Lost Lineage: Sahelanthropus tchadensis

[@miniminuteman773]

Uhhh so the rings sold out in 6 hours… next time we will absolutely be making more! I really can’t express how thrilled I am y’all liked the idea and I want to give a huge thank you to everyone single one of you, ring or no ring, for being here and supporting what I do. I really love you all. ❤️

[@thoughtfullysed2687]

Congrats! Absolutely amazing. Bummed I missed out but happy for you.

[@nayderdabigfatgator1842]

Plz let us know when you have more I would really love one. It’s more unique than dragon and human skull rings which are everywhere on Etsy

[@mish08163]

I am soooo happy for you! Love this channel so much, i don’t think any of us would mind a cool hoodie though ;)

[@cork..]

I'm so sad for me and yet so happy for you. Feels weird, yo.

[@yodontheduck]

i'm a little bit glad they sold out so quickly - i couldn't afford the almost $290 usd but i would've bought it anyways

[@sunshine-mh3ii]

when i realized how new this channel was, i was outraged that i couldn’t spend days being watching Milo’s content

[@memejeff]

same, he is a natural. Really thought he had made more stuff.

[@koalasarecool7823]

@@memejeff hes a really popular tiktok creator and recently started the channel, honestly I prefer the videos more than his tiktoks now

[@tubularfantasy]

Same

[@deknees8969]

Yeah same

[@clouddd8053]

If your looking for other archeological content, I used to watch “Trey the explainer” I binged his paleontology and anthropology videos during quarantine but no idea what he’s up to now

[@DumbKeitha]

I love how we go from “how old is this skull” to “so when a star explodes” so fast 💀

[@toweypat]

Every atom in you and I was made in a star and scattered through space when it exploded.

[@den-uo3yz]

@@toweypatbrian cox moment !

[@Sushi33312]

Beginnings have to start somewhere...😜

[@kramttonnis6405]

Milo: ‘I hate Chemistry’ Also Milo: *teaches some relatively complex physics and chemistry better than my Chem teacher ever did*

[@earlyej3008]

Seriously. I actually like chemistry and wish I could find someone who teaches it in the same humorous way Milo teaches!

[@Crowfist]

Because he didnt try to teach it to you so hard and fast that you could do it completely unassisted within a time limit of a few hours reviewing your entire years studies.

[@toniivanova9360]

"I promise - it's really simple. So, when a star explodes..." 😂😂😂😂😂 I love this channel. 😀

[@Loch_Nessie9]

😂😂

[@larctrinx8960]

"This is Mitis, he can't walk in a straight line." I love him.

[@blught4787]

He's just drunk bro

[@celiamaddy7448]

He's an excellent child

[@isabelfranqui5784]

Bing search engine is possibly less controlling and suspicious activity.

[@nemo_is_real]

@@isabelfranqui5784 ??????

[@isabelfranqui5784]

@@nemo_is_real yes I use confusion

[@alicethemad1613]

Very excited to hear Milo call the fossil “buddy” “guy” or “dude” at some point in this video

[@michaireneuszjakubowski5289]

That's so... humanizing, ompared to terms such as "specimen". And I think it's a very good thing Milo does this.

[@caneyebus]

It's his Buddy Guy.

[@miniminuteman773]

I shit you not I call it "a guy" once before the five minute mark.

[@arealisticbeautystandard8920]

just his little buddy dead guy

[@Thomaas551]

4:22

[@sammykat2hb]

Honestly, I'm emotional. This entire species was living, breathing, splashing in a lake gosh dang it - and the only trace left of them is a skull crushed into pebbles and painstakingly put back together by their descendants. I sincerely hope we find more someday so Toumaï has company. And...I'm 0% surprised you're a ferret guy. I don't know how, but whatever energy you give off pairs very well with thieving fur slinkies. I love them.

[@lichenthrope__]

thieving fur slinkies yes that is milo

[@agentasher8512]

love the term "thieving fur slinkies"

[@Where_is_Waldo]

I don't think it's known yet whether we're the descendants of Sahelanthropus Tchadensis. It still could be another evolutionary branch that died off.

[@sabinasabino141]

He kind of looks like a ferret, and I say this as compliment.

[@Overlord99762]

Is there a better way to remember them than frolicking next to a lake where they probably found plenty of fruiting trees? I think it's a good picture to paint for them, even if a bit naïve.

[@emmetthowell899]

23:52 I love that telling a pet “I know/ I know all about it” is a universal experience

[@jrojala]

Not for nuthin, Milo’s hair is so glorious. I love it when people with such nice hair allow it to grow long. The curves and colors and shine, oh my.

[@kiera_rdh6697]

“Homosapiens have an almost horseshoe shaped mouth cavity” - WE’RE SUPPOSED TO. As a dental hygienist who specializes in malocclusion and orthodontic therapy, I can tell you most people (at least most modern Americans and Europeans) don’t naturally have that dental arch form anymore. We’re continuing to lose space in our mouths as our diets get evermore soft and processed and we’re continuing to decrease mastication. That’s why teeth can get so crowded and need braces, and also why wisdom teeth don’t fit anymore and so many people need to have them removed.

