# Skin color is an illusion

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2009
- Speaker: Nina Jablonski
- Year: 2009
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/nina_jablonski_skin_color_is_an_illusion)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [Skin color is an illusion](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/nina_jablonski_skin_color_is_an_illusion/6039f7a35d0e), 15 min (TED's player)