CARTA - Anthropogeny (Audio)
Multidisciplinary researchers explore the origins of humanity and the many facets of what makes us human.
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 672
- Years Active
- 2009 - 2025
CARTA: Ancient DNA and Human Evolution – Kay Prüfer: Neandertal and Denisovan Genomes and What They Tell Us
In this talk Kay Prüfer (Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology) explains that the analysis of high coverage genome sequences from two archaic human individuals (a Neandertal and a Deniso…
00:15:03 |
Thu 28 Jul 2016
CARTA: Ancient DNA and Human Evolution – The Origins of Modern Humans in Africa; Ancient European Population History; The Genetic History of the Americas
This symposium brings together researchers at the forefront of ancient DNA research and population genetics to discuss current developments and share insights about human migration and adaptation. Se…
00:58:43 |
Wed 27 Jul 2016
CARTA: Ancient DNA and Human Evolution – Neandertal and Denisovan Genomes and What They Tell Us; A Map of Neandertal Genes in Present Day Humans; The Phenotypic Legacy of Neandertal Interbreeding on Modern Humans
This symposium brings together researchers at the forefront of ancient DNA research and population genetics to discuss current developments and share insights about human migration and adaptation. Se…
00:53:09 |
Wed 20 Jul 2016
CARTA: Ancient DNA and Human Evolution – The Landscape of Archaic Ancestry in Modern Humans; Prehistoric Human Biology as Inferred from Dental Calculus; The Oldest Human DNA Sequences
This symposium brings together researchers at the forefront of ancient DNA research and population genetics to discuss current developments and share insights about human migration and adaptation. Se…
00:56:16 |
Wed 13 Jul 2016
CARTA: How Language Evolves: Rachel Mayberry: How the Environment Shapes Language in the Brain
Rachel Mayberry of UC San Diego and her team have discovered that linguistic stimulation during early life is necessary for the human language capacity to develop fully. The longer the child matures…
00:21:51 |
Mon 04 Jul 2016
CARTA: Human-Climate Interactions and Evolution: Past and Future: Charles Kennel: Introductory Remarks
Charles Kennel of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego provides introductory background for this symposium which presents varied perspectives from earth scientists, ecologists, and…
00:04:23 |
Thu 30 Jun 2016
CARTA: Domestication and Human Evolution - Robert Franciscus: Craniofacial Feminization in Canine and Human Evolution
Robert Franciscus (Univ of Iowa) explains that anatomically modern humans are recognized in the fossil record primarily by retraction and diminution of the facial skeleton compared to pre-modern “arc…
00:20:14 |
Mon 27 Jun 2016
CARTA: Human-Climate Interactions and Evolution: Past and Future: Veerabhadran Ramanathan: Climate Change Mitigation: In Pursuit of the Common Good
Veerabhadran Ramanathan of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego addresses efforts towards mitigation of climate change. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training i…
00:23:23 |
Mon 20 Jun 2016
CARTA: Birth to Grandmotherhood: Childrearing in Human Evolution – Wenda Trevathan: Birth and the Newborn Infant
In this talk, Wenda Trevathan of New Mexico State University focuses on energetic and biomechanical factors that converge at the time of birth to set the stage for an enormously expanded role of chil…
00:18:19 |
Tue 31 May 2016
CARTA: Human-Climate Interactions and Evolution: Past and Future: William Ruddiman: How Humans Took Control of Climate
William Ruddiman of the University of Virginia on how humans took control of climate. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Show ID: 29692]
00:19:17 |
Fri 20 May 2016
CARTA: Unique Features of Human Skin – Nina Jablonski: Naked Colorful Skin and Its Role in Human Social Interactions
The evolution of mostly naked skin in the human lineage heralded major changes in the biological and social functions of skin. Nina Jablonski of Pennsylvania State University provides many examples o…
00:24:04 |
Mon 09 May 2016
CARTA: Origins of Genus Homo – Australopithecus and the Emergence of Earliest Homo; Dmanisi Variation and Systematics of Early Homo; A Potential Molecular Mechanism for the Speciation of Genus Homo
This symposium explores evidence bearing on the emergence of our genus, focusing on possible antecedents to Homo, changes in diet and body form as Australopithecus evolved toward Homo, ancient specie…
00:58:54 |
Wed 27 Apr 2016
Opening Remarks - Churchill
Steven Churchill opens the symposium on Origins of Genus Homo. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 30636]
00:04:38 |
Fri 22 Apr 2016
Welcome - Margaret Schoeninger
Margaret Schoeninger welcomes you to the symposium on Origins of Genus Homo. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 30635]
00:05:40 |
Fri 22 Apr 2016
CARTA: Origins of Genus Homo – Herman Pontzer: Energetics and the Ecology of Early Homo
In this talk, Herman Pontzer investigates humans’ evolving metabolic strategy and its origins in the fossil record. He discusses the ecological pressures that shaped our genus and the evolutionary o…
00:19:18 |
Fri 22 Apr 2016
Concluding Remarks - Rightmire QandA close- Varki
Philip Rightmire and Ajit Varki wrap up the symposium with a questions and answer session and closing remarks. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [S…
00:38:07 |
Fri 22 Apr 2016
CARTA: Origins of Genus Homo – Southern Africa and the Origin of Homo; Adaptive Shifts Accompanying the Origin of Homo; Energetics and the Ecology of Early Homo
This symposium explores evidence bearing on the emergence of our genus, focusing on possible antecedents to Homo, changes in diet and body form as Australopithecus evolved toward Homo, ancient specie…
00:56:46 |
Wed 20 Apr 2016
CARTA: Origins of Genus Homo – Homo: What Who When Where?; Evolution of Early Human Body Form; Evolution of Human Life History Patterns
This symposium explores evidence bearing on the emergence of our genus, focusing on possible antecedents to Homo, changes in diet and body form as Australopithecus evolved toward Homo, ancient specie…
00:57:47 |
Wed 13 Apr 2016
CARTA: Unique Features of Human Skin – Rob Knight: Ecology and Evolution of the Skin Microbiome
In this presentation UC San Diego’s Rob Knight describes some of the functions of the human skin microbiome, how it and its complex chemical repertoire differ from that of other animals that have bee…
00:24:37 |
Mon 22 Feb 2016
CARTA: The Evolution of Human Nutrition – Steven Leigh: Diets and Microbes in Primates
Steven Leigh (Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) explores the nature of the primate microbiome with the goal of understanding the impacts of microbiomes on human evolution. His results point to i…
00:17:54 |
Wed 17 Feb 2016
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