Videos tagged with Paleontology

This video explores the speculative science behind de-extinction, discussing the challenges of cloning extinct animals like the Woolly Mammoth and Tasmanian Tiger. It touches upon genetic chimeras, ecosystem restoration, and the broader implications of synthetic biology, while also briefly considering the controversial topic of human cloning.

This episode of the Shawn Ryan Show features Randall Carlson discussing the extinction of megafauna, particularly woolly mammoths. Carlson expresses skepticism about the 'overkill hypothesis,' questioning how a relatively small human population could have eradicated a species as numerous as the mammoth. He points to evidence like mammoths found frozen in permafrost as potential indicators of catastrophic environmental events rather than solely human hunting pressure.