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Dr Keneiloe Molopyane is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for the Exploration of the Deep Human Journey and a National Geographic Society Emerging Explorer, 2021. Having begun as an underwater archaeologist, she ended up as an 'underground astronaut' squeezing through the claustrophobic passageways of South Africa's Rising Star Cave, site of a massive cache of bones belonging to hominid, Homo naledi.MARK from Evolution Soup dives deep with Keneiloe, in a fully-illustrated interview exploring the twists and turns of the Rising Star Cave, the bones that were found there, and the tantalizing theories as to why these mysterious hominids deposited their dead there...Original July 2021 YouTube Interview: https://bit.ly/3LaQXd8LINKS FOR KENEILOE MOLOPYANE:TWITTER: @Keneiloehttps://twitter.com/KeneiloeINSTAGRAM: @Keneiloehttps://www.instagram.com/keneiloeYouTube: YouTube: https://bit.ly/3wQwTneWITS UNIVERSITY:MAIN SITE: https://www.wits.ac.za/Keneiloe's  Page: https://www.is.gd/OKNHSpCenter for the Exploration of the Human Journey: @PerotMuseumCEHJLEE BERGER:TWITTER: @LeeRbergerhttps://twitter.com/LeeRbergerNATGEO:SITE: httSupport the show

What ignited the famed Cambrian Explosion? The majority of today's animal phyla got their start in this strange yet exciting period of time over five hundred million years ago. What triggered this radiation of life, some with shells, others with skeletons? What were the first predators? And what came before this period?DR SHUHAI XIAO is a paleobiologist and geobiologist who studies the interactions between the biosphere and its environments at critical transitions in Earth history, particularly during the Ediacaran-Cambrian transition. MARK from Evolution Soup chats with Shuhai about the Cambrian, why it may have produced so many new animal types, and the even more mysterious period of time before the Cambrian, the period known as the Ediacaran.Original YouTube interview:https://youtu.be/7hzXhfajN_4LINKS FOR SHUHAI XIAO:SITE: https://sites.google.com/vt.edu/geobiologyTWITTER: @XiaoShuhaihttps://twitter.com/xiaoshuhaiLINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shuhai-xiao-3439b915/FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/shuhai.xiaoLAB: https://www.researchgate.net/lab/Shuhai-Xiao-LabEVOLUTION SOUP:YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/evolutionsoupFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/evolutionsoup/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/evolutionsoup/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evolution_soup/RSS feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/354743.rssShop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/evolutionsoup/shopSupport the show

What caused the ancestors of human beings start walking upright? The seven-million-year-long-journey started in the trees of Africa and culminates in Homo sapiens dominance of the globe. But the answers to 'why' and 'when' are still elusive.JEREMY DESILVA is an anthropologist at Dartmouth College. Jeremy ('Jerry') specializes in the locomotion of the first apes and early human ancestors.  His most recent work focuses on the origins and evolution of upright walking in the human lineage. In this Evolution Soup Special, host MARK talks with Jerry about the various theories relating to bipedality and specifically about recent hominid discoveries Australopithecus sediba and Homo naledi.ORIGINAL VIDEO https://bit.ly/3YKu6d9LINKS FOR JEREMY DESILVA:SITE: https://anthropology.dartmouth.edu/people/jeremy-desilvaTWITTER: @desilva_jerryBOOK:First Steps: How Walking Upright Made Us Human: https://amzn.to/3i6xZX6SEE ALSO:Dartmouth College: https://home.dartmouth.edu/Dartmouth College flyover footage by Danny Katz  Lee Berger's Fossil Vault YouTube: https://bit.ly/3zGJ4V8Boston Science Museum: https://www.mos.org/EVOLUTION SOUPYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/evolutionsoupFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/evolutionsoup/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/evolutionsoup/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evolution_soup/RSS feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/354743.rssSupport the show

