Olduvai Gorge and the Origins of Human Ecological Dominance
California Academy of Sciences 55 Music Concourse Dr 94118, San Francisco, CA, United StatesIntelligence and technology have made humans one of the most adaptable species, and also the most ecologically dominant. With this dominance we have surpassed levels of planetary sustainability and are causing a modern mass extinction. In this lecture, Rob Blumenschine describes nearly 30 years of research at Olduvai Gorge that sheds light on the origin … Continued
$15Olduvai Gorge and the Origins of Human Ecological Dominance
California Academy of Sciences 55 Music Concourse Dr 94118, San Francisco, CA, United StatesIntelligence and technology have made humans one of the most adaptable species, and also the most ecologically dominant. With this dominance we have surpassed levels of planetary sustainability and are causing a modern mass extinction. In this lecture, Rob Blumenschine describes nearly 30 years of research at Olduvai Gorge that sheds light on the origin … Continued
$152015 Trip to South Africa
Leakey Foundation Fellows traveled from from Cape Town to Johannesburg to see extraordinary rock art, archaeological, and paleoanthropological sites. https://youtu.be/O8gtbGpKYKY
2015 Trip to South Africa
Leakey Foundation Fellows traveled from from Cape Town to Johannesburg to see extraordinary rock art, archaeological, and paleoanthropological sites. https://youtu.be/O8gtbGpKYKY
Being Human with Robert Sapolsky
Public Works 161 Erie Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesWhat makes us human? Join world renowned neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky for an evening exploring one of the most fundamental questions about our existence. Being Human mixes short talks from great … Continued
$10 – $15Being Human with Robert Sapolsky
Public Works 161 Erie Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesWhat makes us human? Join world renowned neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky for an evening exploring one of the most fundamental questions about our existence. Being Human mixes short talks from great … Continued
$10 – $15
The Fastest Evolving Regions of the Human Genome
The Houston Museum of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX, United StatesAlthough a child can tell the difference between a chimp and a man, identifying the specific DNA mutations that make us human is one of the greatest challenges of biology. … Continued
$18The Fastest Evolving Regions of the Human Genome
The Houston Museum of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX, United StatesAlthough a child can tell the difference between a chimp and a man, identifying the specific DNA mutations that make us human is one of the greatest challenges of biology. … Continued
$18
Our Inner Scientist
Public Works 161 Erie Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesJoin Alison Gopnik for an evening exploring how understanding babies’ and young children’s ability to acquire abstract knowledge has transformed how we view human nature itself. Human beings have a … Continued
$10 – $15Our Inner Scientist
Public Works 161 Erie Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesJoin Alison Gopnik for an evening exploring how understanding babies’ and young children’s ability to acquire abstract knowledge has transformed how we view human nature itself. Human beings have a … Continued
$10 – $15
Cooking for Calories: Food Processing and the Shape of Human Energy Gain
California Academy of Sciences 55 Music Concourse Dr 94118, San Francisco, CA, United StatesAll human cultures process food extensively by cooking and non-thermal means, a feature that makes us unique among species. Why is food processing so universal? When did it begin? And … Continued
$15.00Cooking for Calories: Food Processing and the Shape of Human Energy Gain
California Academy of Sciences 55 Music Concourse Dr 94118, San Francisco, CA, United StatesAll human cultures process food extensively by cooking and non-thermal means, a feature that makes us unique among species. Why is food processing so universal? When did it begin? And … Continued
$15.00
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