What it means to be human
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Presenter: Paul Nurse
Published: November 2012
Age: 18-22 and upwards
Views: 1349 views
Tags: human brain
Type: Lectures
Source/institution: Royal Society
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What does it mean to be human, and what makes us so? Does our brain, how we evolved, how we communicate, or how we interact make us human? Are we really so different from the other animals? An exploration of the boundaries of human nature, chaired by Sir Paul Nurse PRS, with four eminent panellists – neuroscientist Professor Colin Blakemore FRS, evolutionary psychologist Professor Robin Dunbar FBA, evolutionary anthropologist Professor Ruth Mace FBA, and evolutionary biologist Professor Mark Pagel FRS – addressing from their own perspectives ‘what it means to be human’.