[@birdy9549]

that’s really interesting, i was always thinking ‘why tf do i need braces’ when i had them, so it’s nice to finally see an answer for that

[@mitcharlotte672]

huh, that's why i didn't need braces

[@ejedwards1678]

When I got my wisdom teeth removed the dentist who performed the surgery, they were impacted, said that I only grew two so they only had to do the bottom. He said that some people just don't form some of them because we don't need them anymore.

[@kiera_rdh6697]

@@ejedwards1678 It’s rapid evolution happening before our eyes. More people are genetically missing them every year.

[@kiera_rdh6697]

@@mitcharlotte672 it can involve a lot of factors. Also just because you didn’t have braces as a teenager doesn’t mean you’ll NEVER need to correct your bite. Teeth constantly move around all throughout your lifetime and if they shift into a harmful position, they need to be corrected. Teeth biting together wrongly can be very painful, cause bone loss and gum recession, and even cause the teeth to fracture. Ask your dentist about your bite function next time you’re there and if it’s healthy consider getting some retainers to prevent your teeth from shifting to a harmful position.

[@pencilpauli9442]

An old Sahel man from Chad Had bones that looked very sad. But Milo did bring His head on a ring Which made the man from Chad glad!

[@AccidentalNinja]

This pleases me.

[@OrangeColt]

I had to read this out loud so I could bask in this magnificence

[@danigurl1203]

This is great

[@ashwinnmyburgh9364]

Thou hast pleased me greatly with thy words!

[@gorillaguerillaDK]

Should be included with the ring!

[@Ezekiel_Allium]

I really love the tradition of naming ancient humans. There's something really sweet about it. Id hope when the beetles dig me up in the distant future they'd call me like Click-Scritch and their kids make fun of how I died while bored in class.

[@jocax188723]

Honestly my brain is still wired to scream "BEHOLD! TODAY IS THE DAY WEAPONS LEARNED TO WALK UPRIGHT!" whenever Sahelanthropus is mentioned. It's fascinating to learn where the name actually comes from.

[@kazmark_gl8652]

"The thirst for revenge that I have planted will infest the system. No one can stop it now. Sahelanthropus will unleash that thirst unto the future."

[@sneakysnek8416]

Consider this your phantom pain

[@Kanji_uwu_zizyx]

BUT THATS IMPOSSIBLE SAHELANTHROPUS SHOULDNT BE ABLE TO OPERATE WITHOUT A PILOT

[@wallysworst]

Major... I'M BURNING UP!

[@VonArmagedda]

Who is doing this? Such a lust for revenge... *WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO*

[@Kittygrimm03]

As a recently deconverted ex-christian, idk why people feel like they need to make up conspiracy theories and stuff cause real science and ancient history is so freaking cool! I'm so glad I'm at a point where I can learn about how the world and humans actually came to be and not have a voice in the back of my head telling me it's not real. Love your videos Milo, they're really cool and are helping me learn a lot of stuff that was kept from me growing up, keep it up!

[@Techno_Idioto]

Welcome to the world of the rational and the educated. We're glad you abandoned the fantasies that are religion.

[@aussieseal9979]

​@@Techno_Idiotothat's a hit overconfident. I mean I'm not religious either, but claiming you know for a fact that religion is fake is pretty silly

[@larrywest42]

Congratulations! Changing your core beliefs is _really_ hard, even with loads of evidence. And that, I think, answers your implicit question about conspiracy theories ... as many ex-cult members and hoax victims (like ex-flat-earthers) can attest.

[@RJTy-v1k]

I’m a Christian and I believe in science. A lot of scripture can be adapted when information becomes available. For example the garden of Eden is believed to be in Mesopotamia where advanced civilization (I know there’s a better word but I don’t know it) that was respected by European standards signifying that it is the first group made in gods image of what civilization should be.

[@evoeightyci]

@@aussieseal9979 Hey! Hope all is well. I'd first like to point out that he never dismissed that a god exists. As a rational humanist, it's like asking is there such a thing as pink unicorns with rainbow horns? Well, we don't know, however the fact that there is 0 evidence for one we don't waste time thinking about it. Same as a god. There is no evidence for a god. There is only the oral history and now written words of men. "What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence." (Hitchens) If actual evidence of a god could be produced, we would be happy to investigate it. Hope this helps you understand the position. Peace out.

[@cherenkov_blue]

"The ancestor of humanity was Chadian" - one of the most badass sentences archeology has ever produced Also, I'm still watching the premiere as I write this, and *I can't wait for the ferrets* Edit: I LOVE THEM ❤️❤️

[@georgethompson1460]

Chad wars 2: Chadian revengence.

[@RubyBlueUwU]

He was a bi Chad, absolute mad lad

[@kenlieck7756]

It is with supreme humility I offer this link to what is unquestionably the finest hour for the ferret in the 20th century musical entertainment, as originally seen and heard on 1967's 1948 Show: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoK4eX6Gg56ZnZo

[@polarisnorth]

@@RubyBlueUwU is this SUPPOSED to scan to Sk8tr Boi, because it does in my head.

