Evolution Soup
56 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsEvolution Soup YouTube Channel & Audio Podcast - in association with Talk Beliefs YouTube channel - brings you interviews and information for everyday audiences on the fascinating facts of evolution and natural selection. Hosted by Mark from @evolution_soup and @TalkBeliefs.
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HOMO NALEDI: The Inside Story ~ with NatGeo Explorer KENEILOE MOLOPYANE
September 04, 2023 17:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBDr Keneiloe Molopyane is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for the Exploration of the Deep Human Journey and a National Geographic Society Emerging Explorer, 2021. Having begun as an underwater archaeologist, she ended up as an 'underground astronaut' squeezing through the claustrophobic passageways of South Africa's Rising Star Cave, site of a massive cache of bones belonging to hominid, Homo naledi. MARK from Evolution Soup dives deep with Keneiloe, in a fully-illustrated inter...
Life's Big Bang - The Story of the Cambrian Explosion ~ with SHUHAI XIAO
May 26, 2023 14:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBWhat ignited the famed Cambrian Explosion? The majority of today's animal phyla got their start in this strange yet exciting period of time over five hundred million years ago. What triggered this radiation of life, some with shells, others with skeletons? What were the first predators? And what came before this period? DR SHUHAI XIAO is a paleobiologist and geobiologist who studies the interactions between the biosphere and its environments at critical transitions in Earth history, particu...
The Seven-Million-Year-Long Journey - Why Humans Stood Upright ~ with JEREMY DESILVA
February 19, 2023 17:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBWhat caused the ancestors of human beings start walking upright? The seven-million-year-long-journey started in the trees of Africa and culminates in Homo sapiens dominance of the globe. But the answers to 'why' and 'when' are still elusive. JEREMY DESILVA is an anthropologist at Dartmouth College. Jeremy ('Jerry') specializes in the locomotion of the first apes and early human ancestors. His most recent work focuses on the origins and evolution of upright walking in the human lineage. I...
MEGALODON - The Shark That Ate Whales ~ with JACK COOPER
January 28, 2023 11:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBThe Meg! Did it really exist? (Spoiler alert: it did). This giant of the Miocene seas has been of keen interest to paleontologists for decades. It's true dimensions have never been known until recently. JACK COOPER is a PhD student working on the functional diversity of sharks through time. His current work focuses on the size, dimensions and reconstruction of the Megalodon shark. MARK from Evolution Soup talks to Jack about the history of its discovery, what it ate, where it swam, and the...
Evolution Gone Wrong? Why Our Bodies Work (or Don't!) ~ with ALEX BEZZERIDES
December 19, 2022 21:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBEvolution is a marvel, but - bad backs? Crooked teeth? Allergies? What gives? ALEX BEZZERIDES is a professor of biology at Lewis-Clark State College in Idaho, where he teaches a wide range of biology classes, from human anatomy and physiology to entomology. He has a bachelor’s degree in biology and a PhD in neurobiology and behavior. MARK from Evolution Soup discusses Alex's new book 'Evolution Gone Wrong: The Curious Reasons Why Our Bodies Work (Or Don't)', delving into why the evolution...
Did Star Trek Get Evolution Right? ~ with Star Trek Science Advisor DR MOHAMED NOOR
November 06, 2022 17:00 - 41 minutes - 28.2 MBDR MOHAMED NOOR is a Professor of Biology at Duke University involved in evolutionary genetics research , looking into how genetic changes contribute to the formation of new species. A keen Star Trek aficionado, he is the author of the book Live Long and Evolve and serves as a Science Advisor on the Paramount Plus series, Star Trek: Discovery. MARK from Evolution Soup opens hailing frequencies with Dr Noor to discuss how the Star Trek franchise utilizes science and especially the science of...
SABERTOOTH EMPIRE - Smilodon & Ancient Big Cats ~ with LARISA DESANTIS
September 13, 2022 19:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBDR LARISA DESANTIS is a conservation biologist at Vanderbilt University and vertebrate paleontologist in the department of biological sciences. Larisa studies fossil mammals as a way of determining how they responded to ancient climate change. MARK from Evolution Soup talks all things sabertooth cat with Larisa, delving into the various species that boast impressive sabers, how we know what they ate ... and why they went extinct. #sabertooth #bigcats #smilodon Original YouTube Video Inter...
