Video: Protecting the Ash Tree: Wabanaki Diplomacy and Sustainability Science in Maine See also: Public Lectures, History, North America Brown ash trees sustain the ancestral basket-making traditions of the Wabanaki people of Maine and play a key role... Read more about Video: Protecting the Ash Tree: Wabanaki Diplomacy and Sustainability Science in Maine
Video: Unseen Connections: A Natural History of Cell Phones See also: Public Lectures, Europe, North America Cell phones are among people’s most prized possessions. They play an important role in daily life, facilitating... Read more about Video: Unseen Connections: A Natural History of Cell Phones
Video: Understanding Warfare: An Evolutionary Approach See also: Public Lectures, Evolution, Africa, Asia, Europe Warfare is a nearly universal trait of human societies. It has influenced the evolution of human societies... Read more about Video: Understanding Warfare: An Evolutionary Approach
Video: The Secret of Our Success: How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter See also: Public Lectures, Evolution, Africa, Asia, Europe The ability of human groups to socially interconnect and learn from one another has allowed us to create... Read more about Video: The Secret of Our Success: How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter
Video: The Ghosts of Gombe See also: Public Lectures, Africa On July 12, 1969, Ruth Davis, a young American volunteer at Dr. Jane Goodall’s research site in Gombe... Read more about Video: The Ghosts of Gombe
Video: The Future of Happiness: How Communication Technologies Will Change Our World—Or Not See also: Public Lectures, North America What impact are information and communication technologies such as the Internet and social media... Read more about Video: The Future of Happiness: How Communication Technologies Will Change Our World—Or Not
Video: The Border Wall: Life and Injury on the Frontlines See also: Public Lectures, Mexico and Central America, North America The idea of building a wall on the U.S./Mexico border serves as a potent symbol across the political spectrum... Read more about Video: The Border Wall: Life and Injury on the Frontlines
Video: The American Land Museum: Places as Cultural Artifacts See also: Public Lectures, North America The Center for Land Use Interpretation explores how land in the United States is apportioned, utilized,... Read more about Video: The American Land Museum: Places as Cultural Artifacts
Video: Teeth and Human Evolution See also: Public Lectures, Evolution, Asia, Europe Modern humans and our closest-living ape relatives differ in developmental and reproductive biology... Read more about Video: Teeth and Human Evolution
Video: Self-Domestication in Bonobos and Other Wild Animals See also: Public Lectures, Named Lecture Series, Africa Domesticated animals such as dogs, pigs, and horses often sport floppy ears, patches of white hair... Read more about Video: Self-Domestication in Bonobos and Other Wild Animals
Video: Destroying Images: Current Iconoclasm in Context See also: Public Lectures, History, Europe The destruction of iconic images and monuments—iconoclasm—carried out today by extremists... Read more about Video: Destroying Images: Current Iconoclasm in Context
Video: Cracking Bones, Gnawing Flesh, and Pondering Hearts: Body, Mind, and Medicine in Ancient Mesopotamia See also: Public Lectures, Archaeology, History, Asia The human body has not changed significantly during recorded history—we share sensory faculties... Read more about Video: Cracking Bones, Gnawing Flesh, and Pondering Hearts: Body, Mind, and Medicine in Ancient Mesopotamia
Video: Tales of the Moche Kings and Queens: Elite Burials from the North Coast of Peru See also: Public Lectures, Archaeology, History, South America 2017 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the discovery of the Lord of Sipán, one of the most spectacular gold... Read more about Video: Tales of the Moche Kings and Queens: Elite Burials from the North Coast of Peru
Video: From Conquest to Colony: The Early Colonial Period in Peru See also: Public Lectures, Archaeology, History, South America Peru’s early colonial history is generally viewed from the perspective of the Europeans who invaded the region... Read more about Video: From Conquest to Colony: The Early Colonial Period in Peru
Video: The Amazonian Travels of Richard Evans Schultes See also: Public Lectures, History, South America Richard Evans Schultes—ethnobotanist, taxonomist, writer, photographer, and Harvard professor... Read more about Video: The Amazonian Travels of Richard Evans Schultes