The Meg! Did it really exist? (Spoiler alert: it did). This giant of the Miocene seas has been of keen interest to paleontologists for decades. It's true dimensions have never been known until recently.JACK COOPER is a PhD student working on the functional diversity of sharks through time. His current work focuses on the size, dimensions and reconstruction of the Megalodon shark.MARK from Evolution Soup talks to Jack about the history of its discovery, what it ate, where it swam, and the new research that he and mentor Catalina Pimiento have recently published, revealing this beast's true, awesome size.#shark #megalodon #sharkweekLINKS FOR JACK COOPER:TWITTER: @CooperPalaeohttps://twitter.com/CooperPalaeohttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jack-Cooper-18Body dimensions of the extinct giant shark Otodus megalodon: a 2D reconstruction: https://go.nature.com/3ge98hBJack guesting on 'Let's Jaws For A Minute' (Podcast): https://apple.co/3hVIDzSGerman documentary featuring Jack: https://is.gd/BmGfzpLet's Jaws TWITTER: https://twitter.com/jawsforaminutePimiento Research Group:https://www.catalinapimiento.com/@pimientoc@PimientoGrouphttps://twitter.com/PimientoGroupInterviews powered by https://streamyard.com/#evolutionsoup #evolution #paleo #paleontology #paleoartist #Homosapiens #hominid #artwork #Darwin #cave #bone #fossils #Neanderthal #australopithecus #hominin #extinct #animals #science #anthropology #paleoanthropology #genus #species #africa #skull #skulls #naturalselection #lucy #paleontology #megalodon #shark  #sharks #sharkteeth #sharktooth #megalodontooth #fossilhunting #ocean #paleontology  #greatwhiteshark #SharkWeekEVOLUTION SOUPYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/evolutionsoupFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/evolutionsoup/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/evolutionsoup/Instagram: @evolution_soupRSS feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/354743.rssSupport the show

Evolution is a marvel, but - bad backs? Crooked teeth? Allergies? What gives?ALEX BEZZERIDES is a professor of biology at Lewis-Clark State College in Idaho, where he teaches a wide range of biology classes, from human anatomy and physiology to entomology. He has a bachelor’s degree in biology and a PhD in neurobiology and behavior. MARK from Evolution Soup discusses Alex's new book 'Evolution Gone Wrong: The Curious Reasons Why Our Bodies Work (Or Don't)', delving into why the evolutionary process rewarded us with successes as well as lumping us with some pretty annoying failures! (Apologies for variable signal quality during a few  portions of this interview)#evolution #science #anatomyLINKS FOR ALEX BEZZERIDES:TWITTER: @alexbezzerideshttps://twitter.com/alexbezzeridesBOOK:Publisher: https://www.harpercollins.com/blogs/authors/alex-bezzeridesAmazon: https://amzn.to/3oNp2U0SEE ALSO:Lewis-Clark State College: https://www.lcsc.eduFirst Steps: How Walking Upright Made Us Human by Jeremy DeSilva: https://amzn.to/3i6xZX6Interviews powered by https://streamyard.com/#evolutionsoup #evolution #paleo #paleontology #paleoartist #Homosapiens #hominid #artwork #Darwin #cave #bone #fossils #Neanderthal #australopithecus #hominin #extinct #animals #science #anthropology #paleoanthropology #genus #species #africa #skull #skulls #naturalselection #lucy #paleontology---------------EVOLUTION SOUPYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/evolutionsoupFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/evolutionsoup/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/evolutionsoup/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evolution_soup/RSS feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/354743.rssSupport the show

