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Alesi: The Life, Death, and Discovery of an Ancestor
Walter Payton College Prep High School 1034 N. Wells St., Chicago, IL, United StatesThe recent discovery of a 13 million-year-old fossil infant ape skull has offered a rare glimpse of what the common ancestor of all living apes and humans may have looked like. The fossil, nicknamed “Alesi,” was discovered by a member of Dr. Isaiah Nengo’s research team. In this talk, Dr. Nengo will share the story of finding this rare fossil and discuss what cutting-edge technology has uncovered about the life of this ancient infant.
Alesi: The Life, Death, and Discovery of an Ancestor
Walter Payton College Prep High School 1034 N. Wells St., Chicago, IL, United StatesThe recent discovery of a 13 million-year-old fossil infant ape skull has offered a rare glimpse of what the common ancestor of all living apes and humans may have looked like. The fossil, nicknamed “Alesi,” was discovered by a member of Dr. Isaiah Nengo’s research team. In this talk, Dr. Nengo will share the story of finding this rare fossil and discuss what cutting-edge technology has uncovered about the life of this ancient infant.
Science Speakeasy: Fake or Fact?
Public Works 161 Erie Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesHow can you tell what’s fake and what’s fact when it comes to science? Join New York University biological anthropologist Dr. Todd Disotell and Science Friday’s Undiscovered podcast co-host and producer Elah Feder for an evening separating the fantastical from the factual.
Science Speakeasy: Fake or Fact?
Public Works 161 Erie Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesHow can you tell what’s fake and what’s fact when it comes to science? Join New York University biological anthropologist Dr. Todd Disotell and Science Friday’s Undiscovered podcast co-host and producer Elah Feder for an evening separating the fantastical from the factual.
Rewriting Modern Human Origins: Insights from New Discovery in Morocco
The Houston Museum of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX, United StatesIn this talk Dr. Shara Bailey will discuss her work on the newly discovered 300,000 year old Homo sapiens fossils in Jebel Irhoud, Morocco. The fossils show that by about 300,000 years ago, important changes in our biology and behavior and are reshaping our understanding of how we evolved.
Rewriting Modern Human Origins: Insights from New Discovery in Morocco
The Houston Museum of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX, United StatesIn this talk Dr. Shara Bailey will discuss her work on the newly discovered 300,000 year old Homo sapiens fossils in Jebel Irhoud, Morocco. The fossils show that by about 300,000 years ago, important changes in our biology and behavior and are reshaping our understanding of how we evolved.
What Makes Us Human? Lessons from the Study of Wild Chimpanzees
The Houston Museum of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX, United StatesIn this talk, John Mitani will discuss how his 23-year study of an unusually large community of chimpanzees at Ngogo in Kibale National Park, Uganda, challenges our notions of what makes us human. Studies of the Ngogo chimpanzees indicate that the gap between them and us may be smaller than previously thought.
What Makes Us Human? Lessons from the Study of Wild Chimpanzees
The Houston Museum of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX, United StatesIn this talk, John Mitani will discuss how his 23-year study of an unusually large community of chimpanzees at Ngogo in Kibale National Park, Uganda, challenges our notions of what makes us human. Studies of the Ngogo chimpanzees indicate that the gap between them and us may be smaller than previously thought.
Atapuerca: Crossroads of Human Evolution in Europe
California Academy of Sciences 55 Music Concourse Dr 94118, San Francisco, CA, United StatesIn 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.
Atapuerca: Crossroads of Human Evolution in Europe
California Academy of Sciences 55 Music Concourse Dr 94118, San Francisco, CA, United StatesIn 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.
Primate Palate: Orangutans, Obesity, and Human Evolution
American Museum of Natural History 56 West 81st St., New York, NY, United StatesHow 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.
Primate Palate: Orangutans, Obesity, and Human Evolution
American Museum of Natural History 56 West 81st St., New York, NY, United StatesHow 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.