Skin color is an illusion

Name: Skin color is an illusion
Uploaded: 2009-07-17T01:00:00Z
Duration: 14 min 28 s
Description: Nina Jablonski says that differing skin colors are simply our bodies' adaptation to varied climates and levels of UV exposure. Charles Darwin disagreed with this theory, but she explains, that's because he did not have access to NASA.

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Nina Jablonski |

TED2009

• February 2009

Nina Jablonski says that differing skin colors are simply our bodies' adaptation to varied climates and levels of UV exposure. Charles Darwin disagreed with this theory, but she explains, that's because he did not have access to NASA.

science
evolution
biology
race
anthropology
humanity