[@carlinkag2525]

@@polarisnorth Oh no, now I see it too! What have you done😂😂😂💔

[@iamawsome243]

So much of this video is gold. My favorite so far is, "I hate chemistry, and I'm graduated now, so I can do whatever I want."

[@onbearfeet]

I love the actual content here, but honestly my heart belongs to the ferrets (and the ongoing saga of whatever Milo's neighbors are doing up there, which sounds FASCINATING). Please tell Moose I adore her felonious exploits.

[@un959]

Same. Great content here (and I'm glad he moved over to longer vids here, though his TikTok was also fantastic) that I very much enjoy but I find myself also increasingly invested in the neighbors saga. And now ferrets?! This channel is just wins all around.

[@onbearfeet]

@@un959 Omg imagine the ferrets vs the neighbors.

[@billycarter6695]

ST-84 Metal Gear, often known as Sahelanthropus, was a nuclear-armed bipedal tank developed in the 1980s. Utilized by XOF, its production was mostly done by scientist Huey Emmerich and the Soviet Union.

[@lucifermagne7458]

I love Metal Gear

[@dylanfarnham5164]

My people 😁

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

hnnnnnnn Colonel, there's a big monkey robot shooting at me!

[@jakethreesixty]

I'm glad I didn't have to scroll too far to find the MGS reference 😆

[@adamm2091]

It's a shame MGSV was so trash

[@lunarlightbulb158]

from a geology master's student currently taking a geochronology (ie the dating of rocks) class: your explanation of cosmogenic nuclide dating was spot-on. You took a very complicated concept and explained it very understandably. Love your content dude, cannot wait to read your book :D

[@mamasimmerplays4702]

How does it work with rocks formed under water? Does the water block the radiation?

[@JustCallMeBandit]

My biggest criticism of this channel is that there's not enough content to binge. Keep up the great uploads man.

[@josephdynan3604]

Not Archaeology so much as Palaeontology, but I thought it was a cool enough story about the resilience of ancient life that you might like to hear it. It's a specific dinosaur skeleton, nicknamed Wyrex, a fairly complete Tyrannosaurus Rex, with the exception of much of it's tail. Now that in it of itself isn't particularly weird, big chunks of fossils are often found to be missing. The odd thing about Wyrex is that this missing tail isn't a result of preservation bias or post-death mutilation by another dinosaur, but instead appears to have been an injury sustained in life. Now, considering that this is such a huge chunk of the tail, you'd think the injury was what killed Wyrex, right? But instead, the bone on the stump showed deformations indicative of bacterial infection, meaning that it was still milling around for long enough that it got infected. This rex had it's tail torn off and that isn't what killed it. T. rex was a fucking tank.

[@Lenlon703]

how often is it for predators, or even medium sized predators to get a big chunk of their tail torn off.. really curious to know what happened to that rex

[@josephdynan3604]

@@Lenlon703 Well, if modern big archosaur carnivores are anything to go by (ie crocodiles), more than you'd expect. Plenty of big crocs today are missing limbs or parts of their tails.

[@Lenlon703]

@@josephdynan3604 I know small chunks are a bit common but large chunks (based off how you said it I assumed like 2/3 or 3/5 of it) are rarer assuming they're fully grown. But considering the amount of large carnivores I guess it is way more common at that time.

[@maryeckel9682]

@@Lenlon703 maybe it got attacked by another T. rex

[@swoops7687]

Well it’s less paleontology and more Anthropology considering it deals with Hominids

[@arsenicandvanilla3103]

I feel like I'm being yelled at by a fairy exasperated science teacher who just had to deal with a creationist. 10/10

[@____________838]

Fairy?

[@CraftyVegan]

@@____________838 probs an autocucumber version of “fairly” Best guess.

[@CraftyVegan]

You’re probably very close to the truth with this assessment

[@58209]

milo is clearly a fey creature

[@The-Silliest-Little-Guy]

@@____________838 yeh theres no way Milo isnt some sort of fae creature

[@Vgn1701]

Every time I watch this video and get to the "this will be a series of four parts, each part with multiple episodes, to cover the human family tree" I get so excited but then I remember he didn't continue the series. Those two episodes rock though. Honestly my favourite. MILO PLEASE I NEED YOU TO CONTINUE LOST LINEAGE PLEASE

[@genenerd1984-alt]

As a Biochemist by education, the intensity of giggly joy I got from you writing the half life of Be as 10 ^ -6 instead of 10 ^ 6 was immeasurable. ... And yes, I did the math and it would be a half life of ~43.8 seconds.

[@slwrabbits]

Thank you! I wanted to know too, but did not have the fortitude to calculate it.

[@csmith2662]

You mean the time it took for me to read and reply to your fantastic comment? 😂

[@DavidSilva-gp5vq]

You can tell Milo's definitely an archaeologist and not a mathematician lol. Seriously tho these videos are terrifically well made!

[@cuevob]

Yes, I think he meant 10^6 not 10^-6 but I got what he meant.

