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The new natural history

Prosanta Chakrabarty · TED

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What if two different fish species, living thousands of miles apart from each other, hold the key to Earth's history? Evolutionary biologist and ichthyologist Prosanta Chakrabarty demonstrates the vitality of studies in nature, using 21st century tools to trace Earth's distant history, explain why it is the way it is today -- and theorize its potential futures.

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDxLSU
Speaker
Prosanta Chakrabarty
Year
2015
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Biology, Earth and environment, History
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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