Facts about Human Evolution

Hank brings you the facts, as they are understood by scientists today, about the evolution of humans from our humble primate ancestors. On the way to becoming Homo sapiens, game-changing evolutionary breakthroughs led to the development of many hominin species, now all extinct. Hank will introduce us to these species & the breakthroughs responsible for their development, and help us understand the awesome ways in which they led to us.

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References and image licenses for this episode:
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Images:
http://theness.com/neurologicablog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/hominids.jpg
And Smithsonian kind of simplified it: http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-family-tree
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Spreading_homo_sapiens.svg [credit Altaileopard]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lucy_blackbg.jpg [credit: 120]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:A.afarensis.jpg [public domain]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Homo_habilis-KNM_ER_1813.jpg [public domain]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Homo_ergaster.jpg [credit: Luna04]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Homo_erectus.jpg [credit: Thomas Roche]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Homo_heidelbergensis-Cranium_-5.jpg [credit: José-Manuel Benito Álvarez]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Homo_heidelbergensis-Cranium_-5.jpg [credit: luna04]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ID_-_Flores.PNG [PUBLIC DOMAIN]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Homo_floresiensis.jpg [credit Funkmonk]
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Australopithecus_sediba_and_Lucy.jpg [use leftmost skeleton only, credit: Profberger]

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