DR MOHAMED NOOR is a Professor of Biology at Duke University involved in evolutionary genetics research , looking into how genetic changes contribute to the formation of new species. A keen Star Trek aficionado, he is the author of the book Live Long and Evolve and serves as a Science Advisor on the Paramount Plus series, Star Trek: Discovery.MARK from Evolution Soup opens hailing frequencies with Dr Noor to discuss how the Star Trek franchise utilizes science and especially the science of biological evolution. Did the writers get it right? Could there be humanoids all throughout our galaxy? And what about tribbles?#evolution #startrek #scienceOriginal YouTube video interview : https://youtu.be/fHyvXGjqq50 LINKS FOR DR MOHAMED NOOR:BOOK: Live Long and Evolve: https://amzn.to/3iiW0s9​Website: https://scholars.duke.edu/person/noorNoor Lab: https://sites.google.com/view/noor-labTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/mafnoor​Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mafnoor/​BioTrekkie Explains [YouTube]: https://bit.ly/3w2e92XBioTrekkie Site: https://www.biotrekkie.comSEE ALSO:Science Division collectibles: SITE: https://sciencediv.com/App Enabled Tribble: https://sciencediv.com/products/star-trek-app-enabled-tribbleJayne Brook: https://twitter.com/thejaynebrookEVOLUTION SOUPYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/evolutionsoupFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/evolutionsoup/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/evolutionsoup/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evolution_soup/RSS feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/354743.rssSupport the show

DR LARISA DESANTIS is a conservation biologist at Vanderbilt University and vertebrate paleontologist in the department of biological sciences. Larisa studies fossil mammals as a way of determining how they responded to ancient climate change.MARK from Evolution Soup talks all things sabertooth cat with Larisa, delving into the various species that boast impressive sabers, how we know what they ate ... and why they went extinct.#sabertooth #bigcats #smilodonOriginal YouTube Video Interview: https://bit.ly/3qChXriLINKS FOR LARISA DESANTIS:SITE: The DeSantis DREAM Lab - https://www.desantislab.com/RESEARCHGATE: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Larisa-Desantis-2TWITTER: DeSantis DREAM Lab https://twitter.com/desantislab (@DeSantisLab) Ted Talk 'Our Ancient Past is the Key to Our Future': https://bit.ly/2RDlvuTSEE ALSO:Bone Clones, Inc. - Osteological Reproductions: https://boneclones.com Vanderbilt University: https://www.vanderbilt.edu/ (Nashville TN)Wild Life podcast: https://www.is.gd/8dDpbXEVOLUTION SOUPYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/evolutionsoupFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/evolutionsoup/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/evolutionsoup/Instagram: @evolution_soupRSS feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/354743.rssSupport the show

They were the most successful hominids of all time, existing on earth for almost two million years and leaving fossil evidence across much of the globe. From Africa to the Caucasus to the Far East, Homo erectus travelled far and left an indelible mark on prehistory.DR KAREN BAAB is a biological anthropologist studying human evolution at Midwestern University in Glendale, Arizona, USA.  Her main areas of research are the evolutionary history of Plio-Pleistocene Homo and what the shape of their skulls can tell us. MARK from Evolution Soup welcomes Dr Baab back to talk all things Homo erectus.Link to original video interview: https://youtu.be/7N7JrQcLJVs#humanevolution #evolution #homoerectusLINKS FOR DR KAREN BAAB:SITE: http://www.karenbaab.com/RESEARCHGATE: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Karen_BaabConcerning Hobbits (interview with Karen Baab): https://bit.ly/39BXwlVEVOLUTION SOUPYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/evolutionsoupFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/evolutionsoup/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/evolutionsoup/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evolution_soup/RSS feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/354743.rssSupport the show

Were neanderthals just dumb brutes waiting for extinction? The latest research says they were anything but dimwitted. They had culture, forethought, and emotion - just like us.REBECCA WRAGG SYKES is a palaeolithic archaeologist and honorary fellow at the University of Liverpool, specialising in Neanderthals. She is co-founder of the Trowelblazers website, celebrating women archaeologists, palaeontologists and geologists through the ages, and the author of Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art.MARK from Evolution Soup talks to Rebecca about neanderthal history, biology, and technology (stone tools). The amazing DNA work on this hominid is also discussed, as well as the world of the female neanderthal and what the evidence can tell us. Kindred spirits, to be sure.Original interview video:  https://bit.ly/3z6UKRH#neanderthal #evolution #humanevolutionLINKS FOR REBECCA WRAGG SYKES:SITE: https://www.rebeccawraggsykes.comBLOG: http://www.therocksremain.orgARTWORKS: https://www.redbubble.com/people/sili...TWITTER: https://twitter.com/LeMoustierhttps://trowelblazers.com/ #RealFossilHunterLottie 'Sheanderthal' - Rebecca's article on female Neanderthals https://bit.ly/37mJeEVEVOLUTION SOUPYouTube: httpSupport the show

