Some of the world's most significant archaeological sites are located in disputed or dangerous regions. Deriving lessons from her own scientific expeditions to Yemen, palaeoanthropologist and standup comic Ella Al-Shamahi explains what the world loses when researchers are unable (or unwilling) to work in areas deemed unstable.

We're not doing frontline exploratory science in a huge portion of the world -- the places governments deem too hostile or disputed. What might we be missing because we're not looking? In this fearless, unexpectedly funny talk, paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi takes us on an expedition to the Yemeni island of Socotra -- one of the most biodiv...