Origins of Us – Brains: Dr Alice Roberts explores how our species, Homo sapiens, developed its large brain and asks why humans are the only ape of its kind left on the planet today. The evolution of the human mind is one of the greatest mysteries. It is the basis of religion, philosophy and science. We are special because of […]
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Origins of Us – Guts: In this second episode, Dr Alice Roberts charts how our ancestors’ hunt for food has driven the way we look and behave today – from the shape of our face to the way we see, and even the way we attract the opposite sex. Clues to our ancestors’ diet can be found
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Origins of Us – Bones: In the first episode, Dr Alice Roberts looks at how our skeleton reveals our incredible evolutionary journey. Trekking through the forests of our ancient ancestors, she goes to meet the apes who still live there today – chimpanzees. In six million years we have become very different, and what kick-started this can be found in
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