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This lecture was recorded on 11th of September 2010 at the UKH+ meeting. For information on further meetings please see: http://extrobritannia.blogspot.com/
There are seven species of great ape on the planet. How did the weakest ape come out on top?With breathtaking scope and depth, archaeologist and prehistorian Timothy Taylor presents a new and much-needed theory of technology. It not only turns Darwinian theory on its head, but also argues that (alongside physics and biology) it is the human relationship with artifice that has as powerfully framed and formed human evolution.
About the speaker:
Timothy Taylor, MA PhD FSA FRSA, is currently Reader in Archaeology at the University of Bradford: http://www.brad.ac.uk/AGES/Research/i... He is also editor-in-chief of the Journal of World Prehistory: http://www.springer.com/social+scienc...
Taylor is known for his closely reasoned, wide-ranging, and provocative ideas, and for his ability to connect with general readers and viewers. He has an award winning track record in radio and television in UK, US and Canada on programmes including History Channel, Discovery, National Geographic, BBC Timewatch.
Taylor is the author of The Prehistory of Sex: Four Million Years of Human Sexual Culture and The Buried Soul: How Humans Invented Death. His latest book, The Artificial Ape: How Technology Changed the Course of Human Evolution, is being published in September: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Artificial-Ap...
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