by Rick Coste | Sep 6, 2019 | Podcast
It’s probably safe to say that everyone enjoys a good laugh. But where did it come from? What is it about laughter that gave us an advantage over our ancient competitors? Evolution Talk is also a book! You can find links to Amazon, Barnes & Noble and others on the...
by Rick Coste | Sep 6, 2019 | Podcast
In 1972 Stephen Jay Gould and Niles Eldridge published a paper that immediately went viral among biologists. Gould and Eldridge pointed out, using the fossil record as evidence, that evolution by natural selection worked in a series of starts and stops. There were...
by Rick Coste | Sep 6, 2019 | Podcast
In the late 19th century, Europe was having a grand old time when it came to fossils of ancient hominids. The problem was – nothing was being discovered in England. Germany had the Neanderthal and France had the Cro-Magnon. In the summer of 1912 all of that...
by Rick Coste | Sep 6, 2019 | Podcast
On June 30, 1860 a great debate took place at the Oxford University Museum. This debate helped to launch Thomas Huxley’s career as ‘Darwin’s Bulldog”. Evolution Talk is also a book! You can find links to Amazon, Barnes & Noble and others on...
by Rick Coste | Sep 6, 2019 | Podcast
In the last episode we came face to face with the Neanderthal. What happened to the Neanderthal? Did they die on the battlefield or did they live out their lives in a quiet struggle for survival while modern humans settled around them? Was they killed… or...
by Rick Coste | Sep 6, 2019 | Podcast
In the Neander valley, limestone miners found something which shocked them. They had found bones which they first thought belonged to a bear. Once Professor Schaafhausen had seen the bones he recognized them for what they were. Shortly after that the Neanderthal Man...
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