Prosanta Chakrabarty
Professor of Evolutionary Biology
Prosanta Chakrabarty is a professor of evolutionary biology and the curator of fishes at Louisiana State University. He is a TED senior fellow, an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a Fulbright distinguished chair, and a National Geographic certified educator.
Prosanta Chakrabarty (Credit: Bret Hartman / TED)
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Metaphors like the Great Chain of Being can lead people to misunderstand evolution and humanity’s place in the web of life.