The search for the origin of life is nothing new. Abiogenesis - life from non life - has fascinated and frustrated science for countless years. But what if we've been going about it the wrong way?PROFESSOR LEE CRONIN holds the Regius chair of chemistry at the University of Glasgow. His primary interests are in the creation of artificial lifeforms using inorganic chemistry.MARK from Evolution Soup talks to Lee about his 'Inorganica' experiments, the nature of living things, why inorganic 'dead stuff' matters and - most importantly - why evolution is the engine that powers it all. #evolution #abiogenesis #lifeLINKS FOR LEE CRONIN:LEE'S TWITTER: https://twitter.com/leecroninLAB SITE: http://www.croninlab.comLAB TWITTER: https://twitter.com/CroninLabUniversity of Glasgow: https://www.gla.ac.uk/University of Glasgow Drone Footage by ZICODIANOrginal video interview:  https://bit.ly/3G0vdg3'INORGANICA' (short film with Lee Cronin by Aeon) https://bit.ly/3b12zxwEVOLUTION SOUPYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/evolutionsoupFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/evolutionsoup/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/evolutionsoup/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evolution_soup/RSS feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/354743.rss Support the show

They lived along our ancestors and were very much like them - but then vanished from history. What is the story of the genus Paranthropus and its three fascinating species?ALEXIS WILLIAMS is a PhD student in the Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology at George Washington University and studies the fossil record as a way of understanding the evolutionary history of the African hominin, Paranthropus.MARK from Evolution Soup talks with Alexis about this group of hominids, their amazingly huge teeth, and reasons why they may have gone extinct. LINKS FOR ALEXIS WILLIAMS:Got a question about Paranthropus? Email Alexis at awilliams1004@gwmail.gwu.eduInstagram: @awilliams9772Alexis Williams https://anthropology.columbian.gwu.edu/alexis-williamsMeet Your Exotic, Extinct Close RelativeBY BERNARD WOOD, ALEXIS WILLIAMS https://www.americanscientist.org/article/meet-your-exotic-extinct-close-relativeThe Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology https://cashp.columbian.gwu.edu/Twitter: @gwCASHPGeorge Washington University: https://www.gwu.edu/Interviews powered by https://streamyard.com/#evolutionsoup #evolution #paleo #paleontology #paleoartist #Homosapiens #hominid #artwork #Darwin #cave #bone #fossils #Neanderthal #australopithecus #hominin #extinct #animals #science #anthropology #paleoanthropology #genus #species #africa #skull #skulls #naturalselection #lucy #paleontology #paranthropusEVOLUTION SOUPYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/evolutionsoupFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/evolutionsoup/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/evolutionsoup/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evolution_soup/RSS feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/354743.rss http://evolutionsoup.buzzsprout.com---------------Support the show

In 1983, an exquisitely-preserved fossil of a new species of primate, Darwinius masillae, was unearthed in Germany's Messel Pit. The media hailed the 47-million-year-old specimen as the missing link.Is Darwinius (aka 'Ida') the so-called missing link between primates and humans, the earliest human ancestor ever found?SERGI LÓPEZ-TORRES is a Ph.D. in Evolutionary Anthropology who researches the early stages of primate evolution as well as the paleobiology and functional morphology of other closely related groups to primates. His work on Ida has turned up some unexpected results.MARK from  Evolution Soup discusses all things Darwinius with Sergi, focusing on her most likely placement on the human family tree...Link to original video interview: https://youtu.be/Vu3qouBsCUM#primates #ida #darwinius LINKS FOR SERGI LÓPEZ-TORRES:Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sergi_Lopez-TorresTWITTER: @S_LopezTorres  Researcher at @IPaleoPAN | Res. Assoc. @AMNH | PhD from @UofTEVOLUTION SOUPYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/evolutionsoupFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/evolutionsoup/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/evolutionsoup/Instagram: @evolution_soupRSS feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/354743.rssSupport the show

