Recent programs from the Exploratorium Presented by Explo.TV http://www.exploratorium.edu/webcasts/index.php Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:30:00 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2-ppt (info@mypapit.net) http://www.exploratorium.edu/webcasts/images/logos/explo_tv_small.jpg Explo.TV logo http://www.exploratorium.edu/webcasts/index.php Feed provided Explo.TV. Click to visit. 8/26/2008 How do you find a fossil? http://www.exploratorium.edu/evidence Anthropologist Katarina Harvati explains how scientists from various disciplines work together to find fossilized human remains. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:30:00 +0100 8/26/2008 Why have a fossil cast collection? http://www.exploratorium.edu/evidence Anthropologist Katarina Harvati explains the importance of cast collections to the study of human evolution. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:30:00 +0100 8/26/2008 The Pencil Test http://www.exploratorium.edu/evidence Various features of a fossil skull help anthropologists determine what species it belongs to. Here, anthropologist Katarina Harvati explains how a pencil can be used to distinguish between ancient human species. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:30:00 +0100 8/26/2008 Why Did the Neanderthals Disappear? http://www.exploratorium.edu/evidence Some 35,000 years ago, Neanderthals became extinct. Climate change and a taste for steaks may be to blame. (Sound familiar?) Anthropologist Katarina Harvati explains. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:30:00 +0100 8/26/2008 Neanderthals: Fact vs. Fiction http://www.exploratorium.edu/evidence Anthropologist Katarina Harvati dispels popular myths about Neanderthals. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:30:00 +0100 8/26/2008 Did Humans and Neanderthals Mix? http://www.exploratorium.edu/evidence Anthropologist Jean-Jacques Hublin gives evidence suggesting that humans and Neanderthals exchanged culture and technologies. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:30:00 +0100 8/21/2008 Humans, Chimps, and Culture http://www.exploratorium.edu/evidence Evolutionary geneticist Svante Pääbo explains that culture—long thought to be an exclusively human characteristic—is evident among other primates as well. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:30:00 +0100 8/21/2008 Chimpanzees: Leaf Clipping http://www.exploratorium.edu/evidence Primatologist Christophe Boesch demonstrates and discusses a leaf clipping, an aspect of chimpanzee behavior. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:30:00 +0100 8/21/2008 Chimpanzees: Ant Dipping http://www.exploratorium.edu/evidence Primatologist Christophe Boesch demonstrates and discusses ant dipping, an aspect of chimpanzee behavoir. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:30:00 +0100 8/21/2008 Chimpanzees: Nut Cracking http://www.exploratorium.edu/evidence Primatologist Christophe Boesch demonstrates and discusses nut cracking, an aspect of chimpanzee behavior. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:30:00 +0100