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Mon. 06/28 - A New Extinct Human Species? The Giant Skull Everyone's Talking About

Mon. 06/28 - A New Extinct Human Species? The Giant Skull Everyone's Talking About

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Mon. 06/28 - A New Extinct Human Species? The Giant Skull Everyone's Talking About

FromCool Stuff Ride Home

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Length:
18 minutes
Released:
Jun 28, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

As promised on Friday, more information on the so-called Dragon Man––the recently unveiled 140,000-year-old skull that may be a new species of extinct human. The science behind why all your in-person coffee dates since reopening have been so awkward. And a first-of-its-kind study puts a number on the nonbinary population in the US.Links:Discovery of ‘Dragon Man’ Skull in China May Add Species to Human Family Tree (NY Times)Move Over Neanderthals, Newly Discovered ‘Dragon Man’ Might Be Our True Sister Species (Gizmodo)Massive human head in Chinese well forces scientists to rethink evolution (The Guardian)Scientists hail stunning 'Dragon Man' discovery (BBC)Science 'Dragon Man' skull may be new species, shaking up human family tree Hidden down a (National Geographic)The neuroscience behind why your brain may need time to adjust to 'un-social distancing' (The Conversation)The first population estimate of LGBTQ non-binary adults in the US is out. Here's why that's significant. (Washington Post)Groundbreaking Study Finds Over One Million Nonbinary Adults Live in the U.S. (them.)Kottke.OrgJackson Bird on TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Released:
Jun 28, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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