On The River Of History

This episode begins our discussion of human origins and evolution Backtracking to 66 million years ago we begin with the history of the primates and lead into the evolution of the hominins the human lineage up to 12 million years ago Special topics include the beginnings of bipedal locomotion in apes the development of stone tool technologies the use and creation of fire endurance running and what we know about the beginnings of language and speech Transcript httpsriverofhistorytumblrcompost183356510726episode7firstrankLinks and References MentionedLinnaeus Quote English Translation httpsgroupsgooglecomforumtopictalkoriginsOaB6xyqyOu0Traits of Anthropoid Primates httpswwwpnasorgcontent107114797fullHuman Nature and Responses httpswebpagesunccedujmarkspubsoffhumannaturepdfThe Social Brain Hypothesis httpoxfordrecompsychologyview101093acrefore97801902365570010001acrefore9780190236557e44Plato amp Diogenes httpswwwlaphamsquarterlyorganimalsmiscellanyplatoanddiogenesdebatefeatherlessbipedsProposed Hominin Relations