Paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey speaks at University of Delaware

[@KipIngram]

I've watched a lot of Dr. Leakey the last few days. My opinion is that this was a great man, and a great thinker. It's sad that we've lost him a few weeks ago. :-( The world is poorer for it.

[@holdenmcgroin3995]

Be not sad that he's gone, be glad that we had a chance to experience his consciousness and share a brief moment in existence with him 😌

[@RulgertGhostalker]

The Theory of Linear Human Evolution Was The Worst Mistake In All Of Human History, ( and i seriously doubt the human species will survive it ) the problem with worshiping the reputation trap, is, if one reputable person makes a mistake it can propagate into a planetary disaster..

[@RulgertGhostalker]

we should try to survive it....but when you understand what the problem is, and you know you need to sound the alarm, That's When It Will Really Bother You That You Can't, because it is socially off limits to use any words to identify the problem....they have made it so We Can Not Communicate The Problem !!!

[@bnkundwa]

Richard Leakey stood for anything was right. I appreciate his resilience. That is the asset of the free world.

[@cynthiashepherd7754]

Richard Leakey was a great influence on me when I was younger and it was so nice to hear him repeat his views on evolution, conservation, and climate change. Truly a hero.

[@janebaker5504]

This man is my hero,I would be honored to hear him speak and meet him.

[@leegreenhalgh6677]

What a great lecture that was I thoroughly enjoyed that, when you look at this man's lifestory you realise what a truly interesting n great man he is..

[@swyman10]

He was one of my advisors in grad school at OSU in ‘78!

[@Faithful19681]

The Gentleman who saved the East African Savannah for generations to come.

[@janebaker5504]

He is an amazing human being,so much devotion to help wildlife.

[@CCRoxtar]

To bypass the intro, skip to 7:55.

[@mwatts-riley2688]

I saw his videos on cultural anthro 36yrs ago in an intro class, at EIU. That is the pivotal piont where i became intrested in cultural anthro that has lasted my life time. It has been a ever fascinating factor in my love of life before, thus my 📚 gratitude of life, today. Cool, huh? M. IL.

[@alonsobrazzel3011]

🕇🇰🇪 - REST IN PEACE DR. RICHARD LEAKEY (RIP). MAY THE "ALMIGHTY GOD" RECEIVE YOUR SOUL. GOD BLESS YOU. AMEN.🕇 KENYA AND THE WHOLE WORLD WILL MISS YOU. 🇨🇦☻🇰🇪

[@XX-qi5eu]

So much more honest than religion.

[@vtblda]

This is a wonderful lesson to all of those that still believe in "human races" and walk around, waving their superiority based in their genealogical tree, unable to see that this record is just a blink of an eye in our species history.

[@dr.uzo.official]

Great lecture

[@charliej932]

You lot go ahead and watch Love Island, I'll stick to the interesting stuff 😎

[@tkk3852]

Great man.

[@habaramoroto4837]

RIP Boss

[@shikanyota]

RIP

[@brooklinetransportationmov1208]

You can go back 200,000 years and find skeletal remains that are indistinguishable from any donation I can get from you this evening :)

[@KipIngram]

We absolutely could become extinct, though a more likely outcome is a massive population reduction triggered by some event. Say, a wheat, corn, or rice infection comes along and just takes out one of those crops. A huge portion of us would die. That said, it's not true that the planet can't sustain eight billion people - it's doing it, right now. I'm not speaking here to whether there's enough food to eliminate malnutrition - I just speaking of survival. These people are surviving, so they're eating enough to do that. I'm more concerned about some problem coming a long, like I described above. The social unrest triggered by a planetary grain crop failure could cause violence that kills many, many more. There are definitely "catastrophe possibilities" in the cards, and we're just hoping to stay lucky.

[@wholeplanteater5792]

This man is our God because he foresaw corona virus

[@ianwatson3315]

Never heard of this man until I saw he died on bbc news..how have I not heard of him and how he wasn’t at these climate change events 🤦‍♂️ we cannot sustain human growth..we will eventually be extinct.

[@LATIFAHMOHDNOR-zy1mq]

Page 830 palae-, palaeo- (Genrl) Prefixes from Gk palaios, ancient. US pale-, paleo-.

[@LATIFAHMOHDNOR-zy1mq]

paleontology (Geol) The study of fossil animals and plants, including their morphology, evolution and mode of life.

[@RulgertGhostalker]

my comment to the Leakey Foundation, ( i am serious ) we had to start somewhere, it's so complex the mind needs the simplifications for initial organization.... but i think Linear human evolution will be looked back upon as tragically over respected, forcing thought to follow suit into a completely blinding oversimplification... human evolution is clearly Not linear, dare i say animals are not plants??? We Can Still Respect The Work Done, it is part of history's history:... But Please, let scientists get this strait without feeling like they are steeping on a giant's toes.... yeah we have to go back over everything....it's a complete mess...... So By All Means, GET OFF HIS SHOULDERS, AND DOWN ONTO HIS TOES !!!!

[@bobaldo2339]

I find it very odd and off-putting that a man like Leakey felt he had to address people who actually believe in the literal truth of a primitive religious mythology at a university lecture in Delaware. I don't think Delaware is in the Bible Belt. Hopefully his audience there understands the difference between poetry and prose! Sheesh!

[@samikirk05]

I have heard so many people get worked up about science vs "faith" I should be used to it by now, but it still startles me. I don’t see any conflict between science & a sense of "something other", but whatever. I expect he's heard it often, & likely been given a lot of grief about it. He seems often to bring religion into his talks or interviews, so I conclude it bothers him a great deal. A bit tactless, but no one's perfect. (BTW, I smiled when I saw your choice of ID or avatar or whatever it's called. I have adored Pogo for over 60 years 😊)

[@bobaldo2339]

@@samikirk05 I agree. There is no necessary conflict between religion & science, as long as we understand that religious mythology is not prose, and that the religious impulse is toward transcendence not dogma. Unfortunately, most scientists seem to think all religions are just like the one they were raised in, and adopt a dogma that "religion is bad". Since there has never been a society without religion, as far as anyone knows, this is a bit of a problem for the folks who have "made a religion out of science".

[@samikirk05]

How do you blow a genealogy freak's mind? 😁💜🖒