Tuesday, October 19, 2010

TED Talk Tuesday: Nina Joblanski

In this TED Talk, Nina Joblanski challenges our view of skin color and with it race.  From an evolutionary perspective, our naked skin provides a great example for the power of natural selection.  Our skin fights to protect us from harmful UV rays while it makes Vitamin D.  The struggle between these two pressures produces the great tapestry of skin colors we see throughout the globe.

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