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CARTA: The Upright ...
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17:06:22 03/13/12

Why are we the only two-legged creature to develop an exclusively upright gait? And what did it mean to the development of the human species? CARTA brings you fore...

CARTA: The Upright Ape: Bipedalism and Human Origins - Running...

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CARTA: The Upright Ape: Bipedalism and Human Origins - Running Walking and Evolution

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Why are we the only two-legged creature to develop an exclusively upright gait? And what did it mean to the development of the human species? CARTA brings you foremost experts to explore the many facets of these questions in this fascinating series with presentations from Dan Lieberman, Leslie Aiello and Matt Cartmill that explore the effect of running, walking and the upright gait on hominid evolution. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 23442]

Using Genomes to Tr...
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22:43:16 03/07/12

James A. Lake, Distinguished Professor of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology and Human Genetics, is a UCLA scientist whose research has focused on understan...

Using Genomes to Track the Evolution of Life on Earth and Beyond

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Using Genomes to Track the Evolution of Life on Earth and Beyond

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James A. Lake, Distinguished Professor of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology and Human Genetics, is a UCLA scientist whose research has focused on understanding molecular evolution at its earliest stage. In the course of his career, he has invented new techniques and often challenged current scientific views. This prestigious UCLA Faculty Research Lecture focuses on the changes in understanding evolution. Series: "UCLA Faculty Research Lectures" [Science] [Show ID: 23421]

CARTA: The Upright ...
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17:43:47 02/29/12

Why are we the only two-legged creature to develop an exclusively upright gait? And what did it mean to the development of the human species? CARTA brings you fore...

CARTA: The Upright Ape: Bipedalism and Human Origins -Footprin...

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CARTA: The Upright Ape: Bipedalism and Human Origins -Footprints Body Form and Locomotion

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Why are we the only two-legged creature to develop an exclusively upright gait? And what did it mean to the development of the human species? CARTA brings you foremost experts to explore the many facets of these questions in this fascinating series with presentations from Brian Richmond, Carol Ward and Chris Ruff that compare different evidence and aspects of hominid body form and what those tell us about upright locomotion in hominids. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 23441]

CARTA: The Upright ...
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16:18:55 02/17/12

Why are we the only two-legged creature to develop an exclusively upright gait? And what did it mean to the development of the human species? CARTA brings you fore...

CARTA: The Upright Ape: Bipedalism and Human Origins - Compara...

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CARTA: The Upright Ape: Bipedalism and Human Origins - Comparative Anatomy from Australopithecus to Gorillas

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Why are we the only two-legged creature to develop an exclusively upright gait? And what did it mean to the development of the human species? CARTA brings you foremost experts to explore the many facets of these questions in this fascinating series - starting with presentations from Steven Churchill, Jeremy DeSilva and Matt Tocheri that compare different aspects of hominid anatomy and their relation to bipedalism. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 20872]

On Beyond: Supercon...
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18:14:14 01/03/12

Take an inside look at renowned superconductivity researcher Brian Maple’s lab, uncover some of the unknown secrets of the Black Widow spider, find out just how cl...

On Beyond: Superconductivity Neanderthal Genetics the Black Widow

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On Beyond: Superconductivity Neanderthal Genetics the Black Widow

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Take an inside look at renowned superconductivity researcher Brian Maple’s lab, uncover some of the unknown secrets of the Black Widow spider, find out just how close our Neanderthal cousins really are and more on this edition of OnBeyond. Series: "On Beyond" [Science] [Show ID: 23209]

The Atlantic Meets ...
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14:32:09 11/08/11

Atlantic Editor James Bennet interviews Dr. Deepak Chopra and physicist Leonard Mlodinow on their upcoming book about spirituality and science as part of The Atlan...

The Atlantic Meets the Pacific: War of the Worldviews: Explori...

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The Atlantic Meets the Pacific: War of the Worldviews: Exploring Science vs. Spirituality with Deepak Chopra and Leonard Mlodinow

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Atlantic Editor James Bennet interviews Dr. Deepak Chopra and physicist Leonard Mlodinow on their upcoming book about spirituality and science as part of The Atlantic Meets The Pacific, hosted by The Atlantic and UC San Diego. Series: "The Atlantic Meets The Pacific" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 22484]

CARTA: The Genetics...
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15:24:56 10/13/11

UC Santa Cruz’s Ed Green on the science of revealing the history of divergence of the human species from Neanderthal. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research...

CARTA: The Genetics of Humanness: Ed Green - The Neanderthal a...

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CARTA: The Genetics of Humanness: Ed Green - The Neanderthal and Denisovan Genomes

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UC Santa Cruz’s Ed Green on the science of revealing the history of divergence of the human species from Neanderthal. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 20870]

The Death of the Di...
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20:17:25 09/30/11

Rich Muller, a Berkeley Lab physicist, discusses Nobel laureate Luis Alvarez and colleagues’ 1979 discovery that an asteroid impact killed the dinosaurs. He also d...

The Death of the Dinosaurs: 27 Years Later

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The Death of the Dinosaurs: 27 Years Later

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Rich Muller, a Berkeley Lab physicist, discusses Nobel laureate Luis Alvarez and colleagues’ 1979 discovery that an asteroid impact killed the dinosaurs. He also discusses what scientists have learned in the subsequent 27 years. Alvarez’s team detected unusual amounts of iridium in sedimentary layers. They attributed the excess iridium to an impact from a large asteroid. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Summer Lecture Series" [Science] [Show ID: 11829]

Osher UCSD: Redraw...
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20:19:24 07/15/11

“Almost Chimpanzee” author Jon Cohen recounts the captivating story of how researchers cracked the code of the chimpanzee genome, providing a startling new window ...

