10:45 to 11:15
Symposium

Brain Energetics and the Evolution of Human Childhood

Christopher Kuzawa
Energetics of the Hominins
10:45 to 11:15
    Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot
    Open to all, subject to availability
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    Speaker(s)

    Christopher Kuzawa

    Northwestern University, USA

    Events

    Opening Remarks
    Jean-Jacques Hublin

    Symposium
    09:15 to 09:45

    The Expensive Brain: Predictions and Comparative Tests
    Carel P. van Schaik

    Symposium
    09:45 to 10:15

    Brain Energetics and the Evolution of Human Childhood
    Christopher Kuzawa

    Symposium
    10:45 to 11:15

    Growing Up Fast but Maturing Slowly: A Uniquely Human Pattern of Development
    Philipp Gunz

    Symposium
    11:15 to 11:45

    Born to Walk, Run and Rest: The Evolution of Locomotor Energetics in Homo
    Daniel Lieberman

    Symposium
    13:30 to 14:00

    Reproductive Energetics in Primates
    Cécile Garcia

    Symposium
    14:00 to 14:30

    Neandertal Energetic Ecology, Reproduction, and Demography
    Steven E. Churchill

    Symposium
    14:30 to 15:00

    Metabolic Acceleration in the Genus Homo: Brains, Babies, and Bipedalism
    Herman Pontzer

    Symposium
    15:00 to 15:30

    The Costs of Fire
    Amanda Henry

    Symposium
    16:15 to 16:45

    Traces of Fire Use in Pleistocene Europe: Patterns and Interpretations
    Wil Roebroeks

    Symposium
    16:45 to 17:15
    Not recorded

    The Intermittent Evidence for Fire in Neandertal Sites Means They Were not Obligate Fire Users
    Shannon McPherron

    Symposium
    17:15 to 17:45

    40 Years of Investigation on Ancient Hominin Diets through Isotope Studies: Limits and …
    Klervia Jaouen

    Symposium
    09:00 to 09:30

    Partners in Chyme: Hominin-Microbial Interactions in Energy Acquisition
    Rachel N. Carmody

    Symposium
    09:30 to 09:45

    Energy Cost and Gain from Prey Acquisition and Food Processing during the Palaeolithic
    Camille Daujeard

    Symposium
    09:45 to 10:15

    Mitigating the Metabolic and Other Costs of a Largely Meat-Based Neanderthal Diet
    John Speth

    Symposium
    10:45 to 11:15

    Coping with Prey Seasonal Fluctuations: A Year in the Life of Paleolithic Hunters
    William Rendu

    Symposium
    11:15 to 11:45

    General Discussion-Closing Remarks
    Jean-Jacques Hublin

    Symposium
    11:45 to 12:00

    See also

    Jean-Jacques Hublin, chair Paleoanthropology of the Homo genus
    Energetics of the Hominins