# Is Man Just Another Animal?

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Steve Jones
- Year: 2013
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Earth and environment, Psychology and the brain, History
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/man-just-another-animal)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Many people agree with Gilbert and Sullivan that Darwinian man, though well behaved is nothing but a monkey shaved. The recent discovery that we share around 95% of our DNA sequence with our closest relative suggests that there may be some truth in that statement. A closer look shows that almost all the physical changes that have taken place in our bodies since the split from our common ancestor seven million years ago involve loss - we are bald, with weak muscles, and lack characteristics found in our relatives. Most remarkable, we are the only creature unable to survive on raw food.

## Lectures

1. [Is Man Just Another Animal?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/man-just-another-animal/3afc4abc3cca) (YouTube)