africanus - Taung
3D Model: Australopithecus africanus - Sts 34
3D Model: Australopithecus africanus - Sts 14 Right
3D Model: Australopithecus africanus - Sts 14 Left Hip
3D Model: A. sediba - Walking Differently - Distal Tibia
3D Model: A. sediba - Walking Differently - Calcaneus
3D Model: A. sediba - Walking Differently - Mt4
3D Model: A. sediba - Walking Differently - Pelvis
3D Model: A. sediba - Walking differently - Knee
3D Model: A. sediba - Hyperpronation
3D Model: A. sediba - Hyperpronation
3D Model: What Shoes Do to Our Feet: Human Foot
3D Models: Do Men and Women Walk Differently?
3D Models: Do Men and Women Walk Differently?
Module 2: Benefits of Being Bipedal
Video: Introduction - Benefits of Being Bipedal
Video: It Takes a Village
Video: Stone Tools
Video: Introduction - Walking Around the World with Homo erectus
Video: Homo naledi and the Hobbit
Video: The Mystery Remains
3D Model: Stone Tool
3D Models: Walking Around the World with Homo erectus
3D Models: Homo naledi and the Hobbit
3D Model: The Mystery Remains
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Benefits of Being Bipedal
Discussion
Learning Journal
3D Model: Stone Tool
3D Model: Walking Around the World with Homo erectus
3D Model: Walking Around the World with Homo erectus
3D Model: Walking Around the World with Homo erectus
3D Model: Walking Around the World with Homo erectus
3D Model: Walking Around the World with Homo erectus
3D Model: Walking Around the World with Homo erectus
3D Model: Homo naledi and the Hobbit
3D Model: Homo naledi and the Hobbit
3D Model: Homo naledi and the Hobbit
3D Model: Homo naledi and the Hobbit
The Mystery Remains
Module 3: Walking Variation
Video: Introduction
Video: Learning to Walk - An Introduction
Video: Do We Have to Crawl Before We Walk?
Video: Why Do Toddlers Toddle?
Video: Skeletal Development
Video: Benefits of Walking - An Introduction
Video: Walking and Your Health
Video: Running - An Introduction
Video: Running is Not Fast Walking
Video: Running Adaptations
Video: The Evolution of Running
Overview
3D Models: Skeletal Development
Explore More: Walking Variation
Knowledge Check: Skeletal Development
Knowledge Check: Running is Not Fast Walking
Walking Variations
Discussion
Learning Journal
3D Models: Skeletal Development - Human Baby Femur
3D Models: Skeletal Development - Human Femur
3D Models: Skeletal Development - Homo sapiens-calcaneus
Module 4: The Costs of Bipedalism
Video: Overview
Video: Evolutionary Trade-offs - The Vitruvian Man
Video: We Were Hunted
Video: Echoes From our Quadrupedal Past
Video: The Great Tinkerer
Video: Musculoskeletal Costs of Bipedalism - The Back
Video: Musculoskeletal Costs of Bipedalism - The Pelvis
Video: Musculoskeletal Costs of Bipedalism - The Foot
Video: Foot Maladies: Duct Tape and Paper Clips
Video: Foot Maladies Just Good Enough
Video: Caring for One Another
Overview
3D Models: We Were Hunted
3D Models: Musculoskeletal Costs of Bipedalism - The Pelvis
3D Models: Musculoskeletal Costs of Bipedalism - The Foot
3D Models: Foot Maladies - Just Good Enough
3D Models: Caring for One Another
Explore More
Overview
The Costs of Bipedalism
Discussion
Learning Journal
3D Models: We Were Hunted - SK
3D Models: We Were Hunted - ZK
3D Models: We Were Hunted - Taung
3D Models: Musculoskeletal Costs of Bipedalism - The Pelvis
3D Models: Musculoskeletal Costs of Bipedalism - The Pelvis
3D Models: Musculoskeletal Costs of Bipedalism - The Pelvis
3D Models: Musculoskeletal Costs of Bipedalism - Human Foot
3D Models: Musculoskeletal Costs of Bipedalism - Ostrich Foot
3D Models: Foot Maladies - Just Good Enough
3D Models: Foot Maladies - Just Good Enough
3D Models: Foot Maladies - Just Good Enough
3D Models: Foot Maladies - Just Good Enough
3D Models: Foot Maladies - Just Good Enough
3D Models: Foot Maladies - Just Good Enough
3D Models: Caring for One Another
3D Models: Caring for One Another
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