Have you ever wondered why animals (and humans) fight each other instead of working together? As it turns out, game theory can help us understand lots of animal behaviors and their evolutionary basis. We’ll give you a crash course in game theory concepts (Prisoner’s Dilemma, Hawk-Dove Model, etc.) and connect them to powerful examples throughout nature. May the fittest survive!

Have you ever wondered how scientists come up with all of the incredible medications and treatments that we have nowadays - from remdesivir for COVID-19 to blood pressure and cancer drugs? In the past, a lot of this work was based purely on trial-and-error, but nowadays computers and software can dramatically speed up the drug discovery process. In this class, we will be using the free, user-friendly MCULE online drug discovery server (https://mcule.com) to learn about the basics of computational drug screening. Towards the end of class, we will work together to come up with a new lead compound for a disease that you are interested in!