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Explore human evolution one story at a time. This award-winning show blends storytelling with scienc

Episodes

Total: 88

Discovering Us

2022/2/25

In this episode, we talk with Evan Hadingham, senior science editor for the PBS program NOVA. His ne

2021 was a big year in science! Fossil discoveries introduced new relatives to our family tree, new

As a young girl, Biruté Mary Galdikas dreamed of going to the forests of Southeast Asia to study the

Scientists agree that dogs evolved from wolves, but exactly how and when that happened is hotly cont

Learn about the evolution of our extraordinary ability to cool ourselves down. Biological anthropolo

Producer and scientist Kevin McLean travels to an island off the coast of Panama where researchers h

The widely-held idea known as the “obstetrical dilemma” is a hypothesis that explains why babies are

Sleep and the Moon

2021/5/7

Sleep is one of the defining traits of human life. It's also one of the most mysterious. Dr. Horacio

What is it like to study an endangered species like chimpanzees, knowing they may go extinct within

Your life story is hidden in your teeth. The days, weeks, years, and stressful events of your life a

Early prehistorians had little more than stones and bones to work with as they tried to piece togeth

Episode 49: Exercise

2020/12/31

If exercise is healthy, why do so many people avoid doing it? If we're born to be active, why is it

In 2017, Dr. Isaiah Nengo announced the discovery of a 13 million-year-old fossil ape found in Kenya

Episode 47: Skin

2020/11/3

Variation in human skin color has fascinated and perplexed people for centuries. As the most visible

September 30 is International Podcast Day and on this episode, we’re handing things over to producer

Atapuerca is a place that holds the mystery of human evolution in Europe from 1.2 million years ago

What is it like to be responsible for the safekeeping of the ancestors of everyone in the world? In

Episode 43: We Eat Bugs

2020/5/29

Have you ever considered how profoundly food has shaped who we are as a species? Julie Lesnik is a p

We Eat Bugs

2020/5/29

Have you ever considered how profoundly food has shaped who we are as a species? Julie Lesnik is a p

Deep in the forests of Borneo, lives a society of hunter-gatherers who speak a language never before