Speaker Series
Frans de Waal: Different – Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist
Commonwealth Club 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, United StatesWorld-renowned primatologist Dr. Frans de Waal gives a thought-provoking lecture on the origins of sex and gender.
Discovering Us: Great Discoveries in Human Origins
Dan Lieberman and Evan Hadingham discuss the thrilling stories behind some of the most important human origins discoveries ever made.
Games, Stories, and Science for Successful Public Engagement
Award-winning scientist Katie Hinde discusses the importance of cooperation, community, and storytelling for sharing science sustainably.
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Virtual Lecture: The Secrets of Chimpanzee Society
Dr. Liran Samuni discusses the underlying mechanisms of cooperation and intergroup relations in chimpanzees.
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At the Root of Human Hair
American Museum of Natural History 56 West 81st St., New York, NY, United StatesIn this in-person talk, biological anthropologist Dr. Tina Lasisi teases out the mysteries behind why humans have scalp hair and why we may have developed different hair textures as we've evolved.
The Botanic Age: Plants and Human Evolution
The Houston Museum of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX, United StatesThis talk challenges the idea that stone tools and hunting fueled early human brain evolution. Instead, it suggests that the "Botanic Age," focusing on botanical innovations during the first three million years of hominin evolution, was crucial.
Climate Control
American Museum of Natural History 56 West 81st St., New York, NY, United StatesIn this SciCafe, join Kevin Uno, associate professor in the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University, for a discussion on the ways in which humanity’s need to control its own environment has led to dire impacts on global climate and where do we go from here.