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TED: Nina Jablonski Breaks The Illusion Of Skin Color

submitted by DerHasisttot

1 decade 3 years 6 months 3 weeks ago

Source sez: http://www.ted.com Nina Jablonski says that differing skin colors are simply our bodies' adaptation to varied climates and levels of UV exposure. Charles Darwin disagreed with this theory, but she explains, that's because he did not have access to NASA.

TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the "Sixth Sense" wearable tech, and "Lost" producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate. Watch a highlight reel of the Top 10 TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/top10

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I hate it when people bring up what Charles Darwin got wrong or didn't know way fucking back in the 19th century. What fucking sense does that make? He was a genius that helped enlighten people with his writings and teachings...but we elevate these people to Gods and suddenly when they get something wrong it's "Oh no there is no GOD!" Grow up people...some people help humanity reach higher...other bitch that they aren't high enough while standing on the shoulders of giants.

Blaming Charles Darwin because he didn't create NASA...that's FUCKING Bullshit!

>> ^Yogi:

I hate it when people bring up what Charles Darwin got wrong or didn't know way fucking back in the 19th century. What fucking sense does that make? He was a genius that helped enlighten people with his writings and teachings...but we elevate these people to Gods and suddenly when they get something wrong it's "Oh no there is no GOD!" Grow up people...some people help humanity reach higher...other bitch that they aren't high enough while standing on the shoulders of giants.
Blaming Charles Darwin because he didn't create NASA...that's FUCKING Bullshit!

You missed the point... I think... Your writing is very confusing, or perhaps you're just trolling.
Darwin wrote that he does not think climate and skin colour are related. But today science knows different. Darwin just served as the presentation's hook to show how far science has come. She says that if Darwin would have had access, he would have come to the same conclusion as science today; and you are right, it's unnecessary. And nobody blames him for not creating NASA... :-)

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