SABERTOOTH EMPIRE - Smilodon & Ancient Big Cats ~ with LARISA DESANTIS
September 13, 2022 19:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBDR LARISA DESANTIS is a conservation biologist at Vanderbilt University and vertebrate paleontologist in the department of biological sciences. Larisa studies fossil mammals as a way of determining how they responded to ancient climate change. MARK from Evolution Soup talks all things sabertooth cat with Larisa, delving into the various species that boast impressive sabers, how we know what they ate ... and why they went extinct. #sabertooth #bigcats #smilodon Original YouTube Video Inter...
How Homo Erectus Took Over the World ~ with DR KAREN BAAB
August 02, 2022 16:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBThey were the most successful hominids of all time, existing on earth for almost two million years and leaving fossil evidence across much of the globe. From Africa to the Caucasus to the Far East, Homo erectus travelled far and left an indelible mark on prehistory. DR KAREN BAAB is a biological anthropologist studying human evolution at Midwestern University in Glendale, Arizona, USA. Her main areas of research are the evolutionary history of Plio-Pleistocene Homo and what the shape of t...
Neanderthals - Our Kindred Spirits ~ with REBECCA WRAGG SYKES
July 26, 2022 17:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBWere neanderthals just dumb brutes waiting for extinction? The latest research says they were anything but dimwitted. They had culture, forethought, and emotion - just like us. REBECCA WRAGG SYKES is a palaeolithic archaeologist and honorary fellow at the University of Liverpool, specialising in Neanderthals. She is co-founder of the Trowelblazers website, celebrating women archaeologists, palaeontologists and geologists through the ages, and the author of Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, D...
Life from Non Life - How Evolution Powers Everything ~ Professor LEE CRONIN
May 18, 2022 14:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBThe search for the origin of life is nothing new. Abiogenesis - life from non life - has fascinated and frustrated science for countless years. But what if we've been going about it the wrong way? PROFESSOR LEE CRONIN holds the Regius chair of chemistry at the University of Glasgow. His primary interests are in the creation of artificial lifeforms using inorganic chemistry. MARK from Evolution Soup talks to Lee about his 'Inorganica' experiments, the nature of living things, why inorganic ...
Life from Non Life - How Evolution Powers Everything ~ Professor LEE CRONIN
May 18, 2022 14:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBThe search for the origin of life is nothing new. Abiogenesis - life from non life - has fascinated and frustrated science for countless years. But what if we've been going about it the wrong way? PROFESSOR LEE CRONIN holds the Regius chair of chemistry at the University of Glasgow. His primary interests are in the creation of artificial lifeforms using inorganic chemistry. MARK from Evolution Soup talks to Lee about his 'Inorganica' experiments, the nature of living things, why inorganic ...
Humanity's Second Cousins - The Story of Paranthropus ~ with ALEXIS WILLIAMS
March 29, 2022 18:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBThey lived along our ancestors and were very much like them - but then vanished from history. What is the story of the genus Paranthropus and its three fascinating species? ALEXIS WILLIAMS is a PhD student in the Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology at George Washington University and studies the fossil record as a way of understanding the evolutionary history of the African hominin, Paranthropus. MARK from Evolution Soup talks with Alexis about this group of hominids, their...
Our Earliest Ancestor? The Story of Ida ~ with SERGI LÓPEZ-TORRES
December 27, 2021 12:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBIn 1983, an exquisitely-preserved fossil of a new species of primate, Darwinius masillae, was unearthed in Germany's Messel Pit. The media hailed the 47-million-year-old specimen as the missing link. Is Darwinius (aka 'Ida') the so-called missing link between primates and humans, the earliest human ancestor ever found? SERGI LÓPEZ-TORRES is a Ph.D. in Evolutionary Anthropology who researches the early stages of primate evolution as well as the paleobiology and functional morphology of othe...
