#19 Stochastic Models of Evolution (Amaury Lambert)
Jun 09, 2022•50 min
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Episode description
Prof Amaury Lambert is a mathematician, leading a research group called SMILE (Stochastic Models for Inference of Life Evolution) at the Collège de France in Paris. He is also a Professor at the Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris.
In this conversation, we discuss
- Mathematical definition of species
- Modelling the birth and death of species
- Using DNA sequences to infer common ancestors and species history
- Contingency in evolution
- Beauty in mathematics vs biology
SMILE webpage: https://smile.cnrs.fr
SMILE webpage at the Collège de France : https://www.college-de-france.fr/site/en-cirb/lambert.htm
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