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- -: Neanderthal Genes Found in Modern Humans

February 2, 2011 (about 13 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/01/18/Dr_Jean-Jacques_Hublin_Neanderthals_Deciphered Dr. Jean-Jacques Hublin of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology details a recent and curious discovery of a possible genetic integration between Neanderthals and modern humans around 60,...

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- -: Drawing Inspiration: Balenciaga and Contemporary Art

June 15, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)

Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/2011/03/26/Balenciaga_and_Spain_Symposium Hamish Bowles, European editor-at-large of American Vogue, discusses the influence of abstract contemporary Spanish artists, such as Pablo Picasso and Joan Miró, on the work of legendary fashion designer Cristóba...

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- -: Trey McIntyre Dance Company Steals Hearts in Heartland

August 4, 2011 (over 12 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/series/masters_modern_dance Choreographer Trey McIntyre discusses how his dance company, the Trey McIntyre Project, has fostered a growing arts scene in its home of Boise, Idaho. He attributes the success of appealing to larger audiences to his American sensibil...

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- -: Mikhail Baryshnikov: Rehearsal Excerpt

August 8, 2011 (over 12 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/series/masters_modern_dance Mikhail dances with the Hell's Kitchen Dance Company in a piece called 'Come In' directed by Aszure Barton, a choreographer in residence at the Baryshnikov Art Center. Watch a behind the scenes rehearsal of Baryshnikov with the young ...

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- -: Trey McIntyre: Rehearsal Excerpt

August 16, 2011 (over 12 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/series/masters_modern_dance The Trey McIntyre Project premiered a new collaborative work on February 4, 2011 at the Mahalia Jackson Theater in New Orleans with live music from the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Watch as Trey leads two of his company dancers in an ...

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- -: 'Bird Shit Architecture' in Brasilia and Beyond

September 2, 2011 (over 12 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/05/02/Jan_Gehl_Cities_for_People Jan Gehl, architect, urban planner, and author of Cities for People, discusses what he calls "bird shit architecture," a trend in urban planning that originated in the 1950's and persists to the present day. This type of arc...

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Christopher Deam: Christopher Deam Restyles the Airstream

February 1, 2002 (over 22 years ago)

The airstream trailer designs of Christopher Deam puts home and travelling a notch higher.

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Source: TED

Murray Gell-Mann: The Ancestor of Language

March 1, 2007 (about 17 years ago)

Murray Gell-Mann shares his insights on the beginnings of modern language.

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Source: TED

Wade Davis: The Worldwide Web of Belief and Ritual

February 1, 2008 (over 16 years ago)

Wade Davis shows humanity's rich cultural diversity that we should learn to preserve despite the aspiration to become a modern society of people.

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Source: TED

Jessa Gamble: Our Natural Sleep Cycle

July 1, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)

In her brief talk about the body' antural sleep cyle, Jessa Gamble talks about how humans have a way of sensing day and night with the use of their body clock.

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