[@kariannstickle2708]

He’s one of those special Nerds, The Nerd who studies ancient Nerds and Nerds who study the ancient Nerds

[@hypatiakovalevskayasklodow9195]

Why specifically not a mathematician? Cause we’re also notoriously bad with arithmetics

[@DavidSilva-gp5vq]

@@hypatiakovalevskayasklodow9195 the negative exponent when he was using scientific notation did it for me

[@hlibushok]

@@cuevob He wrote 10^6

[@ravenwaves6785]

I have a special resentment for and fascination with this particular fossil, so I am very excited for this!

[@I_report_scammers_spammers]

Resentment?

[@ravenwaves6785]

@@I_report_scammers_spammers so when I was doing an undergrad archaeology/history degree, this fossil perplexed me because of its particularly exaggerated features. I had a hard time wrapping my head around its inclusion, but I was still very fascinated by it. Then, on the exam (first year subject), I drew a total blank when I needed to name it. I knew the name. I probably spent more time researching it than any of the later hominin fossils. But I just could not think of it at the time. I wrote a paragraph about it without putting a name to it (didn't matter I don't think). I then remembered it the second I left the exam theater. F*cking sahelanthropus tchadensis. Thus the resentment.

[@Davd35]

@@ravenwaves6785 I had almost the exact thing happened to me but with Paranthropus robustus. I thought it was super interesting and very different from the other hominids so I spent a ton of time studying about it. Then on the exam I blanked on the genus name.

[@zebraloverbridget]

@@ravenwaves6785 Any decent professor should have marked that right if the information given was all correct. I know I have had similar issues where I can't remember the name of a thing but I can accurately describe it and it was marked correct even though technically I didn't give the intended answer. What matters more is that you understand the material vs just memorizing the specific term. I can't say the exact course that happened for since it happened more than once but it was one needed for either my B.S Physics or M.S. in Engineering.

[@ravenwaves6785]

@@zebraloverbridget I suppose this is true. We don't get the exams returned, so we can't see what was marked right or wrong, so I can't say for sure I lost marks or not. Still, it is the most frustrating thing to forget a name in an exam setting.

[@ashurean]

It's really funny to think that all of humans have existed for so little time that the entire history of our civilization happens in a fraction of a geological margin of error.

[@KitTheAnkafolk]

I think the reason I love Milo’s content so much is because we present things the same way, as in “I’m going to give you the facts, but I’ll be damned if I don’t slip in something stupid”

[@hauntedsunsets]

oh my god I LOVED seeing the ferrets! Midas looks so much like my beloved late Sasha - she, too, couldn't walk in a straight line being partially blind AND partially deaf. she also hated other ferrets with a seething passion so she never accepted any kind of cagemates, instead she spent all day hanging out with her dad if not sleeping or trying to get intro trouble while I wasn't looking

[@ArramzyChaos]

This ring was sold out so quick... I'm very sad I missed my chance because I have a functional sleep schedule. But I'm happy for those who got it. This has to be the coolest merch idea I've ever seen

[@artistofdarklight3612]

I am so glad you took the advice in the comment section and got another ferret for Moose! Being highly social little nuggets they just thrive with a friend, welcome Mitis!

[@devinsmith4790]

Sahelanthropus is a fossil oddity. Like we know it was a ape that lived around roughly the same time as the last common of humans and chimpanzees, but we don't know if it is that common ancestor, a close relative or part of its own group of Miocene apes like the dryopithecines are. Can't wait to hear your thoughts on it.

[@petrfedor1851]

Based time and location it can be very basal hominin, basal member of chimp lineage or sister taxon to Chimps+humans lineages.

[@devinsmith4790]

@@petrfedor1851 It's really is hard to tell. If only DNA didn't have that nasty habit of breaking down over a quick period of time. The Miocene is definitely an interesting time in early ape evolution, not only was it where we diverged from our great and lesser ape cousins (of which have a way poorer fossil record due to the tropical environments they lived in), but there's were also plenty of now extinct groups and species that lived in places like Europe due in part that the climate was warmer than today

[@beacleto]

Milo, I have NO idea why KZbin recommended your channel to me. I know absolutely NOTHING about archeology or history, but I binge watched your content and I'm so happy that you're doing what you like and now have the time to be more creative with your videos. I loved the new set and ferrets, they are adorable 😭❤️ keep going, and I'm really happy for your milestones!! Thanks for making content like this, it's super important!

[@notyourdoggo7540]

Hi, I just went to the natural history museum in Brussels today and because of your video I immediately recognized the Toumaï scull replica they had, which made me really excited and I wanted to thank you for all the amazing educational videos you make!

[@paperkay]

Currently the best channel on the subject, I absolutely love it. As a layman, I just wish people would start using cuter names for these awesome new finds; I try to sound smart in random conversations, recaping KZbin lessons, and sound like I have a seizure..

[@macpalin4099]

It's good but there is also gutsick gibbon

[@dohrway3780]

As son as you explained the beauty in the name Toumaï, I instantly ordered the ring. Impulsive? Absolutely. A bad decision? Not at all.

