Coral Reef Surgeon Fish: Evolving to Compete Through Mimicry
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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2012/01/24/Diversity_and_Evolution_of_Coral_Reef_Fishes Luiz Rocha, Assistant Curator and Follett Chair of Ichthyology at the California Academy of Sciences, highlights the evolutionary advantage of the surgeon fish. The surgeon's genes allow them to mimic angelfish, entitling them to greater resources in the c... Read more
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- -: Coral Reef Surgeon Fish: Evolving to Compete Through Mimicry
February 2, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2012/01/24/Diversity_and_Evolution_of_Coral_Reef_Fishes Luiz Rocha, Assistant Curator and Follett Chair of Ichthyology at the California Academy of Sciences, highlights the evolutionary advantage of the surgeon fish. The surgeon's genes allow them to mimic angel...
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March 16, 2009 (about 15 years ago)http://www.ted.com Why are babies cute? Why is cake sweet? Philosopher Dan Dennett has answers you wouldn't expect, as he shares evolution's counterintuitive reasoning on cute, sweet and sexy things. For a topping, try his introduction to a new theory by Matthew Hurley on why jokes are funny. TE...
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- -: Mark Pagel: How language transformed humanity
August 3, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com Biologist Mark Pagel shares an intriguing theory about why humans evolved our complex system of language. He suggests that language is a piece of "social technology" that allowed early human tribes to access a powerful new tool: cooperation. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast o...
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- -: Our Messy Genetic History - David Ewing Duncan
April 2, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/03/25/David_Ewing_Duncan_The_Experimental_Man Science writer David Ewing Duncan examines the complicated genetic history shared by all life on earth. "There are dormant genes in all organisms," he says. "There are genes in a chicken that, if you activated t...
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- -: Richard Dawkins - Applying Darwinian Evolution to Physics
October 29, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/07/Richard_Dawkins_The_Greatest_Show_on_Earth Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins weighs the possibilities of the anthropic principle as it applies to physics. He also presents the theory that universes are bound to Darwinian selection, passing on tra...
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- -: Richard Dawkins: One Fact to Refute Creationism
October 31, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/07/Richard_Dawkins_The_Greatest_Show_on_Earth Biologist Richard Dawkins identifies what he views is the single most compelling fact to refute Creationism -- but states that the real problem lies in convincing Creationists to listen to the evidence. "What...
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- -: The Human-Chimp Split: A Closer Look at the Fossil Record
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- -: Where Religion Went Wrong - Sam Keen
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May 7, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/03/01/Meet_The_Author_Richard_Dawkins Richard Dawkins argues that humanity's historical predisposition towards religion and supernatural beliefs may have held an evolutionary utility. "The rule of thumb: 'Believe whatever your parents tell you,' quite clear...
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- -: Richard Dawkins: Has Technology Changed Human Evolution?
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