Human evolution
The Musical Human by Michael Spitzer (Omnibus) Audio, 75 minutes
Evidence of humankind's musicality abounds in relics of instruments from around the world.
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Witness History. Ardi: The oldest skeleton of a human ancestor. Audio, 9 minutes
In 1994, a college student discovered a 4.4 million-year-old skeleton in Ethiopia
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CrowdScience. Were humans ever semi-aquatic? Audio, 27 minutes
Was there a semi-aquatic period for humans as we’ve evolved?
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The Life Scientific. Sarah Blaffer Hrdy on human evolution and parenthood. Audio, 30 minutes
Jim Al-Khalili discusses monkey infanticide and human parenting with Sarah Hrdy.
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The Infinite Monkey Cage. The Infinite Monkey's Guide To... (Series 1) The Infinite Monkey’s Guide to... Being Human. Audio, 18 minutes
Brian and Robin consider the quirks that make human beings unique.
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Hoax. The Wizard of Sussex. Audio, 14 minutes
An eccentric solicitor tries to convince the world that early humans evolved in England
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Witness History. The boy who discovered a new species of human ancestor. Audio, 9 minutes
Matt Berger tripped over a hominid fossil whilst exploring with his dad in South Africa
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Science In Action. Darwin dumped from Indian classrooms. Audio, 31 minutes
The exclusion of Darwinism from the curriculum prompts protests in India
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The Forum. Neanderthals: Meet the relatives. Audio, 39 minutes
Recent scientific breakthroughs have overturned received wisdom about our ancient cousins
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³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Inside Science. Gene Editing Ethics, Killer Whale Mummy's Boys and Ancient Hippo Butchery. Audio, 29 minutes
CRISPR controversy, a stone tool discovery and killer whale mummy's boys.
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Science In Action. Science on ice. Audio, 33 minutes
The different forms of frozen water from ice made in labs to Jupiter’s icy moons
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Different with Nicky Campbell. On Foot. Audio, 37 minutes
Nicky talks to journalist Paul Salopek, who’s been walking for almost a decade.
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Scarlett Moffatt Wants to Believe. The very first humans. Audio, 33 minutes
Are humans the most intelligent species? And if so, is that why Scott's head is so big?
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CrowdScience. How did we discover fire? Audio, 31 minutes
How did we discover fire, and how did that knowledge spread around the world?
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