The splendid tapestry: How DNA reveals truths, ancient & lasting | Nathan Pearson | TEDxBoston

Amid global ethnic and political strife, can DNA help settle questions of history, diversity, and rights?
Can doing so challenge assumptions on how to secure the justice that lasting peace requires?
Join us to walk through an example, highlighting how our genomes reveal spicy details from the past...with vital lessons for our future.

Compassion
DNA
Genetics
History
Human Rights
Justice

[Franimally]

This is REMARKABLY relevant NOW. Thank you, Nathan Pearson.

[honoramongassasins]

Love this video. As someone with a very similar background to the presenter, I'm glad to watch this- we have deep roots to the land we were kept from, but so do our cousins who've always lived there. My dad took a DNA test and had a Levantine paternal haplogroup. When I researched it, it turns out that it's common in Palestinians. Looking over our people's history, it's a horrible shame that we've begun to repeat the terrible things we were subjected to onto our own cousins. Living in fear of other humans isn't the solution- building connections and acting with kindness towards tikkun olam is.

[yazeedme]

As a Jordanian, I salute you for this informative and BRAVE presentation. You are an example.

[ESO]

I would like to thank you separately and explicitly for your closing line 😍. It is very much in line with *"Ignorance leads to fear, fear leads to hatred, and hatred leads to violence."* (Ibn Rushd, Andalusian Polymath; in Europa known as "Averroes"). All we need to do is to stretch out our hands and for others to take it 🙏.

[reecehart]

This is a masterful use of science and data to refute tribalism and promote human rights. Nicely done, Nathan!

[AmarsNostalgia]

Kudos to Nathan Pearson. This is how science should be used to resolve the conflicts, to bring us closer with understanding of the truth, and not to separate, fight, and destroy fellow human beings.
But it is unfortunate that this video has got only 31k views within 2 years. This shows a lot about us as what information we seek. 🕊❤‍🩹🙏.

[raniagasmi]

How does this incredible video have only 10k views !! It should have had millions of views

[mathieuchangeux]

Thank you so much for a beautiful presentation this is a rare gold nugget. As an anthropology student I find every day the same awesome diversity of the human experience that contradicts the strict borders and nation-state separational systems some people want to force on us.

[mardikendall]

Bravo Nathan Pearson. Keep talking- to all who will listen.

[libbyhubble]

The video is just starting and I too want to chime in and thank the presenter, Nathan. Thank you for your effort in educating those who may not have access or ability to understand everything that precedes being able to communicate such ideas, truths as the title says. Thank you for helping humans better themselves for the good of the whole as that is the only thing we could possibly attempt to do these days

[tinasquantumshifting]

Beautiful talk. I especially love his parting words.

[fromcontracttoclose-amnasa]

Thank you for this thoughtful and solid presentation that makes scientific data accessible to a much wider lay audience

[kaytwhitebirdorange]

Thank you for your splendid geneticist summary of ancestral recipes that promotes a perspective and suggested paradigm shift-
we are all
Connected in the mix
We call the human experience

It reminds me of those astronaut pictures, taken in the 1960’s -from an Apollo mission- showing the planet Earth from space ….

[dannieee]

thank you so much Nathan! objectif truths matter so much especially in these circumstances, thank you !

[AK-oxmv]

Thanks Nathan. Your brilliant work shed light on many many lies to serve humanity and end endless wars

[PaulMatthis]

What an incredible presentation. It's deeply appreciated.

[AmyNovick]

Thank you for such a visual explanation of genetics and history. I always love learning from you.

[YaLeTharatAlHusayn]

I deeply appreciate this and you sharing it with the world. It is honorable of you to share such a truth at a time when it is trying to buried.

[abelbalbo]

This is brilliant Nathan. Hopefully your work will help to bring peace and freedom to people who are denied legitimacy

[fareehanawaz]

So this is video is a gem and extremely relevant now. It makes everything crystal clear in terms of true land rights vs. “birthright”.