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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

5 talks • 1h 32m

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

Talks about Evolution

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

Michael Dickinson

How a fly flies

Posted Feb 2013

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