Concerning Hobbits - The Story of Homo floresiensis ~ with DR KAREN BAAB
November 29, 2021 22:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBHobbits were REAL? Really? Actually ... yes. DR KAREN BAAB is a biological anthropologist and an Associate Professor in the Department of Anatomy at Midwestern University, Arizona and her main interests are the extinct relatives of humans and what the shape of hominin brains can tell us. Dr Baab has also led a series of studies of the "Hobbits" of Flores Island, Indonesia. MARK from Evolution Soup talks with Dr Baab about these fascinating hominins, their strange origins, and why they are ...
Is 'Race' a Thing? ~ with anthropologist KATE KELLER
August 24, 2021 11:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBWhat is race and ethnicity? KATE KELLER is a biological anthropologist who teaches introductory biological anthropology and human variation classes to undergraduates. She enjoys taking difficult, controversial, or esoteric topics and explaining them in accessible, fun, and relatable ways. What is race and ethnicity? Is 'race' even a thing? MARK from Evolution Soup talks with Kate about the concept of race and ethnicity, how race has been viewed in the past, and what the biology tells us. ...
The Origin of Birds & Flight ~ Dr CORWIN SULLIVAN
June 02, 2021 19:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBHow and why did reptiles start to fly? Dr Corwin Sullivan is an Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta, Canada. Along with studying the origin of birds and flight, Dr Sullivan researches the diversity, evolution and functional morphology of fossil vertebrates, especially dinosaurs. How did feathers evolve? Why did feathered dinosaurs take to the air & how did they figure that out? MARK from Evolution Soup talks all things birds, flight & feathers with Dr ...
The Origin of Birds & Flight ~ Dr CORWIN SULLIVAN
June 02, 2021 19:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBHow and why did reptiles start to fly? Dr Corwin Sullivan is an Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta, Canada. Along with studying the origin of birds and flight, Dr Sullivan researches the diversity, evolution and functional morphology of fossil vertebrates, especially dinosaurs. How did feathers evolve? Why did feathered dinosaurs take to the air & how did they figure that out? MARK from Evolution Soup talks all things birds, flight & feathers with Dr ...
Dire Wolves DNA Secrets ~ with ANGELA PERRI
April 06, 2021 11:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MBWere the Dire Wolves seen on Game of Thrones simply myth? ANGELA PERRI BA (Hons), PhD is an archaeologist based at Durham University, UK. Her research focuses on the nature of human-environmental interactions by analyzing early relationships between humans, animals, climate, and landscapes. MARK from Evolution Soup discusses the reality of Dire Wolves - real carnivores that lived in the Americas from 250,000 years ago. How big were they? What canids were they related to? And what does a re...
What is Deep Time? ~ with Paleontologist MICHAEL HUDGINS
February 14, 2021 19:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBA deep dive into dating methods, dinosaurs, and Deep Time with paleontologist, Michael Hudgins! Michael is a systematics and evolution masters student studying palaeontology at the University of Alberta, Canada and his main research centers on late Cretaceous primitive bird-hipped dinosaurs known as Thescelosaurs, and the prehistoric creatures of the Triassic period. Last interview, Mike explored the origin of dinosaurs but today he dives deep into the age of the earth and everything on i...
Was the Dodo Actually Smart? ~ with EUGENIA GOLD
December 26, 2020 14:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MBDumb as a Dodo - or was the extinct flightless bird actually smart? EUGENIA GOLD is an Assistant Professor in the Biology Department of Suffolk University Boston, USA and currently a postdoctoral researcher & instructor in the Department of Anatomical Sciences. Eugenia has researched the extinct Dodo by analyzing its brain to determine its intelligence. MARK from Evolution Soup talks to Eugenia about all things Dodo - including its closest living relative, history of its interaction with ...
Marsupials: History & Mysteries ~ with ARIEL MARCY
November 14, 2020 18:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBARIEL MARCY - is an evolutionary biologist and educational game designer at the University of Queensland. During her PhD, Ariel will start to untangle the question of why marsupials are less diverse than placentals by studying Australian rodents. MARK from Evolution Soup connects with Ariel from her home in Brisbane to talk marsupials, rodents, evo-devo ... and games! Ariel has created the educational game GO EXTINCT which teaches evolutionary relationships through a fun, Go Fish game exper...
