Leslea Hlusko: Evolutionary Adaptations Out of Place in A Modern World? February 4, 2009

Millions of years of evolution have resulted in who we are and how we vary. However, that evolution took place in environments very different from the one we experience in the United States today. The ramifications of this evolutionary history span from race relations and modern medicine, to whether you order that latte with skim milk or soy. Understanding the evolutionary history of human variation, and why it often clusters by geography, affects how we perceive and place value on things like obesity, skin color and lactose intolerance. Join Leslea Hlusko in a conversation about the implications of human evolution for your everyday life.