Hunting for dinosaurs showed me our place in the universe

Title:
Hunting for dinosaurs showed me our place in the universe
Speaker:
Kenneth Lacovara
Description:

What happens when you discover a dinosaur? Paleontologist Kenneth Lacovara details his unearthing of Dreadnoughtus — a 77-million-year-old sauropod that was as tall as a house and as heavy as a jumbo jet — and considers how amazingly improbable it is that a tiny mammal living in the cracks of the dinosaur world could evolve into a sentient being capable of understanding these magnificent creatures. Join him in a celebration of the Earth's geological history and contemplate our place in deep time.

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
15:49
Format: HTML5
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Original