Ranked #1
CARTA: Imagination and Human Origins: Polly Wiessner - Imagining Society: The Art of Firelight Stories
CARTA: Imagination and Human Origins: Polly Wiessner - Imagining Society: The Art of Firelight Stories
This symposium explores the evolutionary origins of human imagination, its impact on the sciences and arts, the conseque... Read more
25 Jul 2018
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16mins
Ranked #2
CARTA- Birth to Grandmotherhood: Childrearing in Human Evolution – Sharing Childcare and Knowledge in Infancy Grandmothers and the Extended Family and Human Fathers
CARTA- Birth to Grandmotherhood: Childrearing in Human Evolution – Sharing Childcare and Knowledge in Infancy Grandmothers and the Extended Family and Human Fathers
From the moment of birth, human infants require an inordinate amount of care and, unlike our nearest living relatives, r... Read more
28 Apr 2014
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58mins
Ranked #3
CARTA: The Role of Hunting in Anthropogeny - Margaret Schoeninger Alyssa Crittenden Richard Wrangham
CARTA: The Role of Hunting in Anthropogeny - Margaret Schoeninger Alyssa Crittenden Richard Wrangham
Hunting is considered a key human adaptation and is thought to have influenced our anatomy, physiology and behavior over... Read more
16 May 2018
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56mins
Ranked #4
CARTA: Domestication and Human Evolution - Tecumseh Fitch: The Domestication Syndrome and Neural Crest Cells: A Unifying Hypothesis
CARTA: Domestication and Human Evolution - Tecumseh Fitch: The Domestication Syndrome and Neural Crest Cells: A Unifying Hypothesis
The neural crest is a transitory embryonic tissue that, early in development, gives rise to a very diverse set of tissue... Read more
5 Jan 2015
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20mins
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Ranked #5
CARTA: Mind Reading: Human Origins and Theory of Mind – What Makes Humans Different? Brain Imaging Studies and Mirror Neurons and More
CARTA: Mind Reading: Human Origins and Theory of Mind – What Makes Humans Different? Brain Imaging Studies and Mirror Neurons and More
This CARTA series explores the evolution of “Theory of Mind” (ToM), the ability to impute mental states such as beliefs,... Read more
18 Dec 2013
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57mins
Ranked #6
CARTA: Mind Reading: Human Origins and Theory of Mind:Tetsuro Matsuzawa: Mind Reading in Chimpanzees
CARTA: Mind Reading: Human Origins and Theory of Mind:Tetsuro Matsuzawa: Mind Reading in Chimpanzees
For many years, Tetsuro Matsuzawa (Kyoto Univ) has studied chimpanzees both in the laboratory and in the wild. In this ... Read more
20 Dec 2013
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20mins
Ranked #7
CARTA: Domestication and Human Evolution – Terrence Deacon: The Domesticated Brain
CARTA: Domestication and Human Evolution – Terrence Deacon: The Domesticated Brain
In this talk Terrence Deacon (UC Berkeley) describes how the signature pattern of specific brain structure changes can p... Read more
15 Dec 2014
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21mins
Ranked #8
CARTA: The Evolution of Human Nutrition – Steven Leigh: Diets and Microbes in Primates
CARTA: The Evolution of Human Nutrition – Steven Leigh: Diets and Microbes in Primates
Steven Leigh (Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) explores the nature of the primate microbiome with the goal of under... Read more
17 Feb 2016
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17mins
Ranked #9
CARTA: Mind Reading: Human Origins and Theory of Mind: Sarah-Jayne Blakemore: The Social Brain in Adolescence
CARTA: Mind Reading: Human Origins and Theory of Mind: Sarah-Jayne Blakemore: The Social Brain in Adolescence
Sarah-Jayne Blakemore (Univ College London) discusses how the social brain, that is, the network of brain regions involv... Read more
20 Dec 2013
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21mins
Ranked #10
CARTA: Extraordinary Variations of the Human Mind: Lessons for Anthropogeny: Darold Treffert: The Incredible Savant Syndrome
CARTA: Extraordinary Variations of the Human Mind: Lessons for Anthropogeny: Darold Treffert: The Incredible Savant Syndrome
Darold Treffert shares the fascinating story of Leslie Lemke, a musical savant, to provide a look at the characteristics... Read more
