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Bone, Stone, and Genome: Understanding Humanity's Deep Past

Tides of History

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The Story Changes, and It Changes Fast

There's just so much that we can't know, and what we think we do know is always provisional. Being aware of how the story has changed and is changing sharpens our analytical skills. Our closest living relatives on this planet are chimpanzees. We share a great deal in common with these creatures, and chimpanzees in turn share more in common with us than they do their next closest relatives, gorillas. If you show a chimpanzee a mirror, it'll recognize its reflection from long ago. How did our ancestors diverge from one long time ago to another? This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Go to Shopify.com slash Tides right now for a free 14-day trial

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