Zaneta Thayer on Discrimination, Stress, and Health
This month's featured video is from biological anthropologist Zaneta Thayer of Dartmouth College. Her 2017 talk at the American Museum of Natural History addresses how trauma, poverty, and racial discrimination create health inequalities.
Fall Speaker Series on Human Origins
The Leakey Foundation's "Speaker Series on Human Origins" brings world-class speakers to give fascinating public lectures at museums and other institutions around the United States. The fall 2019 series will feature the latest discoveries and developments in paleoanthropology and human evolution research, including current research on Denisovans and Neanderthals, the importance of children and grandmothers in understanding human origins, and a celebration of the 45th anniversary of the discovery of "Lucy."
Two Ways to Watch “Our Tribal Nature: Tribalism, Politics, and Evolution”
If you are in New York, the best way to join us for "Our Tribal Nature: Tribalism, Politics, and Evolution" is to purchase one of the few remaining tickets and watch it live at the Morgan Library. If you can't make it in person, you can watch via livestream on our YouTube channel or Facebook page!
Explore Human Behavior at “Our Tribal Nature: Tribalism, Politics, and Evolution”
Join us on September 19 at the Morgan Library in New York to examine the evolutionary origins and function of tribalism, our social transition from tribes to states, and the role tribal identity plays in our increasingly divided world.
The Leakey Foundation to Hold Symposium on Tribalism, Politics, and Evolution
At a moment when society feels dangerously polarized, fragmented and unstable, the symposium “Our Tribal Nature: Tribalism, Politics, and Evolution” offers a forum for understanding our human urge to form alliances.