14 Mar 2019
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16mins
Ranked #11
CARTA: Unique Features of Human Skin – The Genetics of Skin Pigmentation; Naked Colorful Skin and Its Role in Human Social Interactions; The Skin and Ultraviolet Radiation: Effects on DNA and Carcinogenesis
CARTA: Unique Features of Human Skin – The Genetics of Skin Pigmentation; Naked Colorful Skin and Its Role in Human Social Interactions; The Skin and Ultraviolet Radiation: Effects on DNA and Carcinogenesis
This symposium brings together scientists representing evolutionary biology, genetics, dermatology, anthropology, and ph... Read more
21 Dec 2015
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57mins
Ranked #12
CARTA: Tool Use and Technology: Dorothy Fragaszy - Tool Use by Non-Human Primates
CARTA: Tool Use and Technology: Dorothy Fragaszy - Tool Use by Non-Human Primates
This symposium addresses the interactive gene-culture co-evolution of the human brain with tool use and technology - ran... Read more
5 Dec 2018
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16mins
Ranked #13
CARTA: Tool Use and Technology: Dietrich Stout - Early Hominin Stone Tools
CARTA: Tool Use and Technology: Dietrich Stout - Early Hominin Stone Tools
This symposium addresses the interactive gene-culture co-evolution of the human brain with tool use and technology - ran... Read more
5 Dec 2018
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19mins
Ranked #14
CARTA: Human and Non-Human Cultures – Donald Brown
CARTA: Human and Non-Human Cultures – Donald Brown
In this presentation from CARTA’s Human and Non-Human Culture Symposium, Donald Brown (UC Santa Barbara) discusses “Huma... Read more
16 Aug 2013
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19mins
Ranked #15
CARTA: Tool Use and Technology: Leah Krubitzer - The Combinatorial Creature: Cortical Phenotypes Within and Across Lifetimes
CARTA: Tool Use and Technology: Leah Krubitzer - The Combinatorial Creature: Cortical Phenotypes Within and Across Lifetimes
This symposium addresses the interactive gene-culture co-evolution of the human brain with tool use and technology - ran... Read more
5 Dec 2018
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14mins
Ranked #16
CARTA: Domestication and Human Evolution - Richard Wrangham: Did Homo Sapiens Self-Domesticate?
CARTA: Domestication and Human Evolution - Richard Wrangham: Did Homo Sapiens Self-Domesticate?
In this talk Richard Wrangham (Harvard Univ) puts forth the theory that Homo sapiens are, in fact, a self-domesticated s... Read more
12 Dec 2014
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21mins
Ranked #17
CARTA: Imagination and Human Origins - Polly Wiessner Adrie and Alfons Kennis Alysson Muotri
CARTA: Imagination and Human Origins - Polly Wiessner Adrie and Alfons Kennis Alysson Muotri
This symposium explores the evolutionary origins of human imagination, its impact on the sciences and arts, the conseque... Read more
19 Jul 2018
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56mins
Ranked #18
CARTA: Awareness of Death and Personal Mortality: Implications for Anthropogeny:Children's Understanding of Death and Mortality
CARTA: Awareness of Death and Personal Mortality: Implications for Anthropogeny:Children's Understanding of Death and Mortality
Paul Harris explores what and how children think about death, dying and mortality. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic ... Read more
24 Dec 2018
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20mins
Ranked #19
CARTA: Imagination and Human Origins - Lyn Wadley Maurice Bloch Lera Boroditsky
CARTA: Imagination and Human Origins - Lyn Wadley Maurice Bloch Lera Boroditsky
This symposium explores the evolutionary origins of human imagination, its impact on the sciences and arts, the conseque... Read more
19 Jul 2018
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49mins
Ranked #20
CARTA: Human and Non-Human Cultures – Margaret Schoeninger and James Moore: Introduction
CARTA: Human and Non-Human Cultures – Margaret Schoeninger and James Moore: Introduction
Margaret Schoeninger (CARTA Co-Director, UC San Diego) and James Moore (Symposium Chair, UC San Diego) provide some intr... Read more
16 Aug 2013
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11mins
