adarwinstudygroup.org
About the study group

Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania
Morning light filters across a waterfall of mist cascading into the the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania.
Photography by Greg and Mary Beth Dimijian

We are a group of diverse individuals from a variety of professional backgrounds, who are inspired by research and writings of Dr. Greg Dimijian, a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Texas-Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Dimijian's profound ideas challenge our conventional understanding about the nature of humanity.

Spurred by Dr. Dimijian's hypotheses, we are interested in the study of human evolution and the perspective that its study may provide to our grasp of our own “human nature;” this approach is what Dr. Dimijian calls “behavioral ecology.” The scope of our discussions includes the foundational writings of Darwinian science as well as contemporary analyses and hypotheses.

This Web site serves as a vehicle to share our dialogue with a broader audience and encourage each other to think critically.

View of Arenal, a cone-shaped mountain with spectacular symmetry
An explosive eruption of Arenal Volcano at night
Above A cone-shaped mountain with spectacular symmetry, Arenal erupts several times every day and night.
Below A forty-second time exposure captures an explosive eruption of Arenal Volcano at night. The first orange light was visible six seconds before the massive blast reached our ears.
Photography by Greg and Mary Beth Dimijian