- -: Are Smart Phones Making Us Dumb? - Vint Cerf
February 8, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/01/07/Whats_Next_with_the_Internet_Vint_Cerf_Looks_Ahead "Father of the Internet" Vint Cerf argues that smart phones and other mobile technology will not make people less intelligent. "It reminds me of the guy that complained about the invention of writing,...
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- -: The Human-Chimp Split: A Closer Look at the Fossil Record
February 12, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/01/12/Todd_Disotell_A_New_Tale_of_the_Primate_Split Todd Disotell, a professor of anthropology at NYU, examines the human-chimp split in relation to bipedal fossils that date back to the time period during which many scientists believe the evolutionary leap...
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- -: Meet the 'Vortex of Despair': Four Predictions for Earth's Future
February 13, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/28/Brainfood_-_Can_You_Imagine_The_Next_60_Years Dr. Chris Luebkeman outlines four different "plausible futures" for the planet the selfish bubble, carbon is crime, ecological age, and vortex of despair. He judges each of these potential futures in term...
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- -: Is Monogamy Linked to Brain Size?
March 23, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/02/18/Robin_Dunbar_How_Many_Friends_Does_One_Person_Need Calling monogamy an "especially taxing" cognitive practice, evolutionary anthropologist Robin Dunbar links large brain size to romantic pairings among mammals. "Maintaining pair bonds," says Dunbar, "...
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- -: NASA Director Predicts Mars Settlement by 2060
November 29, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/10/16/Long_Conversation_with_Ken_Foster_and_Pete_Worden Pete Worden, Director of NASA's Ames Research Center, predicts there will be permanent settlements on Mars within the next half-century. "We are on the verge of extending humanity into the solar system...
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- -: Origin of Language? Check the Archaeological Record
December 10, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/11/07/Wonderfest_2010_How_Did_Evolution_Shape_Human_Behavior David DeGusta, Research Paleontologist at the Paleoanthropology Institute, discusses how archaeologists are able to study the origins of human language through the archaeological record. He theori...
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- -: What Is the Evolutionary Purpose of Art?
December 16, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/11/07/Wonderfest_2010_How_Did_Evolution_Shape_Human_Behavior Anthropologists David DeGusta and Henry Gilbert discuss the evolutionary function of artistic expression. Gilbert suggests that artistry may have been a display of mental prowess to attract a mate...
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- -: What Separates Us from Chimps? As It Turns Out, Not Much
February 26, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/02/15/Robert_Sapolsky_Are_Humans_Just_Another_Primate Neurologist Robert Sapolsky explores the genetic differences between humans and chimps, and describes the few genes that make our species unique. Our two species share over ninety-eight percent of the sa...
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- -: How Do Dogs Know What We're Feeling?
March 16, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/02/15/Robert_Sapolsky_Are_Humans_Just_Another_Primate They're not called "Man's Best Friend" for nothing. How is it that dogs always seem to know what's on our minds? Acclaimed neurologist Robert Sapolsky explains. ----- Dr. Robert Sapolsky discusses his ...
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- -: Sexually Promiscuous? Blame It On Anatomy
March 18, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/02/22/Glenn_Wilson_Sex_Wars British psychologist Glenn Wilson asserts that evidence of promiscuity in primates can be determined anatomically. Wilson compares the genital size and sexual practices of several primate species, including orangutans and chimpan...
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