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Instructional Video1:55
National Geographic

Watch Face Paint Tell the Story of Human Evolution in One Minute | Short Film Showcase

Pre-K - 11th
Artist Emma Allen imagines the future of human evolution using face paint, a mirror, and a camera. Watch the progression from single-celled organism to cyborg unfold in this stunning animated self-portrait. ➡ Subscribe:...
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Instructional Video5:08
Cerebellum

Prehistoric Man Human Evolution Upper Paleolithic - Introduction

9th - 12th
Beginning in the late nineteenth century and throughout the twentieth century, geologists, archaeologists and paleoanthropologists have given the world evidence of the physical and cultural development of humans. Amazing discoveries...
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Instructional Video11:36
SciShow

5 Times Evolution Did Its Best

12th - Higher Ed
Usually when you think of evolution or natural selection, you think of survival of the fittest. But sometimes, the resulting traits of evolution aren’t the most efficient solutions to the problems at hand. With the bar set to “good...
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Instructional Video19:29
Curated Video

What is Impossible in Evolution?

12th - Higher Ed
Could humans ever evolve to have wings? Why don’t fish have propellers? Why don’t tigers have wheels? Why don’t zebras have laser turrets? These might all seem like stupid questions (and maybe they are!) but they can teach us a lot about...
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Instructional Video3:24
SciShow

This is NOT What Evolution Looks Like

12th - Higher Ed
Hank explains where that over-simplified image of evolution comes from and what it is actually supposed to mean.
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Instructional Video4:40
SciShow

The Evolution of Getting Punched in the Face

12th - Higher Ed
SciShow delivers the latest in science news, including how fist-fighting fueled the evolution of the human face, new insights into the origin of schizophrenic "voices," and new research into the bird flu.
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Instructional Video11:41
SciShow

SciShow Quiz Show: Weird Facts About Humans

12th - Higher Ed
Hank squares off against the host of SciShow Kids, Jessi Knudsen Castaneda, to match wits about chemistry, evolution, and how babies are weird!
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Instructional Video5:18
SciShow

How Neanderthals Ended Up With Human Chromosomes

12th - Higher Ed
This week we learned that the Neanderthal/Denisovan/Human family tree is pretty complicated, thanks to a close look into some Neanderthals' Y chromosomes.
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Instructional Video4:23
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Why do humans have a third eyelid? | Dorsa Amir

Pre-K - Higher Ed
You know that little pink thing nestled in the corner of your eye? It's actually the remnant of a third eyelid. In humans, it's vestigial, meaning it no longer serves its original purpose. There are several other vestigial structures in...
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Instructional Video9:51
Curated Video

When Humans Were Prey

12th - Higher Ed
Not too long ago, our early human ancestors were under constant threat of attack from predators. And it turns out that this difficult chapter in our history may be responsible for the adaptations that allowed us to become so successful.
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Instructional Video3:52
SciShow

Humanity's New Cousin & An Ancient Giant Virus

12th - Higher Ed
SciShow News shares two amazing things from the deep past that have been discovered: a new ancient human relative, and a 30,000-year-old giant virus.
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Instructional Video11:06
Cerebellum

Prehistoric Man Human Evolution Lower Paleolithic - Different Types Of The Homo Genus

9th - 12th
Experts now agree that Africa was the birthplace of humankind. Many of the oldest fossils have been discovered in Africa. Climatic changes and the Ice Age, which began close to three million years ago, gave rise to the spread of our...
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Instructional Video13:21
SciShow

SciShow Quiz Show: With the Brain Scoop's Emily Graslie!

12th - Higher Ed
Hank goes head-to-head with the Brain Scoop’s Emily Graslie to match wits about springs, hoaxes, and human evolution!
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Instructional Video5:06
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Why are some people left-handed? - Daniel M. Abrams

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Today, about one-tenth of the world's population are southpaws. Why are such a small proportion of people left-handed -- and why does the trait exist in the first place? Daniel M. Abrams investigates how the uneven ratio of lefties and...
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Instructional Video3:30
SciShow

The Future of Human Evolution

12th - Higher Ed
Do you like drinking milk or chatting with your friends? Well, you can enjoy those because of the evolution happened over the past million years, and we are still evolving. Let's find out what will we be like in the future with us!
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Instructional Video16:12
Curated Video

Human Evolution: Crash Course Big History

12th - Higher Ed
In which John Green and Hank Green teach you about how human primates moved out of Africa and turned Earth into a real-life Planet of the Apes. And the apes are people! John and Hank teach you about how humans evolved, and the sort of...
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Instructional Video9:43
Neuro Transmissions

Exploring Human Origins in Africa

12th - Higher Ed
Join Alie on her journey through the Cradle of Humanity: East Africa! This summer, she had the chance to spend a month visiting important sites of humans evolution and visited our closest relatives. She ventured from Ethiopia, to...
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Instructional Video46:57
Science360

Human Spark Project - Webcast with Alan Alda

12th - Higher Ed
Funded in part by the National Science Foundation, the television series, The Human Spark, engages host Alan Alda with dozens of scientists across three continents to get at the sources of human uniqueness through the lenses of...
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Instructional Video24:03
American Museum of Natural History

Orangutans, Obesity, and Human Evolution – AMNH SciCafe

6th - 11th
While wild orangutans in the rainforests of Borneo feed on a remarkable variety of plant life, they also endure unpredictable cycles of feast and famine. Erin Vogel of Rutgers University explains how research on these primates’ diet and...
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Instructional Video55:57
Gresham College

Is Human Evolution Over? - Professor Steve Jones

10th - Higher Ed
Eminent geneticist and scientist, Steve Jones, asks whether humans will evolve in the future: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/is-human-evolution-over Humans have evolved from ape-like ancestors over millions of years, of...
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Instructional Video2:22
Curated Video

First major shift of human evolution

3rd - 11th
What are the next steps in human evolution? Astrobiologist Caleb Scharf, who is the director of the Columbia Astrobiology Center at Columbia University, New York, and author of "The Copernicus Complex," explains how the future of human...
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Instructional Video3:46
Hay Levels

BIOLOGY: Human Evolution - Steve Jones

9th - 11th
The geneticist locks evolution as the coherent principle of biology, and explains what is unique and most extraordinary about human evolution. Of all the Darwin commentaries out there, this is the one that zings that ker-ching moment of...
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Instructional Video23:13
American Museum of Natural History

Stress and Human Evolution - AMNH SciCafe

6th - 11th
How do trauma, poverty, and racial discrimination influence our health? What about our evolutionary history causes our bodies to respond in this way? Biological anthropologist Zaneta Thayer explores the biological mechanisms through...
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Instructional Video15:42
OER Project

Crash Course Big History #6: Human Evolution

6th - 11th
No, we really really did not evolve from monkeys. John and Hank Green explain this and lots of other things related to human evolution. Website: https://www.bighistoryproject.com/portal Facebook:...

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