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Skin color is an illusion

Nina Jablonski · TED

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Nina Jablonski says that differing skin colors are simply our bodies' adaptation to varied climates and levels of UV exposure. Charles Darwin disagreed with this theory, but she explains, that's because he did not have access to NASA.

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED2009
Speaker
Nina Jablonski
Year
2009
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Biology, Society and politics
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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