Hobbits were REAL? Really? Actually ... yes.DR KAREN BAAB is a biological anthropologist and an Associate Professor in the Department of Anatomy at Midwestern University, Arizona and her main interests are the extinct relatives of humans and what the shape of hominin brains can tell us. Dr Baab has also led a series of studies of the "Hobbits" of Flores Island, Indonesia.MARK from Evolution Soup talks with Dr Baab about these fascinating hominins, their strange origins, and why they are so small compared to other hominins of the time. #hobbit #homofloresiensis #evolutionORIGINAL VIDEO LINK: https://bit.ly/3rkoKHrLINKS FOR DR KAREN BAAB:SITE: http://www.karenbaab.com/RESEARCHGATE: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Karen-BaabEVOLUTION SOUPYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/evolutionsoupFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/evolutionsoup/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/evolutionsoup/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evolution_soup/RSS feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/354743.rssSupport the show

What is race and ethnicity?KATE KELLER is a biological anthropologist who teaches introductory biological anthropology and human variation classes to undergraduates. She enjoys taking difficult, controversial, or esoteric topics and explaining them in accessible, fun, and relatable ways.What is race and ethnicity? Is 'race' even a thing?MARK from Evolution Soup talks with Kate about the concept of race and ethnicity, how race has been viewed in the past, and what the biology tells us. Link to original video interview: https://youtu.be/QyG3T3eNnc4LINKS FOR KATE KELLER:INSTAGRAM: @bonesandbioanth / @bonesandbioanth https://bit.ly/2ZKfPk3NEW! Twitter: https://twitter.com/BonesandBioanthWEBSITE: http://bonesandbioanth.com/FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/bonesandbioanthHave questions in bioanth? Contact Kate at #askabioanth.SEE ALSO:Nina Jablonski breaks the illusion of skin color: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOSPNVunyFQ&t=0sNatural History Museum London: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/EVOLUTION SOUPYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/evolutionsoupFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/evolutionsoup/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/evolutionsoup/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evolution_soup/RSS feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/354743.rss http://evolutionsoup.buzzsprout.comSupport the show

How and why did reptiles start to fly? Dr Corwin Sullivan is an Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta, Canada. Along with studying the origin of birds and flight, Dr Sullivan researches the diversity, evolution and functional morphology of fossil vertebrates, especially dinosaurs.How did feathers evolve? Why did feathered dinosaurs take to the air & how did they figure that out?MARK from Evolution Soup talks all things birds, flight & feathers with Dr Sullivan in a fully illustrated by the art of PBS Eons contributor, Julio Lacerda (thank you to Julio for his kind permission to use his amazing work!).#birds #dinosaurs #evolutionLINK TO ORIGINAL VIDEO INTERVIEW: https://youtu.be/blHyY01x58sLINKS FOR CORWIN SULLIVAN:Twitter: @AncientAnatomyhttp://jurassicfoundation.org/http://jurassicfoundation.org/corwin-sullivan/University of Alberta: http://uab.ca/Philip J Currie Dinosaur Museum: https://dinomuseum.ca/BOOK: From Fish To Human: The March Of Vertebrate Life In China (Chinese Edition): https://amzn.to/2YTUa8LSEE ALSO: The Origin of Dinosaurs with Michael Hudgins: https://bit.ly/3bS778mMichael Hudgins: @SM_N_HudginsJULIO LACERDA (PALEO ARTIST):Websites: https://www.paleoart.tumblr.comhttps://www.deviantart.com/julio-lacerda/galleryhttps://www.facebook.com/art.julio.lacerda/Twitter @JuliotheArtistInsta: @lacerda.julioInterviews powered by https://streamyard.com/#evolutionsoup #evolution #paleo #paleontology #paleoartist #Homosapiens #hominid #artwork #Darwin #cave #bone #fossils #Neanderthal #australopithecus #hominin #extinct #animals #science #anthropology #paleoanthropology #genus #species #africa #skull #skulls #naturalselection #lucy #paleontology---------------EVOLUTION SOUPYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/evolutionsoupFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/evolutionsoup/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/evolutionsoup/Instagram: @evolution_soupRSS feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/354743.rss.Support the show

