Nick talks to paleoanthropologist Dr. Lee Berger about human evolution. Dr. Berger is a professor of anthropology in South Africa and explorer-in-residence for National Geographic. Lee's team has mapped and explored caves all over South Africa, discovering a treasure trove of ancient human fossils. This includes the discovery of Homo naledi, an ancient human ancestor that had a much smaller brain than humans, but may have nonetheless harbored advanced cognitive abilities. Lee described the discovery of Homo naledi, human brain evolution, and why we are in a gold age of paleoanthropology.
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ABOUT Nick Jikomes:
Nick is a neuroscientist and podcast host. He is currently Director of Science & Innovation at Leafly, a technology startup in the legal cannabis industry. He received a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Harvard University and a B.S. in Genetics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
0:00:00 Episode Intro
0:04:16 Lee Berger Intro
0:09:45 Lucy (Australopithecus)
0:13:08 Multiple Human Species
0:19:50 Determining Behavior From Fossils
0:27:50 Exploration & Discovery of New Fossils
0:35:23 Rising Star Cave System in South Africa
0:37:22 Homo naledi anatomy & skull
0:45:07 Mating Between Human Species
0:49:42 Homo naledi & Ancient Ritual Burials
0:55:07 Fossil Teeth & Ancient Diets
1:00:03 How to Find New Human Fossils
1:11:22 Funding For Paleoanthropology
1:16:15 New Homo Naledi Studies
1:18:30 Death Rituals & Ancient Drug Use
1:24:28 Final Thoughts
25 июн 2024