Five fingers of evolution
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How can a “thumbs up” sign help us remember five processes that impact evolution? The story of...
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How can a “thumbs up” sign help us remember five processes that impact evolution? The story of...
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How does evolution really work? Actually, not how some of our common evolutionary metaphors would...
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Medical ethicist Harvey Fineberg shows us three paths forward for the ever-evolving human...
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Did humans evolve from monkeys or from fish? In this TED Talk, ichthyologist and TED Fellow...
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In the past 3,000 years, many populations have evolved genetic adaptations to their local...
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What we call language is something more specific than communication. Language is about sharing...
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Using newts, coyotes and mice, Jason Munshi-South shows how animals develop genetic differences...
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Genitals are the fastest-evolving organs in the animal kingdom. But why is this so? And what’s...
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The human eye is an amazing mechanism, able to detect anywhere from a few photons to a few...
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You have your mom's smile, your dad's eyes, and the ear muscles of a Triassic mammal. What traits...
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What makes a book a book? Is it just anything that stores and communicates information? Or does...
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This Lesson is about our similarity to apes, and how they solve their problems so peacefully at...
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About 10,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers, aided by rudimentary agriculture, moved to...
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Everyone who lives long enough is likely to experience back pain. And the cause isn't just...
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To look at the evolution of modern bird feathers, we must start a long time ago, with the...
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With rising temperatures and seas, massive droughts, and changing landscapes, successfully...
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Museums have been a part of human history for over 2,000 years -- but they weren't always like...
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Religion is an integral part of our culture now. But where did it come from, and what is its...