CARTA - Anthropogeny (Audio) - Podcast

CARTA: Mind Reading: Human Origins and Theory of Mind – Mind Reading in Chimpanzees Comparing Apes and Dogs and Reflections of Dolphin and Elephant Minds

This CARTA series explores the evolution of “Theory of Mind” (ToM), the ability to impute mental states such as beliefs, desires, and intentions to oneself and others, and how ToM makes us uniquely h…

00:58:05 | Wed 11 Dec 2013

CARTA: Mind Reading: Human Origins and Theory of Mind – What is Theory of Mind? Emergence of Theory of Mind in Human Babies and The Social Brain in Adolescence

This CARTA series explores the evolution of “Theory of Mind” (ToM), the ability to impute mental states such as beliefs, desires, and intentions to oneself and others, and how ToM makes us uniquely h…

00:58:13 | Wed 04 Dec 2013

CARTA: Human and Non-Human Cultures – Margaret Schoeninger and James Moore: Introduction

Margaret Schoeninger (CARTA Co-Director, UC San Diego) and James Moore (Symposium Chair, UC San Diego) provide some introductory remarks to the CARTA symposium on “Human and Non-Human Cultures” held …

00:11:07 | Fri 16 Aug 2013

CARTA: Human and Non-Human Cultures – Donald Brown

In this presentation from CARTA’s Human and Non-Human Culture Symposium, Donald Brown (UC Santa Barbara) discusses “Human Cultural Universals: How and Where They Differ.” Series: "CARTA - Center for …

00:19:14 | Fri 16 Aug 2013

CARTA: Human and Non-Human Cultures – Susan Perry

In this presentation from CARTA’s Human and Non-Human Culture Symposium, Susan Perry (UCLA) discusses “Social Learning and Traditions in Wild Capuchin Monkeys.” Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic R…

00:19:35 | Fri 16 Aug 2013

CARTA: Human and Non-Human Cultures – Peter Tyack

In this presentation from CARTA’s Human and Non-Human Culture Symposium, Peter Tyack (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) discusses “Vocal Learning in Dolphins and Parrots.” Series: "CARTA - Center…

00:19:50 | Fri 16 Aug 2013

CARTA: Human and Non-Human Cultures – Rupert Stasch

In this presentation from CARTA’s Human and Non-Human Culture Symposium, Rupert Stasch (UC San Diego) discusses “Cultural Reflexivity in Human Cultures.” Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research…

00:21:45 | Fri 16 Aug 2013

CARTA: Human and Non-Human Cultures – Hal Whitehead

In this presentation from CARTA’s Human and Non-Human Culture Symposium, Hal Whitehead (Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia) discusses “Cultures of the Open Ocean: The Sperm Whale.” Series: "CARTA - Ce…

00:19:07 | Fri 16 Aug 2013

CARTA: Human and Non-Human Cultures – Jonathan Friedman

In this presentation from CARTA’s Human and Non-Human Culture Symposium, Jonathan Friedman (UC San Diego) discusses “The Cultural as Emergent Order: What Francois Jacob Tells Claude Levi-Strauss.” Se…

00:26:48 | Fri 16 Aug 2013

CARTA: Human and Non-Human Cultures – Timothy Wright

CARTA: Human and Non-Human Cultures – Timothy Wright Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Humanities] [Science] [Show ID: 17824]

00:20:55 | Fri 16 Aug 2013

CARTA: Human and Non-Human Cultures – Andrew Whiten

In this presentation from CARTA’s Human and Non-Human Culture Symposium, Andrew Whiten (University of St. Andrews Scotland) discusses “The Cultural Worlds of Child and Chimpanzee.” Series: "CARTA - C…

00:19:37 | Fri 16 Aug 2013

CARTA: Human and Non-Human Cultures – Ajit Varki Pascal Gagneux and Margaret Schoeninger

Ajit Varki (CARTA Co-Director, UC San Diego), Pascal Gagneux (CARTA Associate Director, UC San Diego), and Margaret Schoeninger (CARTA Co-Director, UC San Diego) describe CARTA’s Museum of Comparativ…

00:12:10 | Fri 16 Aug 2013

CARTA: Behaviorally Modern Humans: The Origin of Us: Question and Answer Session

Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Show ID: 25401]

00:30:59 | Fri 02 Aug 2013

CARTA: Behaviorally Modern Humans: The Origin of Us – Ofer Bar-Yosef: Evidence for the Spread of Modern Humans

Ofer Bar-Yosef (Harvard Univ) briefly summarizes the archaeological evidence for the dispersals of modern humans into Eurasia avoiding the assumptions that these events, whether short or continuous, …

00:19:47 | Fri 02 Aug 2013

CARTA: Behaviorally Modern Humans: The Origin of Us – Ajit Varki

Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Show ID: 25399]

00:08:30 | Fri 02 Aug 2013

CARTA: Behaviorally Modern Humans: The Origin of Us: Wrap-Up and Overview: Alison Brooks

Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Show ID: 25400]

00:19:09 | Fri 02 Aug 2013

CARTA: Behaviorally Modern Humans: The Origin of Us – Rick Potts: African Climate of the Last 400000 Years

Rick Potts (Smithsonian Institution) suggests that the complexity of climate dynamics, and associated resource uncertainty, likely influenced the evolution of adaptive versatility in our species, exp…

00:19:35 | Fri 02 Aug 2013

CARTA: Behaviorally Modern Humans: The Origin of Us – Chris Stringer: Fossil Record of Anatomically Modern Humans

Evidence points strongly to Africa as the major center for the genetic, physical and behavioral origins of both ancient and modern humans. In this talk, Chris Stringer (Natural History Museum, Londo…

00:18:04 | Fri 02 Aug 2013

CARTA: Behaviorally Modern Humans: The Origin of Us – Lyn Wadley: South African Archaeological Evidence

Lyn Wadley (Univ of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg) contends that the manufacture of compound adhesives and compound paints by 100,000 years ago in South Africa is clear evidence for modern thought proc…

00:19:00 | Fri 02 Aug 2013

CARTA: Behaviorally Modern Humans: The Origin of Us – Christopher Ehret: Relationships of Ancient African Languages

CARTA: Behaviorally Modern Humans: The Origin of Us – Christopher Ehret: Relationships of Ancient African Languages Almost all of the more than 1,000 African languages spoken today belong to just fou…

00:20:47 | Fri 02 Aug 2013

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