# The new natural history

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxLSU
- Speaker: Prosanta Chakrabarty
- Year: 2015
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Earth and environment, History
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/prosanta_chakrabarty_the_new_natural_history)
- 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)

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.

## Lectures

1. [The new natural history](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/prosanta_chakrabarty_the_new_natural_history/028fcb0be926), 9 min (TED's player)