Digging Spinosaurus ~ with National Geographic Explorer NIZAR IBRAHIM
November 10, 2020 14:00 - 37 minutes - 52.2 MBWhat was enigmatic dinosaur Spinosaurus really like? NIZAR IBRAHIM is a vertebrate paleontologist and comparative anatomist based at the University of Detroit Mercy (USA), where he is an Assistant Professor of Biology teaching courses in anatomy and evolution. Over the last decade Nizar has led several paleontological expeditions to Africa's Sahara desert and has recently come to world attention when he and his team uncovered the elusive tail of the 100-million-year-old Spinosaurus - a f...
Were We Scavengers? Meat-Eating & Human Evolution ~ with Professor BRIANA POBINER
October 07, 2020 12:00 - 25 minutes - 35.2 MBBRIANA POBINER is a Research Scientist and Museum Educator in the Human Origins Program at the Smithsonian Institution and her fields of interest include paleoanthropology and the evolution of the human diet. MARK from Evolution Soup talks to Briana about the impact of meat-eating on human evolution and brain growth over time. We also explore how hominids obtained their meat. Were our ancestors all gung-ho hunters, or did we scavenge as well? #evolutionsoup #evolution #humanevolution LINK...
Were We Scavengers? Meat-Eating & Human Evolution ~ with Professor BRIANA POBINER
October 07, 2020 12:00 - 26 minutes - 36.3 MBBRIANA POBINER is a Research Scientist and Museum Educator in the Human Origins Program at the Smithsonian Institution and her fields of interest include paleoanthropology and the evolution of the human diet. MARK from Evolution Soup talks to Briana about the impact of meat-eating on human evolution and brain growth over time. We also explore how hominids obtained their meat. Were our ancestors all gung-ho hunters, or did we scavenge as well? #evolutionsoup #evolution #humanevolution LINK...
How Monkeys Discovered the New World ~ with ANDREW HOLMES
September 23, 2020 08:00 - 19 minutes - 27.3 MBPrimates evolved in Africa - so how did monkeys get all the way to South America? To make things even more intriguing, a fossil an extinct ancestor of modern monkeys has now been found in the New World. ANDREW HOLMES is a paleoanthropologist & PhD candidate at the University of Toronto - studying the evolutionary history of ancient apes. He returns to Evolution Soup to talk with MARK about monkeys of the Old & New Worlds, and their astounding transatlantic journeys. (Fully illustrated inte...
Are There Human Subspecies?~ with LAURA VAN HOLSTEIN
August 29, 2020 20:00 - 35 minutes - 48.9 MBLAURA VAN HOLSTEIN is a PhD Candidate at the University of Cambridge who has recently published her revolutionary research on the role of subspecies in evolution, authenticating one of Charles Darwin's theories. Laura studied for her BA from 2013 to 2016 in Biological Anthropology. Her main fields of research include human evolution and phylogenetic comparative methods. MARK from Evolution Soup talks with Laura about her ground-breaking work, what is meant by a 'subspecies' and how these p...
Who was the 'Ancient One'? The Strange Story of Kennewick Man ~ with CARLTON GOVER
August 04, 2020 16:00 - 54 minutes - 74.7 MBSPECIAL EPISODE! In 1996 a skull and skeleton were stumbled upon near the banks of the Columbia River in Washington State. What followed were years of speculation, assumptions, legal battles and contention. The remains of the 9000-year-old Paleoamerican dubbed 'Kennewick Man' consumed the world of archaeology and Native American repatriation rights for years as both parties claimed the remains. So who was the Kennewick Man really? Was 'the ancient one' the ancestor the Native Americans clai...
The Evolution of Whales ~ with Professor HANS THEWISSEN
June 29, 2020 12:00 - 28 minutes - 39.2 MBJ. G. M. 'Hans' Thewissen, Ph. D. Anatomy Professor at Ohio University, studies fossil cetaceans in order to answer questions about the evolution of whales -- in particular, about how whales originated from land animals. MARK from Evolution Soup talks to Hans about his early discoveries, fossils of proto-whales that lived partly on land, and the features we can point to in whale anatomy that display the transition from land to water over 50 million years. Illustrated throughout with artwo...
