CARTA - Anthropogeny (Audio)

Leading brain researchers James Rilling, Wolfgang Enard and William Hopkins discuss unique specialization of the human brain, from molecular to structural, and their relation to language. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 23062]

Leading brain researchers Todd Preuss, MIke Gazzaniga and Katerina Semendeferi explore unique specialization in the human brain that may be keys to the brain’s plasticity, our social nature, and the coordination of the functions in both sides of our brains. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 20871]

Human-Specific Signaling Networks (Genevieve Konopka); Uniquely Human Gene Regulation (James Noonan); Human-Specific Changes in Siglec Genes (Ajit Varki) Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 21958]

Uniquely Human Gene Regulation (James Noonan); A Comparative Study of Immune Response in Primates (Yoav Gilad); Human-Specific Changes in Siglec Genes (Ajit Varki) Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 21957]

Evolution of Human Duplications: Genomic Instability and New Genes (Evan Eichler); Human Accelerated Regions in the Genome (Katherine S. Pollard) Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 21956]

Comparisons of Human and Ape Stem Cells (Alysson Muotri); The Neandertal and Denisovan Genomes (Ed Green) Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 21955]

Elaine Mardis explores the Orangutan genome, and Ed Green explains how and what we know about our relation to Neandertal. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 21954]

Renowned paleoanthropologist Tim White of UC Berkeley who is widely credited for his role in the Ardi discovery gives a fascinating overview of the search for the origins of Hominids in Africa. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 17357]

Eminent paleoanthropologist Ronald Clarke describes the find and implications of “Little Foot,” the oldest Australopithecine find in Southern Africa. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 20686]

Social Selection and the Notorious Free-Rider (Christopher Boehm); Social Evolution in Animals and Humans (Steve Frank); Ecology of Cooperation and Altruism (Christophe Boesch) Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 21110]

Mechanisms Underlying Behaviors That Obey the Golden Rule (Donald Pfaff); How Humans Became Such Other Regarding Apes (Sarah B. Hrdy); Tribal Social Instincts and Human Cooperation (Peter Richerson) Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 21109]

The Evolution of Human Altruism (Randolph Nesse); Brain-Based Values (Patricia Churchland); Partner Choice, Markets and the Evolution of Cooperation (Peter Hammerstein) Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 20476]

Paleoanthropologist Berhane Asfaw provides insight into what the crania of early Hominids can tell us, and Ronald Clarke chronicles the discovery and impact of discovering “Little Foot,” the oldest Australopithecine find in Southern Africa. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 20685]

Renowned paleoanthropologist Gen Suwa reveals what dental remains can tell us about early Hominids, and discusses the evolutionary significance of Ardipithecus Ramidus. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 20684]

Paleoanthropologists Michel Brunet, Yohannes Haile-Selassie and Sileshi Semaw present their insights into the origins of the earliest Hominids. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 20683]

Renowned paleoanthropologist Tim White of UC Berkeley, who is widely credited for his role in the discovery of Ardi, gives a fascinating overview of the search for the origins of Hominids in Africa, and Andrew Hill provides insight into the environments in which our earliest ancestors lived. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 20682]

Dr. Michael Bamshad, Division Chief and Professor, Division of Genetic Medicine, Pediatrics at the University of Washington, explores how evolutionary processes and demographic history have shaped patterns of genetic variation among humans, and how such variation influences differences in physical features and disease susceptibility among humans. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and T...

George Ojemann, Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Washington, explores the neurobiology of human cognition, especially language, memory and learning. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 18706]

Evan Eichler, University of Washington Professor of Genome Sciences explores large-scale variation in human genomic DNA that contributes to primate gene evolution. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 18705]

Peter Parham, Professor in the Departments of Structural Biology and Microbiology & Immunology at the Stanford University School of Medicine, explores proteins of the human immune system that vary greatly between individuals and populations which modulate the immune response to infection and cancer, and also influence the success of reproduction and therapeutic transplantation of cells, tissues an...

Anne Stone, Associate Professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at the Arizona State University, explores population history to understand how humans in South America have adapted to their environment. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 18703]

Carlos Bustamante, Professor of Genetics at Stanford University School of Medicine, is a population geneticist whose research focuses on analyzing patterns of variation within and between species to address fundamental questions in biology, anthropology, and medicine. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 18702]

Sarah Tishkoff, University of Pennsylvania geneticist, collects DNA samples from a cross-section of Africa’s many ethnic groups to shed light on local adaptations. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 18701]

Pascal Gagneux, an evolutionary biologist at UC San Diego who studies great apes (chimpanzees, bonobos, and gorillas), explores the biodiversity in great apes. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 18700]

The evolution and origins of human biodiversity pose an interesting conundrum for the 2010 US Census, as told in this poignant anecdote from Ajit Varki, co-director of the UC San Diego / Salk Institute CARTA program. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 18518]