Lunch Break Science ft. Christopher Schmitt
In this rebroadcast episode of Lunch Break Science, Leakey Foundation Grantee Christopher Schmitt discusses the development and life histories of primates, especially vervet monkeys.
2022 Virtual Summer Travel Series
You’re invited to join our virtual Summer Travel Series and explore fascinating research sites with Leakey Foundation scientists as your guides. Support a good cause while you learn from top experts, tour places the public will never get to visit, and “Zoom” to the far corners of the world from the comfort of your own […]
2022 Virtual Summer Travel Series
You’re invited to join our virtual Summer Travel Series and explore fascinating research sites with Leakey Foundation scientists as your guides. Support a good cause while you learn from top experts, tour places the public will never get to visit, and “Zoom” to the far corners of the world from the comfort of your own […]
2022 Virtual Summer Travel Series
You’re invited to join our virtual Summer Travel Series and explore fascinating research sites with Leakey Foundation scientists as your guides. Support a good cause while you learn from top experts, tour places the public will never get to visit, and “Zoom” to the far corners of the world from the comfort of your own […]
The Origins of Rocks and Humans
Meet Dr. Patrick Gathogo and learn about geology, the 'genetics' of rocks, and human evolution on Lunch Break Science.
Virtual Lecture: The Secrets of Chimpanzee Society
Dr. Liran Samuni discusses the underlying mechanisms of cooperation and intergroup relations in chimpanzees.
50th Episode Celebration
Take a break from your day and feed your brain with The Leakey Foundation! Lunch Break Science is The Leakey Foundation’s live-streamed web series. This series features interviews and short talks with Leakey Foundation grantees about the latest in human evolution research. Lunch Break Science is made possible by the generous support of the Ann and […]
Where’s the love? The secrets of chimpanzee relationships
Are humans the only animals that experience love? Primatologist Rachna Reddy and psychologist Jan Engelmann discuss insights from chimpanzee and bonobo relationships.
Lunch Break Science: 3.5 Million-Year-Old Ancestors Found Near Nairobi
Meet East Africa's first female paleoanthropologist Dr. Emma Mbua and learn about an Australopithicus fossil site on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya.
At the Root of Human Hair
American Museum of Natural History 56 West 81st St., New York, NY, United StatesIn this in-person talk, biological anthropologist Dr. Tina Lasisi teases out the mysteries behind why humans have scalp hair and why we may have developed different hair textures as we've evolved.
The Future of the Past with New Technology and Ancient Fossils
Commonwealth Club 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, United StatesCutting-edge technology is revolutionizing human origins research and changing the way we understand our uniquely human traits. In this lecture, Gordon P. Getty Award laureate Dr. Carol Ward will guide us through the process of finding fossils and using modern approaches to unlock their secrets.