Is Coronavirus Evolving? ~ with Jon Perry of 'Stated Clearly'
June 05, 2020 21:00 - 42 minutes - 58.4 MBIs Coronavirus evolving? Covid-19 has the world in its grip, but is it fully understood? In this special upload, JON PERRY of the Stated Clearly YouTube channel talks about viruses, how the new coronavirus evolved as well as where it could have come from. Illustrated with clips from 'Where Do New Viruses Come From?', Jon takes us through the weird world of viruses and the current pandemic that has engendered fear ... and an internet-full of conspiracy theories! #coronavirus #evolution #vir...
Kallie Moore of 'Eons' on Encountering Creationists
April 27, 2020 22:00 - 13 minutes - 11.2 MBEvolution Soup EXTRA! Kallie Moore is the University of Montana Paleontology Center's Collection Manager. She oversees 100,000 fossils tucked away in the basement of the C.H. Clapp Building. She is known for the hugely popular science YouTube channel Eons where she presents mini-documentaries on everything from Ancient Flora & Fungi to Human Origins . During a pre-interview chat for an interview for the Evolution Soup YouTube channel, Mark touches upon the subject of encountering creati...
The Importance of Science Communication ~ with LIYANG ZHAO
April 08, 2020 20:00 - 22 minutes - 20 MBLIYANG ZHAO is a science journalist and communicator currently living in Bonn, Germany. She is a radio reporter as well as the founder of LIYANG'S LAB NEWS on Instagram and Facebook and is passionate about science and evolution and especially getting young people excited about the sciences. MARK from Evolution Soup talks with Liyang about what it means to be a science communicator, her work in the Koenig museum, podcasting and writing ... as well as her favorite science stories she has pres...
A Mammoth Talent ~ Interview with Paleoartist DANIEL ESKRIDGE
March 06, 2020 21:00 - 21 minutes - 29.7 MBMammoths, saber-toothed cats, dinosaurs ... and the occasional dragon - digital artist DANIEL ESKRIDGE has painted them all. His amazing work has featured in museums, books & exhibitions. MARK from Evolution Soup chats to Daniel from his home/studio in Atlanta. We find out about how he researches, designs, and renders these magnificent masterpieces and which of his works are the most popular. Plus a few artists secrets! DANIEL ESKRIDGE grew up in north Georgia in the metro Atlanta area, w...
Can We Clone the Tasmanian Tiger? ~ with Professor Andrew Pask
February 24, 2020 20:00 - 36 minutes - 50.8 MBThe remarkable Thylacine (or 'TASMANIAN TIGER') was a carnivorous marsupial that existed in Australia and Tasmania up until 1936. DNA exists that could allow us to clone one - but should we? MARK from Evolution Soup catches up with PROFESSOR ANDREW PASK from his home in Melbourne, Australia to talk about Thylacine history, biology, and how he was able to successfully sequence its genome. Andrew Pask is the Professor of BioSciences the University of Melbourne. He has published over 100 pape...
The Evolution of Canids ~ with David Ian Howe
January 19, 2020 18:00 - 25 minutes - 35.4 MBDAVID IAN HOWE is an 'ethnocynologist' whose specialty is the study of dogs and wolves within human cultural contexts. He is an archaeologist who has uncovered hundreds of ancient tribal dog burials in the United States. David has contributed to TedEd and is a co-host of the popular 'A Life In Ruins' archaeology podcast. He also runs the @ethnocynology instagram feed. MARK from Evolution Soup catches up with David for a new fully-illustrated interview about the biological family of animal...
Gigantopithecus - the Biggest Ape That Ever Lived ~ with Andrew Holmes
November 30, 2019 21:00 - 34 minutes - 47.7 MBTen feet tall and with teeth twice as big as a humans - and it really existed! Gigantopithecus was the largest ape that ever lived. Evident from only a few fossils, this beast is a continual source of fascination for people because of its size and the mystery surrounding it. ANDREW HOLMES is a paleoanthropologist & PhD candidate at the University of Toronto - studying the evolutionary history of ancient apes. He catches up with MARK from Evolution Soup to talk all things Gigantopithecus. (F...
