Evolution

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Evolution.

Video playlists about Evolution

Dinos!

9 talks • 2h 28m
Dinosaurs once roamed the Earth. What were they like, why did they disappear, and what can we learn from them?

Ancient clues

6 talks • 1h 49m
Fascinating talks about humanity's beginnings and evolution's journey.

The evolution of music

4 talks • 1h 7m
How did music transform into what it is today? A brief journey through time, sound and rhythm.

Talks about Evolution

5:41

Prosanta Chakrabarty

Four billion years of evolution in six minutes

Posted Jun 2018
13:38

Ingrid Fetell Lee

Where joy hides and how to find it

Posted May 2018
14:47

Anjan Chatterjee

How your brain decides what is beautiful

Posted Aug 2017
15:45

Juan Enriquez

What will humans look like in 100 years?

Posted Nov 2016
13:21

Oded Shoseyov

How we're harnessing nature's hidden superpowers

Posted Sep 2016
4:49

Prosanta Chakrabarty

Clues to prehistoric times, found in blind cavefish

Posted Jun 2016
14:49

Juan Enriquez

We can reprogram life. How to do it wisely

Posted Apr 2016
12:51

Lisa Nip

How humans could evolve to survive in space

Posted Mar 2016
12:27

Latif Nasser

You have no idea where camels really come from

Posted Mar 2016
19:26

Carl Safina

What are animals thinking and feeling?

Posted Nov 2015
17:08

Yuval Noah Harari

What explains the rise of humans?

Posted Jul 2015
21:50

Donald Hoffman

Do we see reality as it is?

Posted Jun 2015
17:04

Sophie Scott

Why we laugh

Posted Apr 2015
14:57

Barbara Natterson-Horowitz

What veterinarians know that physicians don't

Posted Dec 2014
13:51

Sara Lewis

The loves and lies of fireflies

Posted Jul 2014
9:52

Ray Kurzweil

Get ready for hybrid thinking

Posted Jun 2014
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Exclusive articles about Evolution

What can cavefish teach us about the world?

These weird-looking, isolated aquatic creatures probably won’t star in a Pixar film anytime soon, but by studying them, we can learn about our planet’s past and its future, says...
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