CARTA: Human-Climate Interactions and Evolution: Past and Future – African Climate Change and Human Evolution; The Climatic Framework of Neandertal Evolution; Climate Instability and the Evolution of Human Adaptability - podcast episode cover

CARTA: Human-Climate Interactions and Evolution: Past and Future – African Climate Change and Human Evolution; The Climatic Framework of Neandertal Evolution; Climate Instability and the Evolution of Human Adaptability

Jul 13, 201557 min
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Episode description

This symposium presents varied perspectives from earth scientists, ecologists, and paleoanthropologists on how climate may have shaped human evolution, as well as the prospects for the future of world climate, ecosystems, and our species with Peter deMenocal on African Climate Change and Human Evolution, followed by Jean-Jacques Hublin on The Climatic Framework of Neandertal Evolution, and Rick Potts on Climate Instability and the Evolution of Human Adaptability. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 29683]
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