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THIRD ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 13 and 14, 2000
Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, IN
Jeff Stake and Owen Jones, Co-Directors


PROGRAM

FRIDAY, October 13
8:00 Breakfast  
       
9:00

Welcome

Owen Jones (Seal President, ASU Law)
Jeff Stake (Local Host, IU Law)
Fred Aman (Dean, IU Law)
       

9:30

Evolution, Justice, and the Power of Apology

Erin O'Hara (George Mason University)
       
10:00

The State of Nature and the Evolution of Political Preferences

Paul Rubin (Emory University)
       
10:30 Break    
       
10:40

Placebos and Endogenous Damages

Gregory P. Lablanc (University of Virginia)
       
11:10

The Rule of One-Third: A Historical and Game Theoretic Model of Dower and Coveture

Paul J. Zak (Claremont Graduate College)
       
11:40

General Discussion

 
       
Noon Break  
12:10 Luncheon in Faculty Lounge  
       
1:40

Adopted Children, Evolution, and Abuse

Robin Wilson (Univ. of South Carolina)
       
2:10

Genetic Interests and the 
Abortion Debate

Jason Weeden (University of Pennsylvania)
       
2:40 Break  
       
2:50

Is Blood Thicker Than Consideration?

Shubha Ghosh (Univ. at Buffalo, SUNY)
       
3:20

Parental Investment Differences by Sex

Jeffrey Stake (Indiana University)
       
3:50

General Discussion

 
       
4:00  IU School of Law Reception  
5:30 Break  
       
6:30 IU Art Museum Opens  
7:00  Dinner at IU Art Museum    
       
8:15    Keynote Lecture David Buss (University of Texas at Austin)
       
SATURDAY, October 14
       
8:00  Breakfast    
       
9:00

Occupational Implications of Cognitive Differences Between the Sexes

Kingsley Browne (Wayne State University)
       
9:30

Evolutionary Psychology and Affirmative Action: Men and Women at Work

Steve Colarelli (Central Michigan Univ.)
       
10:00 Break  
       
10:10

Evolution and Politics

Bailey Kuklin (Brooklyn Law School)
       
11:40

Mechanisms of Cooperation: The Biological Basis of Human Cooperation

Oliver Goodenough (Vermont Law School)
       
11:10

General Discussion

 
       
11:30 Break  
11:45 Lunch  
     
1:45

Is the Jury Box Evolution-Compliant?

John Lanou (Student - William & Mary)
     
2:15

Mediation: The Evolutionary Alternative in Alternative Dispute Resolution

Maria Carnevale (Amicus Mediation, LLC)
     
2:45 Break  
     
2:55

Are "First Offenders" Failed Dominants or Desperate Subordinates?

Charles Keckler (Student - Univ. of Mich.)
     
3:25 Closing Remarks  

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