Evolution II

Evolution II: From 16 November 2021 to 14 December 2021, our topic will be human evolution. We have looked at evolution before: see the videos at Evolution. This time we will follow a TED playlist. Our topics will include the theory of evolution, the evolution of the human brain, the evolution of language, and the potential for humans to control the future of their own evolution.

16 November 2021

Prosanta Chakrabarty, "Four billion years of evolution in six minutes," 2018, 5:41

https://www.ted.com/talks/prosanta_chakrabarty_four_billion_years_of_evolution_in_six_minutes?referrer=playlist-theories_of_evolution

Lauren Sallan, "How to win at evolution and survive a mass extinction," 2017, 5:55

https://www.ted.com/talks/lauren_sallan_how_to_win_at_evolution_and_survive_a_mass_extinction?referrer=playlist-theories_of_evolution#t-2894

23 November 2021

Suzana Herculano, "What is so special about the human brain," 2013, 13:14

https://www.ted.com/talks/suzana_herculano_houzel_what_is_so_special_about_the_human_brain?referrer=playlist-theories_of_evolution

30 November 2021

Vilayanur Ramachandran, "The neurons that shaped civilization," 2009, 7:27

https://www.ted.com/talks/vilayanur_ramachandran_the_neurons_that_shaped_civilization?referrer=playlist-theories_of_evolution

[You may also want to review Yuval Noah Harari, "What explains the rise of humans," 2015, 17:00

https://www.ted.com/talks/yuval_noah_harari_what_explains_the_rise_of_humans ]

7 December 2021

Mark Pagel, "How language transformed humanity," 2011, 20:10

https://www.ted.com/talks/mark_pagel_how_language_transformed_humanity?referrer=playlist-theories_of_evolution

14 December 2021

Harvey Fineberg, "Are we ready for neo-evolution?" 2011, 17:04

https://www.ted.com/talks/harvey_fineberg_are_we_ready_for_neo_evolution?referrer=playlist-theories_of_evolution