What Creationists Fear Most About Evolution ~ with Dr. Eugenie Scott
October 26, 2019 17:00 - 43 minutes - 59.2 MBDR EUGENIE SCOTT is a retired university professor known for working against the teaching of Young Earth Creationism and ID – so-called ‘Intelligent Design’ - in schools... and is the founding Executive Director of the National Center for Science Education. MARK from Evolution Soup talks to Dr Scott from her home in California about her beginnings, the Kitzmiller vs Dover trial, and what exactly it is that creationists fear about evolution itself. Link to Video version of this interview: ...
Sculpting Human Origins - with Paleo Artist Gabriel Vinas
October 16, 2019 16:00 - 35 minutes - 48.8 MBGabriel Vinas is a sculptural & forensic anthropologist committed to bringing human origins to life so that we, the public, can 'meet the unmeetable'. MARK from Evolution Soup talks with Gabriel from his studio in Arizona about his artistic beginnings, love of science, and how he brings ancient hominids to life in clay. Look out for a follow up interview with both Gabriel and colleague Ryan on how they collaborate on bringing hominids to life! LINKS: Original YouTube Video Interview: ht...
The Secrets of Science Show 'Eons' ~ with Presenter Kallie Moore
October 09, 2019 18:00 - 34 minutes - 47.6 MBKALLIE MOORE is one of the host of PBS Digital's 'Eons' - an internet -based science show that presents short, info-packed documentaires about paleontology, geology, evolution and more. She is also the University of Montana Paleontology Center's Collection Manager. MARK from Evolution Soup chats with Kallie from the Complexly Studio in Missoula, Montana about her early life, love of paleontology and how an Eons episode is made. Link to original video interview: http://bit.ly/31XmExM LI...
The Origin of Dinosaurs ~ with Michael Hudgins
September 17, 2019 21:00 - 32 minutes - 44.1 MBDinosaurs lived between 230 and 65 million years ago - long before we humans were around. But how did THEY come about? What creatures gave rise to the dinos we know best, the T-Rex, Stegosaurus, Triceratops and the rest? MARK from Evolution Soup presents a fully-illustrated interview with MICHAEL HUDGINS of the University of Alberta, Canada on the fascinating origins of dinosaurs, going back to the Triassic period to look at the 'pseudosuchians' - crocodile-like creatures that ruled the wor...
Lucy's Grandad? Examining Australopithecus Anamensis ~ with Bill Ludlow
September 12, 2019 19:00 - 27 minutes - 37.6 MBLast month, August 2019, paleoanthropologist Yohannes Haile-Selassie announced the discovery of an almost perfectly intact skull of elusive hominid Australopithecus anamensis in Ethiopia - dated to 3.8 million years old... MARK from Evolution Soup links up with BILL LUDLOW the Creation Science Fiction Website to discuss this exciting new find, how it changes our view of hominid lineage, and its implications for Human Origins studies. We also take a look at why Creationists are prepping to c...
Secrets of the La Brea Tar Pits ~ with Ray Castillo
August 14, 2019 18:00 - 18 minutes - 26.1 MBThe scene of hapless mammoths and saber tooth tigers trapped in merciless tar is a well-known image... but what are the La Brea Tar Pits and what are their history? MARK from Evolution Soup talks with RAY CASTILLO - an intern at the La Brea Tar Pits Museum in Los Angeles about the secrets of the Tar Pits, the long-extinct animals found fossilized within, and the most common questions asked of him by fascinated visitors to the museum. Original YouTube video of this interview: https://youtu...
Evidence for Evolution - with Barry Desborough
August 02, 2019 15:00 - 25 minutes - 35.1 MBWhat is the best evidence for evolution? MARK from Talk Beliefs talks to researcher Barry Desborough about evidences for evolution, including ERVs (Endongenous Retroviruses) as an excellent proof of common descent. We discuss his ongoing clash with Creationists, and why their arguments are based largely on a misunderstanding of evolution. BARRY DESBOROUGH has studied at Christchurch college, Canterbury (now a part of Kent University, Canterbury, UK.), gaining a Diploma in Education. His c...
