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Brave New Prehistoric World

2023-05-04 Science & Technology
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Recent breakthroughs in dating ancient samples of DNA and human remains have led to a radical reassessment of human origins. At least ten other early human groups–some with the cognitive capacity to make art, jewelry and herbal medicines–occupied the planet at the same time as our ancestors, Homo Sapiens, and some of their genomes live within us today. Leading archeologists and paleoanthropologists join Brian Greene to discuss how these surprising new insights are transforming our understanding of early Humans. This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation. Participants: Rebecca Ackermann Thomas Higham Sheela Athreya Viviane Slon Moderator: Brian Greene - SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel and "ring the bell" for all the latest videos from WSF - VISIT our Website: http://www.worldsciencefestival.com - LIKE us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/worldsciencefestival - FOLLOW us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WorldSciFest #briangreene #anthropology #paleontology

Top Comments (10)

@triqpham 2023-05-08

One of my favorite topics outside of physics and quantum mechanics. Btw, Brian Green, you are my hero. I wish I could attend your courses at Columbia.

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@purpletiger9313 2023-05-16

This is a really wonderful conversation. For those stuck in the physics/quantum-classical/mathematics/astronomy mindset (as followers of Brian Greene tend to be) this is a breath of fresh air because it opens a whole new vista of discoveries and science, something new to get interested in! Fascinating stuff. Thank you Brian for offering this up.

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@SoniSingh-fl8cf 2023-05-07

Professor Greene thank you for another wonderful topic, these are so informative.

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@dizehjvegnomis 2023-05-04

this is a great vid so far, thank you science festival!

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@nevamoore7363 2023-05-04

Best part of this whole dialogue is the acceptance that we really know very very little. Known known. Unknown knowns. Unknown unknowns. Trying to ignore the self-implied racism and such that is unnecessary in this kind of discussion. Rather recognizing ancient populations were not primitive idiots but intelligent.

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@ericvulgate 2023-05-04

Nice to hear experts discussing the braided stream. This seems so obvious to me and has since I first heard of it.

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@Rastlov 2023-08-23

Greene is a great moderator and this channel is fantastic at covering all the dimensions of science. Brian really strings everything together into a rich tapestry. (I couldn't resist the string theory puns)

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@metathoughts732 2023-05-06

It is nice to see someone sharing skepticism about the old 19th-20th century "scientific" timeline.

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@lindascanlan6317 2023-07-14

Simply marvelous...great panel....terrific conversation...thank you all so much.. ...

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@rachelviegas9477 2023-05-05

Finally an update on time lines!

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