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17 July 2009
Breaking the illusion of skin color: Nina Jablonski on 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. (Recorded at TED2009, February 2009 in Long Beach, CA. Duration: 14:32)
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Angela Brandeen
Jul 18 2009She really gives me a nice lecture about the differences of our skin colors… She really give points to important details…. I loved her…
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John Cruz
what an interesting conversation and theory concerning the pigmentation of people’s skin based on adaptation to different climates and uv exposure…
John C