Spencer Wells: Building a family tree for all humanity
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Uploaded by TEDtalksDirector on Aug 19, 2008
All humans share some common bits of DNA, passed down to us from our http://www.ted.com African ancestors. Geneticist Spencer Wells talks about how his Genographic Project will use this shared DNA to figure out how we are -- in all our diversity -- truly connected.
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@UnheardSage Me Gusta Ahoyhoyhoyhoyhoyhoy! :D:D:D
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@Cackem My fact: you have no control over being a foul-mouthed, ugly just for ugliness' sake jerk. Source? Your comment.
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@JohnHasSeriousQ Amen to that! There is only one (1) race on this Earth: The Human Race!
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@farang "how come the oldest Erectus remain is from Asia" Source please? Your facts will all be invalid without a reference.... ya cunt.
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good lecture. thanks WhyEvolutionIsTrue.
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He sounds like Simon Cowell... I keep expecting him to go mental on some stupid audience member or scientist :D
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Socially, emotionally, politically , religiously , geographically and culturally our aim is one but scientifically and biologically we are not one and we weren't one at all ( thats should WELLS focus on )
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@imRyRy i don't know any of that type of atheist. and i know quite a few atheists.
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@greycloud24 I really think you're looking too far into this. On the other hand, what if this sparks a new meaning to the famous names? Atheists who are atheists simply because of rebellion of religion aren't that much more logical that creationists.
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@TheDarkchild31 I find it more interesting how blacks will somehow use this as an argument. And I find it even more interesting that you still assume only whites can be racist, which in turn makes you a racist.
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Those who can't live among others should live on the moon!
JohnHasSeriousQ 2 years ago 13
Not only are we humans all connected to one another....science has clearly demonstrated that we are all connected to every other life-form on the planet.
We are cousins...you and I.
kshackleton 3 years ago 12