Evolution

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

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What’s next for humans? A recommended reading list

In 2009, futurist and venture capitalist Juan Enriquez had big ideas about how the human species is about to evolve. In his TED Talk that year, The next species of human, he sug...

Video playlists about Evolution

Dinos!

7 talks • 2h 06m

Dinosaurs once roamed the Earth. What were they like, why did they disappear, and what can we learn from them?

Ancient clues

5 talks • 1h 32m

Fascinating talks by archaeologists and evolutionary biologists about humanity's beginnings and journey.

Talks about Evolution

Barbara Natterson-Horowitz

What veterinarians know that physicians don't

1M views Dec 2014

Sara Lewis

The loves and lies of fireflies

806K views Jul 2014

Ray Kurzweil

Get ready for hybrid thinking

1.2M views Jun 2014

Suzana Herculano-Houzel

What is so special about the human brain?

1.5M views Nov 2013

Hendrik Poinar

Bring back the woolly mammoth!

773K views May 2013

Emma Teeling

The secret of the bat genome

384K views Oct 2012

Ruby Wax

What's so funny about mental illness?

1.6M views Oct 2012

Juan Enriquez

Will our kids be a different species?

1.5M views Jun 2012

Christina Warinner

Tracking ancient diseases using ... plaque

574K views Apr 2012

Jonathan Haidt

Religion, evolution, and the ecstasy of self-transcendence

949K views Mar 2012

Daniel Wolpert

The real reason for brains

1.4M views Nov 2011

Christoph Adami

Finding life we can't imagine

560K views Oct 2011

Svante Pääbo

DNA clues to our inner neanderthal

1.2M views Aug 2011

Mark Pagel

How language transformed humanity

1.1M views Aug 2011

Louie Schwartzberg

The hidden beauty of pollination

1.5M views May 2011

Angela Belcher

Using nature to grow batteries

725K views Apr 2011

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