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Evolution

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of evolution -- human and otherwise.

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.

Talks about Evolution

Juan Enriquez

What will humans look like in 100 years?

Posted Nov 2016

Oded Shoseyov

How we're harnessing nature's hidden superpowers

Posted Sep 2016

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Prosanta Chakrabarty

Clues to prehistoric times, found in blind cavefish

Posted Jun 2016

Juan Enriquez

We can reprogram life. How to do it wisely

Posted Apr 2016

Lisa Nip

How humans could evolve to survive in space

Posted Mar 2016

Latif Nasser

You have no idea where camels really come from

Posted Mar 2016

Carl Safina

What are animals thinking and feeling?

Posted Nov 2015

Yuval Noah Harari

What explains the rise of humans?

Posted Jul 2015

Donald Hoffman

Do we see reality as it is?

Posted Jun 2015

Sophie Scott

Why we laugh

Posted Apr 2015

Barbara Natterson-Horowitz

What veterinarians know that physicians don't

Posted Dec 2014

Sara Lewis

The loves and lies of fireflies

Posted Jul 2014

Ray Kurzweil

Get ready for hybrid thinking

Posted Jun 2014

Deborah Gordon

What ants teach us about the brain, cancer and the Internet

Posted May 2014

Suzana Herculano-Houzel

What is so special about the human brain?

Posted Nov 2013

Hendrik Poinar

Bring back the woolly mammoth!

Posted May 2013

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Exclusive articles about Evolution

Deep in an ancient cave … an unexpected form of life

A team of geologists has been exploring the caves beneath the table mountains of Venezuela, where new lifeforms may have been quietly developing for millions of years. Journalis...

5 words that don’t mean what they used to mean

“Words over time have a way of just oozing around,” says linguist John McWhorter. He traces the evolution of five words that have spent millennia drifting from one meaning into ...

How your microbes influence your love life

Science writer Sonia Shah explains why it’s really not your fault you’re attracted to that terrible person. While the precise architecture of romance remains decidedly mysteriou...

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