[@douggaudiosi14]

U spent 240 euro on a paper weight your insane

[@nepune93]

@@douggaudiosi14 it sold out in 6 hours aparently. I'm glad enough people wanted it, but $240 for a metal ring 😬

[@dohrway3780]

@@douggaudiosi14 Good to know! But did I ask?

[@NickanM]

@@douggaudiosi14 Some people buy trendy handbags for 500 € or more, the paperweight is full of class if you compare them.

[@aaronlong7482]

@@nepune93 silver ring. A precious metal..not to mention a hand crafted piece of art

[@ericaevoy1]

“For those of you who dissociated during chemistry” 😂😂😂 honestly I have never struggled so hard with a class in my life. I was mostly an a student, can’t say I was perfect but I literally couldn’t get more than a c in chemistry 😵‍💫

[@idontwantahandlethough]

oh god me too. It feels the least "sciencey" of all the hard sciences to me. I think it's because early on, the actual rationale for the why certain formulas/equations/laws work is often far beyond the student's understanding, so for a good while the class is just "do this because the book said to do this, and hopefully in a couple of years the pieces will start for fall into place". That makes it so, so much harder imo. In physics or biology, you can often intuitively figure out why a particular law/principle/equation/whatever works because we have a lot more [casual] familiarity with physics and biology simply by living life! With chemistry, you're almost always dealing with stuff that is entirely alien to the everyday human experience. ...If that makes any sense at all. I have the worst time learning new stuff if I don't know *why.* I can totally just plug the values into equations, but then I'm not really learning much so what's the point?

[@Aaronhurst0059]

I failed chemistry with a 18 percent haha.

[@nellepolansky300]

Same! I just could not get it in high school but managed to scrape by thanks to my final (I’m good at tests) and my lab practice (we just had to demonstrate that we could follow proper lab procedure and were familiar with all safety procedures and equipment.) Then I had to take general chemistry my freshman year of collage and breezed through finishing with 4.0 🤷‍♀️

[@veryde_3356]

@@idontwantahandlethough Yeah I'm currently a PhD student in chemistry and I also have to design educational material for non-major chemistry students. What is very apparent is the steep learning curve that chemistry has because we don't gather a lot of intution for it outside of baking (maybe). The periodic table, orbital shells, chemical nomenclature that even grad students struggle with, the subject requires a lot of legwork for one to geta grip. That said having done that work is very rewarding. It really shapes your perspective on pretty much everything pertaining to matter.

[@rosemadder5547]

Lol it was one of the only classes I passed and was in honors 😂 so funny how differently ppl can be intelligent

[@thefuhhhdude3942]

Dude you pick really great topics, you’re genuinely funny but you don’t joke around too much it’s sprinkled in perfectly you’ve got the secret sauce here man keep it up

[@blissbillo9603]

Omg THANK YOU for explaining surface exposure dating! As a layman I was trying to explain this episode to a friend the other day, and I'm sure she thought I was just messing with her. Because it sounds so utterly bananas! It sounds like something a "paranormal expert" makes up to measure ghost farts or something, but it's true, and it's amazing and humbling and mind-blowing that scientists are able to do this! I'm gonna read more about it. Thanks for getting me started!

[@cuevob]

On a side note: I think the drink thing is a cool gimmick that you should continue - then you could, if possible, do a crossover with How To Drink. You could have drinks like the Chariots of Fire, or the Baghdad battery. Great promotion for you, and some fun for the audience. Ahh, fun drinking game: every time they say "They" take a sip/shot.

[@thespankmyfrank]

A crossover with Max from Tasting/Drinking History would be dope. Hard to find that early recipes but... idk it'd be fun. I love them both.

[@leesparkles9518]

Came for the acient aliens debunking, stayed for the way less confusing review of my Intro to Human Origins class 👍

[@Sauti_science]

I love these topics, my college doesn't offer archaeology classes, and the anthropology classes were not fantastic, so it's great watching videos like this. I'm a biology major, and early hominin and hominid evolution is super interesting

[@ladylark10884]

14:45 that's so wonderful, im sure chad is still extremely proud of being the home of our oldest known ancestor. i know i would be! id bring it up everytime someone would ask about where im from haha

[@ashleyyakubac7506]

I have literally been looking for a series like this for years. I'm so happy. Please continue this series!! ❤

[@outoforder8791]

The worst thing about being one of your earliest subscribers is that I will never get to binge-watch your content. I want to watch more of this... 👏👏👏

[@Fairyfink]

Love the ring: classy & so much more than your average skull jewellry. More to the point, I am absolutely in awe of your marketing savvy. Milo, sweetheart, you have balls.

[@Raymondgogolf]

Hi Claire I hope my comment didn't sound as a form of privacy invasion your comment tells of a wonderful woman with a beautiful heart which led me to comment I don't normally write in the comment section but I think you deserve this complement. If you don’t mind can we be friends? Thanks God bless you….🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@hanagla5406]

I love how the oldest human is literally called Chad

[@darthrevan8640]

Putting this here so it can be seen I need a remix of "America fuck yha" but "bipedalism fuck yha"

[@MEJ777]

He or/ she was from Chad?

[@criminal7592]

​@@MEJ777 don't you bring gender into this

[@MEJ777]

@@criminal7592 wdym?

