Origin Stories is The Leakey Foundation’s monthly podcast that explores human evolution one story at a time. This award-winning show blends storytelling with science that will change your understanding of what it means to be human.
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The Hobbit
In this episode, we explore the fascinating tale of the Hobbit, an unexpected fossil find that shook the world’s understanding of human evolution. Join researcher Matt Tocheri as he shares how this tiny hominin revolutionized the human story and…
A Giganto Mystery
Dr. Kira Westaway is part of an international research team working to solve the mystery of Gigantopithecus, the largest ape that ever walked the earth. In this episode, we explore how this massive primate lived, why it disappeared, and what it can…
The New Metabolism
How do human bodies use energy? In this episode, Leakey Foundation grantee Dr. Herman Pontzer shares groundbreaking research that upends our understanding of metabolism, calories, and the history of our species. Origin Stories is hosted by…
Top Human Origins Discoveries of 2022
2022 was another exciting year in human origins research! New fossil discoveries and ancient DNA research expanded our understanding of the past. We learned something surprising about the evolution of human speech, and new methodologies and showed…
Origin Stories is back!
We’ve been hard at work on a new season of stories about how we became human. Origin Stories returns on January 31 with monthly episodes!