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For all that Darwin contributed to our understanding of the biological world, he was haunted by one vexing question: How does the incremental process of evolution suddenly produce, say, humans—animals who walk upright, communicate through language, and possess the brainpower to travel to the moon? In this program, some of the world's leading thinkers in anthropology, linguistics, biology, and philosophy tackle this conundrum. This program is part of the Big Ideas Series, made possible with support from the John Templeton Foundation.Learn More
TOPICS: Biology & Origins of Life, Mind & Brain
TAGS: 2016, Brian Lehrer, cognitive niche, common ancestor, Dean Falk, discovered in a cave in South Africa, evolution, Evolutionary processes, Homo Naledi, human species, Lee Berger, lee berger naledi, life on Earth, naledi, new hominin species, New Human Ancestor, New Species of Human, New York City, Paul Bingham, planet of the humans, Russel Wallace, science of evolution, social coercion theory, Steven Pinker
PLAYLISTS: Big Ideas
Video Duration: 01:19:33
Original Program Date: Friday, May 29, 2015
For all that Darwin contributed to our understanding of the biological world, he was haunted by one vexing question: How does the incremental process of evolution suddenly produce, say, humans—animals who walk upright, communicate through language, and possess the brainpower to travel to the moon? In this program, some of the world's leading thinkers in anthropology, linguistics, biology, and philosophy tackle this conundrum. This program is part of the Big Ideas Series, made possible with support from the John Templeton Foundation.Learn More
TOPICS: Art & Science, Biology & Origins of Life, Earth & Environment, Mind & Brain, Physics & Math, Science in Society, Science Unplugged, Space & The Cosmos, Technology & Engineering, Your Daily Equation, Youth & Education
TAGS: 2016, Brian Lehrer, cognitive niche, common ancestor, Dean Falk, discovered in a cave in South Africa, evolution, Evolutionary processes, Homo Naledi, human species, Lee Berger, lee berger naledi, life on Earth, naledi, new hominin species, New Human Ancestor, New Species of Human, New York City, Paul Bingham, planet of the humans, Russel Wallace, science of evolution, social coercion theory, Steven Pinker, 2016, Brian Lehrer, cognitive niche, common ancestor, Dean Falk, discovered in a cave in South Africa, evolution, Evolutionary processes, Homo Naledi, human species, Lee Berger, lee berger naledi, life on Earth, naledi, new hominin species, New Human Ancestor, New Species of Human, New York City, Paul Bingham, planet of the humans, Russel Wallace, science of evolution, social coercion theory, Steven Pinker
PLAYLISTS: Big Ideas
Video Duration: 01:19:33
Original Program Date: Friday, May 29, 2015
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