Osher UCSD: Redrawing Lines Between Chimps and Humans

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Osher UCSD: Redrawing Lines Between Chimps and Humans

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“Almost Chimpanzee” author Jon Cohen recounts the captivating story of how researchers cracked the code of the chimpanzee genome, providing a startling new window into the differences between humans and their nearest primate cousins that ultimately redefines what it means to be human. Cohen is presented by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UC San Diego. Series: "Osher UCSD Distinguished Lecture Series" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 21673]

Burke Lecture: Fran...
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20:48:04 06/03/11

Darwin is deservedly given credit for the theory of biological evolution. Most important, however, is that he discovered natural selection, the process that accoun...

Burke Lecture: Francisco J. Ayala: Darwin’s Gift to Science an...

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Burke Lecture: Francisco J. Ayala: Darwin’s Gift to Science and Religion

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Darwin is deservedly given credit for the theory of biological evolution. Most important, however, is that he discovered natural selection, the process that accounts for the adaptive organization of organisms and their features; that is, their "design.” UC Irvine professor Francisco J. Ayala, explains that the design of organisms is not intelligent, as would be expected from an engineer, but imperfect and worse. Natural selection is Darwin's gift to religion, because the dysfunctions and waste of the living world need not be attributed to the Creator, but explained as an outcome of a natural process. Series: "Burke Lectureship on Religion & Society" [Humanities] [Science] [Show ID: 21385]

CARTA: Early Homini...
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22:01:35 03/31/11

Eminent paleoanthropologist Ronald Clarke describes the find and implications of “Little Foot,” the oldest Australopithecine find in Southern Africa. Series: "CART...

CARTA: Early Hominids: Ronald Clarke - Little Foot Big Find - ...

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CARTA: Early Hominids: Ronald Clarke - Little Foot Big Find - A Skeleton of Australopithecus

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Eminent paleoanthropologist Ronald Clarke describes the find and implications of “Little Foot,” the oldest Australopithecine find in Southern Africa. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 20686]

CARTA: Early Homini...
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22:01:07 03/31/11

Renowned paleoanthropologist Tim White of UC Berkeley who is widely credited for his role in the Ardi discovery gives a fascinating overview of the search for the ...

CARTA: Early Hominids: African Origins of the Hominid Clade

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CARTA: Early Hominids: African Origins of the Hominid Clade

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Renowned paleoanthropologist Tim White of UC Berkeley who is widely credited for his role in the Ardi discovery gives a fascinating overview of the search for the origins of Hominids in Africa. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 17357]

State of Minds: Air...
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19:37:33 03/04/11

UC Riverside plays host to this edition of UCTV’s systemwide magazine program. Segments include a look at UCR’s seminal research on air quality, stem cell treatme...

State of Minds: Air Quality Stem Cells Peace Corps Neanderthal...

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State of Minds: Air Quality Stem Cells Peace Corps Neanderthal Genome -- Winter 2011 UC Riverside

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UC Riverside plays host to this edition of UCTV’s systemwide magazine program. Segments include a look at UCR’s seminal research on air quality, stem cell treatments at UC Davis, Peace Corps volunteers from UC Berkeley and from UC Santa Cruz, new insights into human evolution from the bones of Neanderthals. Series: "State of Minds" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 20692]

CARTA: Early Homini...
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19:43:25 02/25/11

Paleoanthropologist Berhane Asfaw provides insight into what the crania of of early Hominids can tell us, and Ronald Clarke chronicles the discovery and impact of ...

CARTA: Early Hominids: Hominid Skulls; The Discovery of Little...

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CARTA: Early Hominids: Hominid Skulls; The Discovery of Little Foot

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Paleoanthropologist Berhane Asfaw provides insight into what the crania of of early Hominids can tell us, and Ronald Clarke chronicles the discovery and impact of discovering “Little Foot,” the oldest Australopithecine find in Southern Africa. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 20685]

CARTA: Early Homini...
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23:22:04 02/16/11

Renowned paleoanthropologist Gen Suwa reveals what dental remains can tell us about early Hominids, and discusses the evolutionary significance of Ardipithecus Ram...

CARTA: Early Hominids: Gen Suwa - Hominid Teeth; Significance ...

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CARTA: Early Hominids: Gen Suwa - Hominid Teeth; Significance of Ardipithecus Ramidus

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Renowned paleoanthropologist Gen Suwa reveals what dental remains can tell us about early Hominids, and discusses the evolutionary significance of Ardipithecus Ramidus. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 20684]

CARTA: Early Homini...
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22:31:29 02/08/11

Paleoanthropologists Michel Brunet, Yohannes Haile-Selassie and Sileshi Semaw present their insights into the origins of the earliest Hominids. Series: "CARTA - C...

CARTA: Early Hominids: A New Cradle for Mankind; The Earliest ...

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CARTA: Early Hominids: A New Cradle for Mankind; The Earliest Hominids of Ethiopia

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Paleoanthropologists Michel Brunet, Yohannes Haile-Selassie and Sileshi Semaw present their insights into the origins of the earliest Hominids. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 20683]

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Darwin’s Birthday Suit: The Evolution of Human ...

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Darwin’s Birthday Suit: The Evolution of Human Skin Pigmentation
09/30/09

Nina Jablonski looks at the evolution of human pigmentation. It was noted by Darwin and others that humans who lived closer to the equator had darker skins. Is this a functional adaptation to sun exposure, or is there something more at play here? Series: "Darwin Evolving" [Science] [Show ID: 16926]