Join Lunch Break Science host Arielle Johnson for an episode mash-up featuring Dr. Fernando Villanea and Dr. Bence Viola, who discuss Neanderthal DNA, myths, and research. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RDnKeYjkvA
Meet scientist Dr. Cara Ocobock and learn how her research on women’s physical capabilities and endurance challenges traditional narratives of their role in human evolution. Also, explore her research on adapting to extreme environments and award-winning contributions to science outreach.
Meet molecular ecologist Dr. Elaine Guevara and learn about primate life histories, epigenetic clocks, and decolonizing anthropology in this month’s episode of Lunch Break Science.
Meet East Africa’s first woman paleoanthropologist Dr. Emma Mbua, learn about the surprising discovery of Australopithecus afarensis fossils at Kantis Fossil Site on the outskirts of Nairobi, and hear Emma’s story in this special Women’s History Month episode.
Meet Leakey Foundation scientist Dr. Tom Plummer, get the inside scoop on the discovery of the oldest known Oldowan stone tools, and learn about their creators.
Meet scientist Dr. Cara Ocobock and learn how her research on women’s physical capabilities and endurance challenges traditional narratives of their role in human evolution. Also, explore her research on adapting to extreme environments and award-winning contributions to science outreach.
Join past Lunch Break Science guests including Dr. Eduardo Fernandez-Duque, Dr. Alba Garcia de la Chica, Dr. Daniel Lieberman, Dr. Lauren Schroeder, Dr. Anne Stone, and Dr. Bence Viola for a special episode exploring human evolution misconceptions.
Meet Leakey Foundation grantee Dr. Mareike Janiak and learn about primate dietary adaptation, digestion, genomics. Dig deeper into Mareike’s work on primates’ ability to digest insects.
Meet Leakey Foundation Francis H. Brown Scholar Dr. Patrick Gathogo and learn what the age, composition, and origins of rocks tell us about our evolution.
Meet Leakey Foundation grantee Dr. Marcelo Tejedor and learn about searching from Patagonia to the heart of the Amazon for the earliest fossil primates in South America.
Meet Leakey Foundation grantee Dr. Bence Viola and learn about the Neanderthals of Chagyrskaya Cave.