Were the Dire Wolves seen on Game of Thrones simply myth?ANGELA PERRI BA (Hons), PhD is an archaeologist based at Durham University, UK. Her research focuses on the nature of human-environmental interactions by analyzing early relationships between humans, animals, climate, and landscapes.MARK from Evolution Soup discusses the reality of Dire Wolves - real carnivores that lived in the Americas from 250,000 years ago. How big were they? What canids were they related to? And what does a recent DNA study reveal about these fascinating extinct creatures? The answers may surprise you!#GOT​ #wolf​ #direwolf​LINKS FOR ANGELA PERRI:Website: Durham Uni Profile https://bit.ly/3hXiNZU​Twitter https://twitter.com/arperri​Durham University: https://www.dur.ac.uk/​Paleo Barn: Palaeo-Barn, the home of the Wellcome Trust Palaeogenomics & Bio-Archaeology Research Network at Oxford University. https://www.palaeobarn.com/​La Brea Tarpits Museum: https://tarpits.org/​David Ian Howe & Ethnocynology: @ethnocynology / https://www.davidianhowe.com/ethnocyn...​DIRE WOLF ART:Sergio De la Rosahttps://www.facebook.com/sergio.delar...​EVOLUTION SOUPYouTube:Support the show

A deep dive into dating methods, dinosaurs, and Deep Time with paleontologist, Michael Hudgins!Michael is a systematics and evolution masters student studying palaeontology at the University of Alberta, Canada and his main research centers on late Cretaceous primitive bird-hipped dinosaurs known as Thescelosaurs, and the prehistoric creatures of the Triassic period. Last interview, Mike explored the origin of dinosaurs but today he dives deep into the age of the earth and everything on it and how we can know for certain how old everything really is.What about radiometric dating? Is it reliable for dating fossils? How about the age of the moon? And what does Mike say to those people who claim they have found evidence of a young earth?Original video interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2TimrWup0QLINKS FOR MICHAEL HUDGINS:Instagram: - @Paleo_michaelTwitter: - The Lab’s twitter: @AncientAnatomy- Personal: @SM_N_HudginsThe Origin of Dinosaurs: https://youtu.be/W-R4wTXGGKYUniversity of Alberta, Canada: http://uab.caInterviews powered by https://streamyard.com/#evolutionsoup #evolution #paleo #paleontology #paleoartist #Homosapiens #hominid #artwork #Darwin #cave #deeptime #fossils #Neanderthal #australopithecus #hominin #extinct #animals #science #anthropology #paleoanthropology #genus #species #geology #skull #skulls #naturalselection #lucy #paleontology---------------SUBSCRIBE to Evolution Soup: http://bit.ly/2pUOYSbFOLLOW Evolution Soup Instagram & Twitter! @evolution_soupSUBSCRIBE to the Podcast! http://evolutionsoup.buzzsprout.com [RSS feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/354743.rss]Support the show

Dumb as a Dodo - or was the extinct flightless bird actually smart?EUGENIA GOLD  is an Assistant Professor in the Biology Department of Suffolk University Boston, USA and currently a postdoctoral researcher & instructor in the Department of Anatomical Sciences. Eugenia has researched the extinct Dodo by analyzing its brain to determine its intelligence.MARK from Evolution Soup talks to Eugenia about all things Dodo - including its closest living relative, history of its interaction with humans, and myths surrounding why it went extinct. #dodo #evolution #extinct #birds Original video interview: https://youtu.be/iF9TqizZjjwLINKS FOR EUGENIA GOLD:SITE: https://www.eugenia-gold.me/Twitter: @drneurosaurusChildren's Book 'She Found Fossils':Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2YR2rcPAmazon UK: https://amzn.to/3fLFuhJTwitter: @shefoundfossilsBilingual blog for kids (English and Español): DrNeurosaurus http://www.drneurosaurus.com/Suffolk University Boston: https://www.suffolk.edu/Sketchfab (3D dodo skeleton & more) https://www.suffolk.edu/Boston Science Museum: https://www.mos.org/New England Aquarium: https://www.neaq.org/Official Mauritius Tourism Site: https://www.tourism-mauritius.mu/#YESMAURITIUSDodo cartoon: https://www.chrismadden.co.uk/Can We Clone the Tasmanian Tiger? Evolution Soup interview: https://youtu.be/m8VORE95D7sInterviews powered by https://streamyard.com/#evolutionsoup #evolution #paleo #paleontology #paleoartist #Homosapiens #hominid #artwork #Darwin #cave #bone #fossils #Neanderthal #australopithecus #mauritius #extinct #animals #science #anthropology #paleoanthropology #genus #species #africa #skull #birds #naturalselection #dodo #paleontology---------------Support the show

