How has human skin color evolved, and why does it matter? Nina Jablonski, a biological anthropologist at Penn State University who studies the adaptations of humans and their primate relatives to the environment, explains how pigmentation evolved in relation to ultraviolet radiation and the role this adaptation plays in our health and well-being. Moderator: Briana Pobiner, paleoanthropologist and educator at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. 11:30 a.m. Washington, DC; 8:30 a.m. Los Angeles; 1:30 a.m. Tokyo; 4:30 p.m. London
This program will be presented as a Zoom video webinar. A link will be emailed to all registrants. |