• Atapuerca: Crossroads of Human Evolution in Europe

    California Academy of Sciences 55 Music Concourse Dr 94118, San Francisco, CA, United States

    In this talk María Martinón-Torres will discuss her work tracing the origins of our closest extinct relatives, the Neanderthals. She will also share how fossils of Homo antecessor, an early human species, found at Atapuerca have shifted our understanding of the ancestry of the first Europeans.

    $15
  • Atapuerca: Crossroads of Human Evolution in Europe

    California Academy of Sciences 55 Music Concourse Dr 94118, San Francisco, CA, United States

    In this talk María Martinón-Torres will discuss her work tracing the origins of our closest extinct relatives, the Neanderthals. She will also share how fossils of Homo antecessor, an early human species, found at Atapuerca have shifted our understanding of the ancestry of the first Europeans.

    $15
  • Discovering Us: 50th Anniversary Gala

    You are invited to join The Leakey Foundation on May 3, 2018, to celebrate 50 years of exploration, discovery, and sharing the human story.

  • Discovering Us: 50th Anniversary Gala

    You are invited to join The Leakey Foundation on May 3, 2018, to celebrate 50 years of exploration, discovery, and sharing the human story.

  • The Origins of the Genus Homo

    Cindy Pritzker Auditorium in the Harold Washington Center of the Chicago Public Library 400 South State Street, Chicago, IL, United States

    In this talk Dr. Bernard Wood will survey the history of attempts to find the earliest members of the genus Homo, including very recent and controversial additions. He will review the complications that arise from defining the genus and discuss how half-a-century of paleontological research has taught him what to look for within the hominin fossil record when searching for the origins of our genus Homo.

    Free
  • The Origins of the Genus Homo

    Cindy Pritzker Auditorium in the Harold Washington Center of the Chicago Public Library 400 South State Street, Chicago, IL, United States

    In this talk Dr. Bernard Wood will survey the history of attempts to find the earliest members of the genus Homo, including very recent and controversial additions. He will review the complications that arise from defining the genus and discuss how half-a-century of paleontological research has taught him what to look for within the hominin fossil record when searching for the origins of our genus Homo.

    Free
  • Primate Palate: Orangutans, Obesity, and Human Evolution

    American Museum of Natural History 56 West 81st St., New York, NY, United States

    How can studying what orangutans eat help us better understand the obesity epidemic in humans? Dr. Erin Vogel shares her research on wild orangutans in the tropical forests of Sumatra and Borneo, illuminating how their diet, behavior, and metabolism can provide insights into the human condition.

    Free
  • Primate Palate: Orangutans, Obesity, and Human Evolution

    American Museum of Natural History 56 West 81st St., New York, NY, United States

    How can studying what orangutans eat help us better understand the obesity epidemic in humans? Dr. Erin Vogel shares her research on wild orangutans in the tropical forests of Sumatra and Borneo, illuminating how their diet, behavior, and metabolism can provide insights into the human condition.

    Free
  • The Evolution and Meanings of Human Skin Color

    The Houston Museum of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX, United States

    In this lecture, Nina Jablonski will discuss the evolution of human skin color and how color-based race concepts have influenced societies and social well-being.

    $10 – $18
  • The Evolution and Meanings of Human Skin Color

    The Houston Museum of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX, United States

    In this lecture, Nina Jablonski will discuss the evolution of human skin color and how color-based race concepts have influenced societies and social well-being.

    $10 – $18
  • Family Class: Skin We Are In

    The Houston Museum of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX, United States

    Join anthropologist Nina Jablonski for an exploration of the science behind skin color. Jablonski will discuss the history of skin and its meaning. She will also read from her new book Skin We Are In.

    Free with admission to the Houston Museum of Natural Science
  • Family Class: Skin We Are In

    The Houston Museum of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX, United States

    Join anthropologist Nina Jablonski for an exploration of the science behind skin color. Jablonski will discuss the history of skin and its meaning. She will also read from her new book Skin We Are In.

    Free with admission to the Houston Museum of Natural Science