• 50th Episode Celebration

    Virtual Event

    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 … Continued

  • Testing an Events

    Testing an Events

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

    Description, this is the content of the event.  Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad … Continued

    $15 – $30
  • At the Root of Human Hair

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

    In 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.

  • Chimp behavior, borders, and empire

    This month on Lunch Break Science primatologist Isabelle Clark explores chimpanzee territorial behavior and social development, providing exclusive insights into the captivating Ngogo chimpanzees featured in Netflix's docuseries "Chimp Empire."

    Free
  • Survival of the Friendliest

    What if the secret to “survival of the fittest” isn't strength, smarts, or power but rather the ability to connect and cooperate? Join evolutionary anthropologist and bestselling author Dr. Brian Hare and discover how cooperation and sociability have shaped the success of species like dogs, bonobos, and especially us humans.

    Free
  • The Botanic Age: Plants and Human Evolution

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

    This talk challenges the idea that stone tools and hunting fueled early human brain evolution. Instead, it suggests that the "Botanic Age," focusing on botanical innovations during the first three million years of hominin evolution, was crucial.

    $15
  • Discussion Group: Evolution and Family

    Are you fascinated with human origins and interested in meeting others who share your curiosity? Join the Evolution Exchange on February 27 for a lively virtual discussion group exploring the evolution of childhood and the human family.

    Free
  • Women’s History Month Replay Remix

    Join paleoanthropologist Dr. Charles Musiba to learn about Laetoli's famous 3.6 million-year-old footprints, the hominins who made them, and new discoveries at the site.