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Origin Stories
Origin Stories
The Leakey Foundation

Explore human evolution one story at a time. This award-winning show blends storytelling with science that will change your understanding of who... more

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Ape Medicine

Are humans the only animals that practice medicine? In this episode, two scientists share surprising observations of orangutans and chimpanzees... more

08 Oct 2024 · 23 minutes
The First Story

Over 50,000 years ago on what is now the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, someone climbed a towering rock formation and... more

30 Aug 2024 · 29 minutes
Understanding Neanderthals

Early prehistorians had little more than stones and bones to work with as they tried to piece together the story... more

06 Jun 2024 · 43 minutes
The Story of Human Hair

Why do humans have most of our hair on our heads, not our bodies? Why do we have so many... more

30 Apr 2024 · 35 minutes
The Musical Ape

Music is universal in all human cultures, but why? What gives us the ability to hear sound as music? Are... more

02 Apr 2024 · 26 minutes
Custodian of the Ancestors

What is it like to be responsible for the safekeeping of the ancestors of everyone in the world? In this... more

27 Feb 2024 · 32 minutes
A Brief History of Bling

Travel through 50,000 years of human history following clues hidden inside beads made from ostrich eggshells. In this episode, researchers... more

31 Jan 2024 · 26 minutes
Top Human Origins Discoveries of 2023

2023 was another exciting year in human origins research! Fossil discoveries and long-term primate studies expanded our understanding of what... more

27 Dec 2023 · 44 minutes
Siblings

Sibling relationships can include everything from love and support–to tension, competition, and conflict. They might also play a fundamental role... more

31 Oct 2023 · 30 minutes
Fatherhood

Humans invest enormous amounts of time and energy into bringing up our babies. This unique investment is a fundamental... more

26 Sep 2023 · 30 minutes
Origin Stories
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Origin Stories