Hominins: Ardipithecus kadabba
In the last couple of episodes we've met two early travellers along the Hominin River. Today, we will meet yet another one. This one lived approximately 5.5 million years ago. It is know as Ardipit...
13 Feb 202310min
Hominins: Orrorin tugenensis
We continue with our exploration into hominin history by introducing one who once walked the earth six million years ago - the Orrorin tugenensis. It was bipedal, a mix of ape-like and human-like trai...
6 Feb 202310min
Hominins: Sahelanthropus tchadensis
We begin our exploration into hominin history with an introduction to what is arguably the oldest hominin fossil yet found. Does Sahelanthropus tchadensis represent our earliest hominin ancestor or i...
30 Jan 20239min
Hominins or Hominids
When talking about our ancient anscestors the question often comes up over how we refer to them. Are they hominins or hominids? It's a good question and it depends on how it is being used and what "...
23 Jan 20235min
Walk This Way
When did our ancestors descend from the trees and walk on two legs instead of four? How exactly did bipedalism develop? We have some ideas but that's all they are - ideas. We may never know, but we...
16 Jan 202310min
Return of the Naledi
Our study of the Homo Naledi continues to surprise us. In December 2022, Professor Lee Berger announced yet another insight into the mystery surrounding the presence of the Naledi in the Rising Star ...
9 Jan 202312min
A Spandrel in the Works
In 1979 Stephen Jay Gould and genetecist Richard C. Lewontin presented the paper "The Spandrels of San Marco and the Panglossian Paradigm: A Critique of the Adaptationist Programme". What do spandrel...
2 Jan 202310min
The Eclipse: A Watchmaker
In Part 4 of a 4 Part Series on "The Eclipse of Darwinism", we take a look at William Paley's watch analogy and how it evolved into another explanation for the abundance and intricacies of life around...
26 Dec 20229min
