ANTB15H3 Lecture 7: Lecture 7 - ANTB15
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Youtube video: nina jablonski breaks the illusion of skin color. Skin color lecture cont"d (+) = north, (-) = south: mean ( ) A lot of variation not captured: mean doesn"t capture skin tones b/c everyone is different. In the past skin color was an option and we evolved to have it to prevent skin cancer. Broca in 1865 used to typologically put ppl in boxes based on their skin color. Today skin color: interaction of cell function, biochemistry and geography. Skins functions: vitamin d synthesis, here in canada from oct to march --> we"re not getting sufficient amount of, we can get vitamin supplements --> old ppl and children sunlight. Focus on # of melanocytes are same across popns. Even if youre dark, you produce same amount of cells. Photospectrometer - quantitative yet surfaced: when babies are born, they are red and white b/c melanin production has not, will tell you the % reflective, different filters.
