Harvard anthropologist Richard Wrangham lectures on Humans: The Cooking Ape, discussing his contention that the desire to cook is a defining characteristic of humanity. Human beings are…
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Cognitive abilities often regarded as unique to humans include humor, morality, symbolism, creativity, and preoccupation with the minds of others. In these compelling talks, emphasis is placed…
Before there was life on Earth, there were no purposes, no reasons. Things just happened. How could purposes emerge from such purposeless conditions? Looking back at the…
The Fongoli Chimpanzees, in Senegal, are the first community of savanna chimps to be habituated to human presence. They exhibit unique behaviors related to the extremely hot,…
We live in a world of black and white. For hundreds of years, human skin color has been used as a marker of race. Now, science is…
The guests are the authors of two innovative books on the subject. “In The Faith Instinct”‘s Nicholas Wade of the New York Times examines the scientific evidence…
We are all members of a very special species. Whilst our anatomy and physiology is undoubtedly that of an ape, we have done things that no other…
Humans are social animals; social demands, both cooperative and competitive, structure our development, our brain and our mind. This course covers social development, social behaviour, social cognition…
Richard Dawkins answers questions from reddit.com. What are your thoughts on Sam Harris’ idea that we can eventually use neuroscience to quantify human well-being and use that…
Miller was the star witness in the Dover “Panda Trial” in Pennsylvania where Judge John E Jones found “intelligent-design” to be a religious view, not science. He…
Academic and author Oren Harman reveals the extraordinary discoveries of George Price – the eccentric genius who strove to understand evolution’s greatest riddle: altruism. Price developed a…
