Prehistoric (Pre 8000 BC)


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Francis Fukuyama: The Origins of Political Order
Francis Fukuyama
April 29, 2011
00:27:00
Francis Fukuyama discusses his new book, The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution. How did current political institutions develop?
Horseshoe Crabs: New Perspectives on an Ancient Species
Wan-Jean Lee
October 19, 2010
00:37:09
Horseshoe crabs have been around since the dinosaurs, but much remains to be learned about their behavior and ecological roles. Although many of their behaviors appear simple, they may have complex ecological consequences.
Evolution of Photosynthesis
Tanja Bosak
October 19, 2010
00:49:51
Dr. Tanja Bosak and Alexander Petroff explain the advanced research that is decoding the parallel evolution of life and environment on the ancient Earth.
Groundbreaking Research on the Origins of Life
Groundbreaking Research on the Origins of Life
Matthew Powner
May 1, 2010
00:22:46
Two researchers at the famous Szostak Lab at Harvard University describe their respective contributions to scientific understanding of the emergence of life. Two essentials of life are (a) self-replication and (b) a membrane. Dr. Matthew W.
Understanding How Life Began
Alonso Ricardo
April 2, 2010
01:02:00
Dr. Alonso Ricardo of the Szostak Lab at Harvard University explains how some of the molecules in our DNA are identical to molecules brought to Earth on meteorites, and he describes how elements in "stardust" may have met with conditions on Earth to lead to the emergence of life. Dr.
After Copenhagen: Real Solutions for Global Climate Change
James Hansen
January 28, 2010
01:42:00
The December 2009 Copenhagen talks on global climate change failed to produce a new international accord, and environmental scientist James Hansen is not wasting time bemoaning that failure.
Jurassic Genome
Chris Organ
December 2, 2009
00:25:38
Chris Organ, a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University, explains recent discoveries about the genomes of extinct animals, with emphasis on the relationship between birds and their dinosaur ancestors. Dr.
Sarah Hrdy: Evolutionary Origins of Mutual Understanding
Sarah Hrdy: Evolutionary Origins of Mutual Understanding
Sarah Blaffer Hrdy
November 18, 2009
01:15:14
Anthropologist and primate sociobiologist Sarah Blaffer Hrdy discusses her newest book, Mothers and Others: The Evolutionary Origins of Mutual Understanding, in which she emphasizes the need to consider our Pleistocene ancestors' peculiar mode of child-rearing.