Neanderthal Speech, A 2,000 Year Old Computer and A WW2 Airman Laid to Rest

Join Laurie and Ben this week as they discuss new evidence suggesting neanderthals could speak, the latest research on the world's oldest analog computer, the antikythera mechanism, an ancient greek device used to predict planetary movements, and finally, a story of how ancient DNA provided closer for family members of a WW2 New Zealand bomber gunner who was missing in action. 

Links

Neanderthal Speech

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210301112358.htm 

The Antikythera Mechanism

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/mar/12/scientists-move-closer-to-solving-mystery-of-antikythera-mechanism 

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-84310-w#Sec12 

WW2 Airman

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/124416572/remains-of-southland-wwii-gunner-found-after-79-years-in-plane-wreckage-in-germany