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Sunday Science: Lucy’s World

Ann Gibbons Science
Fifty years after her discovery, the 3.2-million-year-old fossil still reigns as mother of us all. But she now has rivals

How the Early Battle Over Race Science Was Lost

Vivek V. Venkataraman Sapiens
Celebrated 19th-century biologist Ernst Haeckel pushed race science as his little-known protégé Nikolai Miklucho-Maclay defended Indigenous rights. A biological anthropologist reflects on the impacts of their ruptured relationship.

Friday Nite Videos | January 20, 2023

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Life And Death 3,000,000 Years Ago

What was life and death like for some of our earliest ancestors, like famed australopith  Lucy, who lived almost three million years ago?

The Origins of Human Society Are More Complex Than We Thought

Vivek V. Venkataraman The Conversation
What kind of society did people live in for most of our history? There is strong evidence that humans lived in nomadic egalitarian bands. This does not mean that humans are naturally egalitarian. Like us, our ancestors faced complex politics.

Friday Nite Videos | October 28, 2022

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Could Kentucky Be the Next State To Reject an Abortion Ban? 40,000 Years of Music Explained in 8 Minutes. God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty. Dr. Oz's Misstep of the Year. The War With Ukraine Is Coming Home to Russians.

Our Ancestors Ate a Paleo Diet. It Had Carbs.

Diana Kwon Knowable Magazine
There is no one prehistoric meal plan. A modern hunter-gatherer group known as the Hadza has taught researchers surprising things about the highly variable menu consumed by humans past.
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