Speaker Series
What Makes Us Human? Lessons from the Study of Wild Chimpanzees
The Houston Museum of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX, United StatesIn this talk, John Mitani will discuss how his 23-year study of an unusually large community of chimpanzees at Ngogo in Kibale National Park, Uganda, challenges our notions of what makes us human. Studies of the Ngogo chimpanzees indicate that the gap between them and us may be smaller than previously thought.
$18What Makes Us Human? Lessons from the Study of Wild Chimpanzees
The Houston Museum of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX, United StatesIn this talk, John Mitani will discuss how his 23-year study of an unusually large community of chimpanzees at Ngogo in Kibale National Park, Uganda, challenges our notions of what makes us human. Studies of the Ngogo chimpanzees indicate that the gap between them and us may be smaller than previously thought.
$18
Atapuerca: Crossroads of Human Evolution in Europe
California Academy of Sciences 55 Music Concourse Dr 94118, San Francisco, CA, United StatesIn this talk María Martinón-Torres will discuss her work tracing the origins of our closest extinct relatives, the Neanderthals. She will also share how fossils of Homo antecessor, an early human species, found at Atapuerca have shifted our understanding of the ancestry of the first Europeans.
$15Atapuerca: Crossroads of Human Evolution in Europe
California Academy of Sciences 55 Music Concourse Dr 94118, San Francisco, CA, United StatesIn this talk María Martinón-Torres will discuss her work tracing the origins of our closest extinct relatives, the Neanderthals. She will also share how fossils of Homo antecessor, an early human species, found at Atapuerca have shifted our understanding of the ancestry of the first Europeans.
$15
The Origins of the Genus Homo
Cindy Pritzker Auditorium in the Harold Washington Center of the Chicago Public Library 400 South State Street, Chicago, IL, United StatesIn this talk Dr. Bernard Wood will survey the history of attempts to find the earliest members of the genus Homo, including very recent and controversial additions. He will review the complications that arise from defining the genus and discuss how half-a-century of paleontological research has taught him what to look for within the hominin fossil record when searching for the origins of our genus Homo.
FreeThe Origins of the Genus Homo
Cindy Pritzker Auditorium in the Harold Washington Center of the Chicago Public Library 400 South State Street, Chicago, IL, United StatesIn this talk Dr. Bernard Wood will survey the history of attempts to find the earliest members of the genus Homo, including very recent and controversial additions. He will review the complications that arise from defining the genus and discuss how half-a-century of paleontological research has taught him what to look for within the hominin fossil record when searching for the origins of our genus Homo.
Free
Primate Palate: Orangutans, Obesity, and Human Evolution
American Museum of Natural History 56 West 81st St., New York, NY, United StatesHow can studying what orangutans eat help us better understand the obesity epidemic in humans? Dr. Erin Vogel shares her research on wild orangutans in the tropical forests of Sumatra and Borneo, illuminating how their diet, behavior, and metabolism can provide insights into the human condition.
FreePrimate Palate: Orangutans, Obesity, and Human Evolution
American Museum of Natural History 56 West 81st St., New York, NY, United StatesHow can studying what orangutans eat help us better understand the obesity epidemic in humans? Dr. Erin Vogel shares her research on wild orangutans in the tropical forests of Sumatra and Borneo, illuminating how their diet, behavior, and metabolism can provide insights into the human condition.
Free
The Evolution and Meanings of Human Skin Color
The Houston Museum of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX, United StatesIn this lecture, Nina Jablonski will discuss the evolution of human skin color and how color-based race concepts have influenced societies and social well-being.
$10 – $18The Evolution and Meanings of Human Skin Color
The Houston Museum of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX, United StatesIn this lecture, Nina Jablonski will discuss the evolution of human skin color and how color-based race concepts have influenced societies and social well-being.
$10 – $18
Family Class: Skin We Are In
The Houston Museum of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX, United StatesJoin anthropologist Nina Jablonski for an exploration of the science behind skin color. Jablonski will discuss the history of skin and its meaning. She will also read from her new book Skin We Are In.
Free with admission to the Houston Museum of Natural ScienceFamily Class: Skin We Are In
The Houston Museum of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX, United StatesJoin anthropologist Nina Jablonski for an exploration of the science behind skin color. Jablonski will discuss the history of skin and its meaning. She will also read from her new book Skin We Are In.
Free with admission to the Houston Museum of Natural Science