J Scott Turner: Physics of Life Lectures

J Scott Turner (Professor of Biology at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry) has written extensively about termites and collective intelligence, including an interview in Zygote Quarterly issue 8.  His Physics of Life lectures are available on Udemy (each of the four courses is about C$25).  A selection of his lectures are also available on Academia Courses (requires a C$99 annual subscription to Academia Premium).  

Udemy Academia Courses
Physics of Life 1. Thermodynamics (4 sections) Physics of Life Thermodynamics 1. Introduction to thermodynamics
Physics of Life Thermodynamics 2. Origin of Life
Physics of Life 2. Biomechanics (7 sections)

Physics of Life Biomechanics 1. Stress and strain
Physics of Life Biomechanics 4. Materials
Physics of Life Biomechanics 4. Soft skeletal systems
Physics of Life Biomechanics. Walking, trotting, running.

Physics of Life 3. Fluids (6 sections)

Physics of Life Fluids 1. Introduction to fluids.
Physics of Life Fluids 2. The Reynolds number and flow.

Physics of Life 4. Wave phenomena (10 sections)

Physics of Life Wave Phenomena 1. Electromagnetism
Physics of Life Wave Phenomena 2. Geomagnetism, ecology and evolution
Physics of Life Wave Phenomena 3. Light and vision
Physics of Life Wave Phenomena 4. Light and communication.
Physics of Life Wave Phenomena 5. What is sound?
Physics of Life Wave Phenomena 6. Weaponizing sound
Physics of Life Wave Phenomena 7. Hearing

 

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