How Ancient Monkeys & Apes Relate To Human Evolution ~ with Andrew Holmes
July 27, 2019 09:00 - 28 minutes - 39.4 MBSo, then ... did we REALLY evolve from monkeys? ANDREW HOLMES studies the evolution of ancient apes and monkeys from millions of years before humans and how they relate to us. He currently researches at the University of Toronto Department of Anthropology. MARK from Evolution Soup talks to Andrew about the difference between apes and monkeys, their relation to human evolution, and if the recent discovery 'Ida' is really the famed missing link! 00:52 How did you become interested in this s...
The Evolution of 'Stated Clearly' ~ with Jon Perry
July 19, 2019 21:00 - 32 minutes - 44 MBStated Clearly is a popular science-based YouTube channel that offers up highly watchable animations that explain evolution, DNA, and science in general. The Stated Clearly animations have been used in schools and lectures, and have spawned a sister channel, Stated Casually. MARK from Talk Beliefs catches up with Stated Clearly's founder, JON PERRY from his new base in Montreal, to talk about the origins of Stated Clearly, the secrets of his animations, and the highs & lows of championing e...
My Role In The Discovery of Two New Human Species ~ Matthew Berger
July 07, 2019 17:00 - 32 minutes - 45.3 MBPhoto-illustrated interview with MATTHEW BERGER on his role in the two greatest Human Origins discoveries of recent years. MARK from Evolution Soup talks with Matthew about both Australopithecus sediba and Homo naledi - two new hominid species found in South Africa in 2008 & 2013 respectively, when Matthew was still a child. In both cases, Matthew had a big role in these finds as part of the teams led by his father - paleoanthropologist Lee Berger. 02:03 'Semester at Sea' - Traveling the W...
Human Evolution New Discoveries 2019! ~ with Bill Ludlow
June 30, 2019 15:00 - 29 minutes - 41 MBBILL LUDLOW teaches Human Origins at the Arizona Museum of Natural History and has been an avid amateur geologist, paleontologist, and fossil collector for many years. MARK from Evolution Soup catches up with Bill to talk about the fascinating 2019 finds in the field of Human Origins: new hominid Homo luzonensis, new Denisovan fossil finds, and reclassification of Australopithecus sediba. Link to original video interview: http://bit.ly/2JdjcHl 02:54 Homo luzonensis - new human species fo...
The Evolution of Morality ~ with Dr Oliver Scott Curry
June 20, 2019 16:00 - 22 minutes - 31 MBInterview with evolutionary anthropologist, Dr Oliver Scott Curry. DR OLIVER SCOTT CURRY is a Senior Researcher at the Institute of Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Oxford. He has tested this theory of ‘morality as cooperation’ by means of a comprehensive cross-cultural survey of moral values. MARK from Talk Beliefs & Evolution Soup catches up with Dr Curry at the London School of Economics Library, and asks about how morals, ethics, & altruism could have come about ...
Addressing Creationist 'Gotchas' ~ Dr Zachary Moore
June 11, 2019 17:00 - 43 minutes - 59.4 MBMARK from Talk Beliefs reunites with DR ZACHARY MOORE, PhD in molecular biology and host of the Evolution 101 podcast, to address the various 'gotchas' espoused by creationists and science-deniers alike. 02:43 'Evolution is just a theory!' 06:30 'Show me an example of a kind turning into another kind!' 18:48 'Radiocarbon dating is inaccurate!' 24:15 'Most scientists have already dismissed evolution!' 33:58 'What about the soft tissue found in a T-Rex bone?' Link to original Talk Beliefs vi...
Dogs & Wolves - Ancient Origins and Strange Beliefs ~ with David Ian Howe
June 06, 2019 14:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBDAVID IAN HOWE is an 'ethnocynologist' whose specialty is the study of dogs and wolves within human cultural contexts. He is also an archaeologist who has uncovered hundreds of ancient tribal dog burials in the United States. MARK from Talk Beliefs digs deep with David into a world that few have seen and uncovers the myths, beliefs and also the evolutionary science behind the fascinating worlds of Man's Best Friend... **This interview originally featured on Talk Beliefs YouTube Channel. L...