The Evolutionary Benefits of Cooperation
Why do we look after each other’s children, feed each other, and cover for each other at work?
Why I am Excited to Run the San Francisco Marathon
The evidence that we were not only born to run but also evolved to run comes from abundant fossil and archaeological data.
Being Human: Robert Sapolsky Video
Check out the video from our Being Human event in October 2015 and find a special offer for our next event on July 28th.
Human Evolution and Earth’s Tipping Point
Join The Leakey Foundation and Elizabeth Hadly on April 19th and celebrate Earth Day.
Survival of the fleetest, smartest, or fattest?
Our understanding of human evolution has grown exponentially since Darwin’s time. This week marks the 206th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, so we’re sharing a Darwin-related Leakey Foundation lecture from our archives. In this lecture, recorded in 2009 at the Field Museum in Chicago, Daniel Lieberman of Harvard University discusses the evolution and dysevolution of humans 150 years