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Why Did Music Evolve? - 4 Hypotheses

Music is a human universal but its survival benefits are not obvious. So why did it evolve? I sat down with professor Ed Hagen to discuss 4 hypotheses on the origins of our grooviest trait.

Friday Nite Videos | September 2, 2022

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​I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For. Medicine’s Fixation on the Sex Binary. Here’s How Animals Experience the World. This Supreme Court Case Could Determine Who Wins Future Elections. How US Corporations Poisoned This Indigenous Community.

Friday Nite Videos | August 19, 2022

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Exploring the Deep Mystery of Life's Origins. MAGA (a Parody of 'My Girl'). Why Tracking White Supremacy Is Crucial to Combating It. Why Are Baristas Leading the Labor Movement? U.S. 'Waited and Watched' as Cuba Fought Deadly Blaze

MAGA (a Parody of 'My Girl')

“My Girl” words and music copyright © 1964 by Smokey Robinson and Ronald White. Parody lyrics copyright © 2021 by Roy Zimmerman and Melanie Harby.

Beyoncé Has Helped Usher In a Renaissance for African Artists

James Chikomborero Paradza The Conversation
I believe that when Black people tell our own stories, we can shift the axis of the world and tell our REAL history of generational wealth and richness of soul that are not told in our history books. – Beyoncé

Friday Nite Videos | August 5, 2022

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Conservatives vs. KKK: Spot the Difference. Archie Roach | Took The Children Away. John Oliver: Mental Health Care. Saving Masafer Yatta. The Deadliest Virus on Earth.

Archie Roach | Took The Children Away

Archibald William Roach (Jan. 8 1956 - July 30, 2022) was an Australian singer, songwriter and Aboriginal activist who campaigned for the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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