Nina Jablonski encourages us to stop Twittering, start ...

A decade of e-mailing, IM'ing and social networking is beginning to undo 40 million years of touching as a primary human modality. Nina Jablonski - acclaimed primatologist, evolutionary biologist and Penn State anthropology department head - explores this change,our role as the only "self-decorating ape," and how our underappreciated skin holds the key to our humanity.

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Science & Technology

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• ape
• biology
• email
• evolution
• im
• network
• penn
• primates
• primatoloty
• social
• state
• touching

[sofiayearwood]

I just stumbled upon your channel and wanted to say that I have really enjoyed reading your video posts.

[NoTanLinesStreamwood]

The irony is that Google , PubMed, and YouTube are how I found this video.

[MrLesWhite]

I don't think people touch each other enough now a days, in a while it will be like demolition man, obscene to do sadly

[RedeemingFeatures]

Absolutely love the concept, touch, the long forgotten affection. Eyes, the long forgotten focus, silence, the long forgotten respite. aaahhhhh.