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Selam (Dikika Infant) Video on TED

By , About.com GuideSeptember 20, 2007

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On TED this week, paleoanthropologist Zeresenay Alemseged gives a compelling lecture on Selam,
Selam, the Dikika Infant.
Selam, the Dikika Infant
Photo Credit: Nature (c) 2006
the youngest child ever discovered, an Australopithecus afarensis also called "Lucy's Daughter" and the Dikika Infant, and the role of Ethiopia on understanding the evolutionary process. Sixteen minutes.

While you're there, explore TED. The name is short for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and in its current reincarnation it consists of video lectures from people all over the world, including many scientists. It's like you get to attend a conference of scientists covering myriad topics, but don't have to travel or pay to get in the door.

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