[@wintersal449]

14:00 I love how science works. "Hmm this thing should be here according to math and theory, and oh look! It is" Its beautiful

[@tryingtomakesenseoftheverse]

20:50 Hi Milo, Big fan of your videos-long time listener and comment reader, first time commenter. When discussing how to determine whether an animal had a bipedal or quadrupedal lifestyle based on a leg bone, it’s more accurate to avoid terms like “designed” or “intended.” These words imply intention, which isn't applicable in this context. Instead, we're using biomechanics to understand how much weight that particular bone shape could support, rather than assuming the bone was "designed" for a specific function. This reminds me of a neuroscience class I took, where the professor explained that if scientists calculated the size a giraffe's heart should be to support its body and then found that a giraffe's heart matched those calculations, we shouldn’t be amazed by nature's "design." The reality is the giraffe exists *because* its heart functions in that way, not the other way around. Keep up the good work❤

[@Fairyfink]

Milo: your content makes me very happy. Intelligent, knowledgeable, witty, entertaining & principled - what more can I ask for?

[@Izuru_Aeternae-Mortis]

I would like this comment but its at an equilibrium of 100 likes and I don't want to break it

[@thespankmyfrank]

I second this. Definitely favourite youtube channel at the moment.

[@emilybenton6890]

Milo, have you considered using a projector to help with your chalk drawings? If you project images on the chalkboard then you can just trace them.

[@notthecutestanimal8849]

Such a good idea, ESPECIALLY for maps

[@HaizeyWings]

Commenting so Milo hopefully sees this!

[@ole-martinthorsen6996]

I like his makeshift drawing more!

[@AreilKnight]

This is a good idea, it could speed up drawing set up. also, new blackboards need to be "seasoned" to help reduce the "ghost" images after erasing, and lesson the squeaky noises.

[@phoenixfritzinger9185]

He could probably find one of those old overhead ones for the full old school school aesthetic he’s got going on

[@singergirldp9158]

Yes, Milo!! Can’t believe you’re from Rhode Island. I grew up there and moved to London about a year ago to do my masters degree in museum studies. I was one of your first followers on TikTok, and feel like a proud mom every time I see how well you’re doing and all the AMAZING content you keep putting out there. Keep killing it!!

[@52wbending52]

Years ago my mom bought a necklace with the depiction of ancient cave art at the cliffs of Mohr in Ireland. It's always a really cool story to tell as jewelry and history. If you keep making jewelry like that, I absolutely will buy some myself and for my mother!

[@lynnokrzynski8720]

Milo this particular episode has me having flashbacks to my days as an undergrad Anthropology/Archeology major. Outside the classroom I have never had cause to think about skull shape/brain size, leg shape and positioning, etc. Then i find your channel. I almost feel like you're my brother from another mother. You're a breath of intellecrual fresh air. Love the channel. Keep on keepin on.

[@Cailyn_Amanda]

I got my B.A. in Anthropology about 10 years ago, and went on to focus my studies and thesis on a specific event. But going back to the essentials is really...well it's really refreshing. Maybe it's hitting that nostalgia factor for when I didn't have to be concerned about my rights being taken away, or global pandemics, or the world generally falling to shit. But anyway, I'm loving this series idea; can't wait to see more. Edit to add: I'm really hoping you do a Lucy ring for the collection. That's the coolest merch idea I think I've ever seen.

[@am55255]

The ferret reveal was something I didn’t know I needed until I got it, so thank you for that.

[@penguruvods7395]

Dude the ring looks so cool, I just found it on the website. Wish I could get one but its a little out of my price range, I get why there so expensive being handcrafted and all but just don't think I have that money to spend on a ring. Still some of the coolest youtuber merch I've seen though

[@juiceoverflow]

I would spend $100 max on one of them

[@juiceoverflow]

I would spend $100 max on one of them

[@PvtPuplovski]

That Ring Merch is probably some of the best and most thoughtful I’ve seen. Glad to see they sold out so fast!

[@JB2X-Z]

I feel like I'm getting a high-class lecture on anthropology but I'm not paying a dime for it. Milo, you don't know how much I appreciate your efforts in these videos. Never take your skills or efforts for granted!

[@brinmoody]

The ferrets at the end made my day. Please bring them in again sometime!

[@woodywas4549]

Milo: Hey check out this very cool amazing ring that looks like Toumai Me: Man, this is indeed a very cool amazing ring that looks like Toumai, i'm going to check it out The ring: costs like almost 300$ Me: ...oh Still, i wish you the best of luck with the sales, it looks sick man

[@kaityr9693]

You're the literal only KZbinr that ever posts at a time I can catch at premier. I appreciate this so much

[@baddabing4494]

I love how the way they dated the material of Tomaï's skull is basically hoe long it's been since he's touched grass

[@WrathofKhorne25]

I'm so glad you came up with this series, I have been DYING for a video series that explores the evolution of man. It seems to be a taboo subject cause I can't seem to find anything with details outside of like, Neanderthals, and maybe some homo erectus.

