Origin Stories3 Nov 2020

Episode 47: Skin

Variation in human skin color has fascinated and perplexed people for centuries. As the most visible aspect of human variation, skin color has been used as a basis for classifying people into "races." In this lecture, Leakey Foundation grantee Dr. Nina Jablonski explains the evolution of human skin color and discusses some of the ways that harmful color-based race concepts have influenced societies and impacted social well-being.

Links

Nina Jablonski's website
Video - "The Evolution and Meaning of Human Skin Color"
Skin, A Natural History
Skin We Are In
Finding Your Roots curriculum and activities
Bill Nye's TikTok on Dr. Jablonski's work
The American Association of Physical Anthropology's Statement on Race and Racism

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Learn about the evolution of human hair

Join The Leakey Foundation's Young Professionals Group on November 19 for an evening with evolutionary biologists Tina Lasisi and Elizabeth Tapanes to learn all about the evolution of human hair. Visit leakeyfoundation.org/ypg for an invitation to the event.

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