A Human Evolution Extravaganza

This week we have a human evolution double feature. First, special guest hosts Dr. Briana Pobiner from the Smithsonian Institution's Human Origins Program and Ryan McRae from The George Washington University talk about the biggest discoveries from 2021 in human evolution. Next up, former guest turned returning champion Dr. Ellie McNutt returns to talk about her recent work at our favorite paleo pathway in Laetoli Tanzania. Also, be sure to check out our website, scinight.com, for tons of links to learn more about alllll the stuff covered in this episode Your Hosts] James Reed (https://twitter.com/James_Reed3) Briana Pobiner (https://twitter.com/BrianaPobiner) Ryan McRae (https://twitter.com/ryantmcrae) Our Guest Dr. Ellie McNutt uses comparative functional morphology and biomechanics to investigate primate evolution. Her current focus is on reconstructing and understanding the evolution of plantigrady in primates and bipedal locomotion in early hominins, in particular Australopithecus. Credits Editing-James Reed Mastering- Chris Goulet Music: Intro and Outro- Wolf Moon by Unicorn Heads | https://unicornheads.com/ | Standard YouTube License Additional Sounds- Inside a Computer Chip by Doug Maxwell |https://www.mediarightproductions.com/ | Standard YouTube License The Science Night Podcast is a member of the Riverpower Podcast Mill (https://riverpower.xyz/) family www.scinight.com