[@joanfregapane8683]

Try Gutsick Gibbon. She has a range of topics on her channel, but often discusses human ancestors including skulls and bones (she’s a PhD. student & teacher).

[@Kaninchenbau]

History, high kicks and ferrets, this channel has everything one could ask for

[@birdy9549]

i wanna put my appreciation for the rings here cuz i can’t feasibly buy one :( they’re so awesome and you can see how much work was put into making them look perfect

[@RubyBlueUwU]

Thank you for showing us your long children. Excited for this series! I rather hope Lucy gets covered at some point as it’s my name, and some of my friends tried to tease me about that when we were kids but I found it extremely cool and would tell people about her frequently

[@thasloyramos9278]

Not only this is one of the most interesting science channels on KZbin, but also the ads actually line PERFECTLY with the themes of the video. Amazing job! Glad to have found this channel! Cheers from Brazil! 🇧🇷

[@citywitt3202]

Got into your content about half a year ago with shorts, now going back to the older stuff. Please never get rid of this :) you’re amazing

[@JoanWhack]

OooohoOOO I'm so excoited for this series. GIMe'D'MONKÈ NEWS! I think it's incredible how humanity isn't one species that happened to survive, but more than likely an amalgam of many, that through the millennia and through many complex means, became one species; us. Long gone is the idea that one lineage just won for 'reasons'. I really cannot wait for what the future holds in regards to breakthrough discoveries from our past. Discoveries that we simply didn't know about because we didn't have the DNA records to fill in the blanks.

[@karnewarrior]

Hey! I recognize those screenshots! Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is great. Probably one of my favorite games. I really like how the system plays with game literacy to make you go through the same learning process our ancestors did in micro, figuring out how to hold and throw objects, then how to make basic modifications, and so on and so forth. It was sick to play a survival game less about growing wheat in a field and building a house and more about discovering new things and exploring.

[@pinkythreat]

Felt like i was the few that enjoyed it

[@karnewarrior]

@@pinkythreat Probably because the Game Reviewers hated it and shat all over it. This was before the Cuphead thing I think so people were still under the impression those guys could actually play basic games. And of course it should come as no surprise that a guy who's paid to play 40 different games a week and write about all of them like he's played 200 hours wouldn't entirely enjoy a game which *requires* 10 hours of trial and error just to figure out flint tools. Not to mention people apparently thought you could invent fire in the game, even though the whole game takes place prior to it's invention...

[@pinkythreat]

@@karnewarrior that makes sense, really sucks because the game is amazing. Would be cool if the company that made it made a second one where you start at Ergaster and finish as Saipan, or Neanderthal

[@karnewarrior]

@@pinkythreat They are, in fact, working on a sequel, but it's not at a high priority or speed. The best thing to do is to recommend the game to all your friends though. It's not too late for it to make a comeback, you just have to make sure people know what they're getting into. The game is actually pretty simple once you figure it out.

[@pinkythreat]

@@karnewarrior the game does suffer from being very niche, we like it mostly because we like archeology and we like to imagine and see what it was probably like. I’ll probably make a video around it, so people who would like it will buy it

[@Eontologist]

I’m a bio-archaeology focused anthropology major (one more year to go! Then graduate school…) and I’ve very much been enjoying the way you present the information in your videos. When my friends ask for videos on anthropology to learn more about what I study, I send them your way!

[@alessandromeroli144]

the fact that the handwritten t looks like an upside down cross is one of my favorite trivia fact from now on. I have never seen someone write it like that, it’s so cool

[@grace-jh8nh]

wrote a paper heavily featuring this discovery and can confirm forgetting how it’s spelt is a shared experience

[@jacoL8]

May I suggest , if you’re sharing an artwork or a picture from a video game/movie could you please add the source at the bottom of the photo.. other than citation, it can also help people find stuff they’d like to read more about/see! Anyways great vid as always! Hope to see the channel flourish in the near future!

[@gerileemakes]

I'm so glad your rings sold out so quickly! Even though I was never going to buy one because skull rings aren't my thing, they are really cool and unique! Next time you could maybe have pre orders for a set amount of time and produce to demand? It was fun learning about this fossil! Thanks for another great video :)

[@jeriii3]

Fuck they sold out? I just found this channel and thought those rings would be an awesome derivation than the bog standard skull rings.

[@cristheblob4020]

@@jeriii3 that comment was before the restock dw about it!

[@daryn2508]

This man is like a vintage automobile restored from specifically 1956, perfectly aged and wise

[@truthsmiles]

I initially found you in the “you’re an idiot” debunking shorts, but I’m loving your more deliberately educational material. You’re a good dude and I wish you much success with your channel. Glad to see the rings sold out quickly!

[@2rueLIFE]

Just found this channel this week and I'm so sad that I missed out on this ring, but I'm thrilled at the immense support you have over here because it has suddenly become my favorite channel lol! Hope to catch the rest of the rings and fingers crossed you will bring this one back in the future!

[@krisnr99]

First of all, love the ring! Would’ve been great for a teacher as a conversationstarter for human evolution with my pupils. Sadly I cant afford such things at the moment. Hope you do something similar in the future!

