CARTA - Anthropogeny (Audio) - Podcast

CARTA: Comparative Anthropogeny: From Molecules to Societies - Polly Wiessner Rafael Núñez and Nissi Varki

Arizona State University and University of Utah professor Polly Wiessner addresses intergroup ties between humans, chimpanzees and bonobos and explores some of the possible evolutionary developments …

00:55:03 | Thu 04 Nov 2021

CARTA: Comparative Anthropogeny: From Molecules to Societies - Technology - Dietrich Stout

Technology is clearly central to human life and evolution but remains hard to define and study. Emory University professor Dietrich Stout discusses an evolutionarily motivated definition of technolog…

00:21:00 | Wed 03 Nov 2021

CARTA: Comparative Anthropogeny: From Molecules to Societies - Welcome and Opening Remarks

This symposium addresses several important distinctly human characteristics that range from molecules, to metabolism, anatomy, disease, and behavior. Goals include transdisciplinary interactions, imp…

00:04:01 | Wed 03 Nov 2021

CARTA: Comparative Anthropogeny: From Molecules to Societies - Quantity and Number - Rafael Nuñez

Humans and many other species have biologically endowed abilities for discriminating “quantities” to some degree (e.g., subitizing), but only humans, via the distinct capacity of “symbolic reference”…

00:17:15 | Mon 01 Nov 2021

CARTA: Comparative Anthropogeny: From Molecules to Societies - Siglec-11 Expression in the Brain - Ajit Varki

Sialic acid-recognizing immunoglobulin-type lectins (Siglecs) are a family of cell surface proteins prominently expressed on immune cells in mammals. Siglec-11 is an example of an inhibitory Siglec. …

00:14:22 | Thu 28 Oct 2021

CARTA: Comparative Anthropogeny: From Molecules to Societies - Human Arcuate Fasciculus - James Rilling

Language is a human cognitive specialization, and as such, is expected to be supported by human neurological specializations. The arcuate fasciculus is a white matter fiber tract that connects Wernic…

00:16:31 | Tue 26 Oct 2021

CARTA: Comparative Anthropogeny: From Molecules to Societies - Incidence of Carcinomas - Nissi Varki

During embryogenesis, the three germ layers (endoderm, ectoderm, mesoderm) differentiate into epithelial and non-epithelial cells, which eventually form differentiated tissues and organs. Abundant da…

00:16:37 | Mon 25 Oct 2021

CARTA: Comparative Anthropogeny: From Molecules to Societies - Phytanic Acid Metabolism - Joseph Hacia

Diet has played a major role in the evolution of human and non-human primate digestive systems. Phytanic acid is a potentially toxic branched chain fatty acid that can be acquired in humans by ingest…

00:17:59 | Sat 23 Oct 2021

CARTA: Comparative Anthropogeny: From Molecules to Societies - ABO Blood Groups - Pascal Gagneux

ABO Blood groups represent the first described human molecular polymorphism. The ABO gene encodes variants of a protein (a glycosyltransferase) that produces the short sugar chains on glycoproteins a…

00:17:59 | Tue 19 Oct 2021

CARTA: Comparative Anthropogeny: From Molecules to Societies - Food Sharing - James O'Connell

Humans are unusual in that we depend on shared foods, especially among families and friends and between potential mates. Food sharing occurs between healthy individuals and those that are infirm or e…

00:15:42 | Sat 16 Oct 2021

CARTA: The Evolution of Human Physical Activity - Questions Answers and Closing Remarks

Discussion session about The Evolution of Human Physical Activity. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 37188]

00:57:46 | Sat 10 Jul 2021