ARIEL MARCY - is an evolutionary biologist and educational game designer at the University of Queensland. During her PhD, Ariel will start to untangle the question of why marsupials are less diverse than placentals by studying Australian rodents.MARK from Evolution Soup connects with Ariel from her home in Brisbane to talk marsupials, rodents, evo-devo ... and games! Ariel has created the educational game GO EXTINCT which teaches evolutionary relationships through a fun, Go Fish game experience.LINK TO ORIGINAL VIDEO INTERVIEW: https://youtu.be/bYMxZjqUn40#evolution #marsupials #scienceLINKS FOR ARIEL MARCY:Twitter: @aemarcy'GO EXTINCT!' GAME (PLEASE SUPPORT!):Go Extinct! https://bit.ly/2UIz7UiStardust Edition: https://bit.ly/3flTv5JInstagram: @stardustscienceAriel guests on The Skeptic Zone podcast to talk Go Extinct! https://apple.co/2AzUIaSInterviews powered by https://streamyard.com/#evolutionsoup #evolution #paleo #paleontology #paleoartist #Homosapiens #hominid #artwork #Darwin #cave #bone #fossils #Neanderthal #australopithecus #hominin #extinct #animals #science #anthropology #paleoanthropology #genus #species #africa #skull #skulls #naturalselection #lucy #paleontologyEVOLUTION SOUPYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/evolutionsoupFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/evolutionsoup/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/evolutionsoup/Instagram: @evolution_soupRSS feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/354743.rssSupport the show

What was enigmatic dinosaur Spinosaurus really like? NIZAR IBRAHIM is a vertebrate paleontologist and comparative anatomist based at the University of Detroit Mercy (USA), where he is an Assistant Professor of Biology teaching courses in anatomy and evolution.Over the last decade Nizar has led several paleontological expeditions to Africa's Sahara desert and has recently come to world attention when he and his team uncovered the elusive tail of the 100-million-year-old Spinosaurus  - a fossil which changed everything we thought we knew about this amazing predator from the Cretaceous. MARK from Evolution Soup catches up with Nizar and talks about his thrilling expeditions, the history and mystery surrounding Spinosaurus, and even asks him his thoughts on Jurassic Park 3!#dinosaurs #paleontology #spinosaurusOriginal Video Interview: https://youtu.be/QCIWvDd5zFULINKS FOR NIZAR IBRAHIM:SITE: https://www.nizaribrahim.net/TWITTER: @NizarIbrahimPhDNational Geographic: http://nationalgeographic.com/TED talk 'How We Unearthed the Spinosaurus': https://bit.ly/2yRmY86Interviews powered by https://streamyard.com/#evolutionsoup #evolution #paleo #paleontology #paleoartist #Homosapiens #hominid #artwork #Darwin #cave #bone #fossils #Neanderthal #australopithecus #hominin #extinct #animals #science #anthropology #paleoanthropology #genus #species #africa #skull #skulls #naturalselection #lucy #paleontologyEVOLUTION SOUPYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/evolutionsoupFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/evolutionsoup/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/evolutionsoup/Instagram: @evolution_soupRSS feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/354743.rss http://evolutionsoup.buzzsprout.comSupport the show