[@teressebirkett3387]

Loving the chalk board. I felt like I was back in primary school while watching this. Educated and entertained. Brilliant

[@Rand0mGypsy]

The better part is that, besides his language, this totally seems like the kind of chat I used to have on my senior year in college with my friends, the only difference is that we would have been drunk af

[@knuckle12356]

That Toumaï ring is outstanding. You severely underestimated demand, dintcha? This is a line you could REALLY expand upon. I used to work for a guy who made gold and silver bells, (on a similar scale as your rings,) worn as pendants. He also worked from a list wax process. Congrats on having something truly special for a merch line. Beats the shit out of a shirt. Not that there isn't money in shirts.

[@superasper]

Thanks😍

[@classicalheroes8910]

you make these videos so entertaining and i know if it were being taught in a history class, theyed skip over all the cool stuff or just make it suck, so thanks

[@EmilyAliceTempest]

What I really want to see is a comprehensive video on the Eye of the Sahara, which is sometimes suggested to be "Atlantis" That would be really fascinating

[@barth9580]

It's a collapsed kave dome. You're welcome.

[@EmilyAliceTempest]

@@barth9580 that I do know, I am just curious about more of the history of how it became justified as "the Atlantis" and how we discovered more about it in general

[@eewilson9835]

Atlantis is modern Ireland.

[@Wolfie54545]

Atlantis is in Florida

[@Leahbearie123]

Atlantis is Australia

[@RoemDaug]

It's really exciting to see your production get better and better! I'm sure you've already been thinking about this topic, but I personally think sound dampening your set could really help to boost the professionalism even more.

[@Raymondgogolf]

Hi Roem I hope my comment didn't sound as a form of privacy invasion your comment tells of a wonderful woman with a beautiful heart which led me to comment I don't normally write in the comment section but I think you deserve this complement. If you don’t mind can we be friends? Thanks God bless you….🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@mr16325]

@@Raymondgogolf creep

[@justastudent1423]

I actually like the echo because it makes it sound like I'm in a classroom. Adds to the imersion

[@alsinakiria]

Milo, please bring this series back. I love you dunking on conspiracy theorists, of course, but I want to listen to this for hours.

[@gopnikinprogress588]

I love how the "So when a star explodes" segment has the same vibes as father telling "So when mom and dad love each other very much..."

[@lordbunny1934]

I genuinely think this is one of my favourite channels here on youtube, I can't wait for more videos Milo!!

[@KaladinVegapunk]

Haha worth mentioning, there's an additional aspect to bipeds, besides that vs quadruped orthograde and quasi orthograde. Apes have that 45 degree angle and spines connecting to the back of the skull not the base like you mention, but ours being at the base allows us to have bigger brains and stand upright naturally They can momentarily stand upright, but then have to crouch back down

[@thedeathangeltda]

When I have extra money I’m buying one of the rings! It’s gorgeous! Also beautiful episode and I’m excited for the next ones!

[@CLITCMD]

Can’t wait for the rest of this series.

[@kenielcartagena89]

I find amazing how, growing up, I NEVER enjoyed history class at all. But Milo has such a unique and fun way to deliver these vast amount of information, it just makes everything that much more fascinating than what it already is!!

[@DionysusLion]

The explanation of the chemistry in this is super funny and I forget that most people just hate chemistry meanwhile I did a BS in Biochem and working on a MS in Microbio lol. Great stuff!

[@mariepatricia1975]

Milo, a pretty man with a pretty name /p who also knows how to do good research and is very smart. this is a man of many things. being funny and having the ability say that long name, are also bonuses. with very bingibale content, he has very quickly become my favorite KZbinr because who doesn't love a wonderful science man

[@therosrex5488]

2 things: First, a little fun fact: Hominins weren't the first apes to become upright. There is at least one non-hominin ape that walked on two legs, *Danuvius*, from Germany of all places. Second, I think you may have confused Sahelantropus' teeth roots for their crowns, since you said their teeth were really pointy. Or maybe I just misunderstood you. Looking forward to the next episode, mate!

[@alchemyfarie]

I think you're right about the teeth - he also said it probably ate a lot of plants but sharp pointy teeth wouldn't be good for that

[@materla4102]

@@alchemyfarie ichthyophagous teeth are more usually sharp and pointy, right?

[@therosrex5488]

@@alchemyfarie Meant to reply to this sooner, but oh well Sharp teeth can be good for herbivores, specifically leaf-eaters. Smaller herbivorous primates often have pretty sharp teeth (howler monkeys, for example). But pointy, not so much. The only primates with really pointy teeth are insectivorous.

[@therosrex5488]

@@materla4102 Yes, sharp, pointy teeth are good for piercing and holding fish.

[@HyzerFlexOnYou]

Thanks for what you do. I took human origins as an elective in college and it stuck with me more than any other class. I don't know why more people aren't fascinated by this subject.

[@backlogbooks9128]

I have never heard of you or watched your videos before but I watched this because someone promised me there would be ferrets in it. And there were! 10/10 on your criminal masterminds, they're SUCH goobers. And the sahelanthropus tchadensis was pretty cool too. I learned things in my quest for ferret content. Well done.