Evolution of Human Behavior, Anatomy & Diet, Homo naledi & the Cave of Bones | John Hawks |

Dr. John Hawks is a paleoanthropologist and professor of anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. They discuss: the evolution of human behavior, diet, anatomy, and culture; Neanderthals, Denisovans, Homo erectus, and other species; the latest discoveries related to Homo naledi, which was the subject of the Netflix documentary, "Cave of Bones."
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[@briemills9209]

As always, John Hawks delivers. He is the preeminent Paleoanthropologist of our time.

[@user-ch1ls6sg1y]

Not a scientist here but...I think I understand a lot more than I did 2 hours ago. Thank you, Dr. Hawks. I appreciate your ability to explain this very complex topic in ways non-scientists can understand and learn from.

[@Lance_Lough]

Marvelous in-depth conversation. Data rich and nicely assimilable. Great production. Thanks to all.

[@MindAndMatter]

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[@christopher3d475]

This was a great discussion.

[@jwebb3337]

Excellent interview!

[@-LSTR-]

@35:30 For example, look at the shape of the head of Nikolay Valuev the Russian boxer, it looks pretty Neanderthal/Denisovan to me

[@briemills9209]

As always, John Hawks delivers. He, IMO, is the PREMIERE anthropologist alive today.

[@howardleekilby7390]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@brainmoleculemarketing801]

Have genomics buddy doing most advanced work, with many patents. He says idea of "species" along with other phenotype/non-genomic-based ideas - is inaccurate and an obstacle to new knowledge. 19th century ideas. We know alot more about the genome now.

[@olly3700]

QUESTION: Are the modern day Africans part of the bottleneck at -70000kyrs? That has been my understanding until now...

[@torontocitizen6802]

Lee Berger did some excellent work. Unfortunately he let fame get to his head and he stopped doing real science and has now discredited himself. It’s sad to see.