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Secret Science Club Presents Paleoanthropologist Shara Bailey on Human Origins

Image: Flickr -- Tim Evanson

Image: Flickr — Tim Evanson

Several different species of humans (hominins) have existed over the last few million years. They’re gone now. All that’s left is good-old Homo sapiens. But don’t feel too lonely. At the next Secret Science Club, Shara Bailey introduces our long-lost cousins—the Neandertals, Homo floresiensis (the “Hobbit”), Australopithecus, and more.

A physical anthropologist at NYU and the Center for the Study of Human Origins, Shara Bailey delves into the the history of human evolution. She asks:

—What hominin species existed before modern humans—or even co-existed with us?

—How did our human ancestors change as they evolved? How are we different, and where were the earliest Homo sapiens found?

—What can 3-D imaging, confocal microscopy, computer modeling, and genetic analysis of bones and teeth tell us about the lives, childhoods, and diets of our ancient ancestors?

Before & After

—Sip our early-modern cocktail, the Paleo Riot
—Bone up! Stick around for the taxonomically challenged Q&A
—Stomp to Anthropocene grooves

 











When: Tue., Jan. 20, 2015 at 8:00 pm
Where: The Bell House
149 7th St., Brooklyn
718-643-6510
Price: Free
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Image: Flickr -- Tim Evanson

Image: Flickr — Tim Evanson

Several different species of humans (hominins) have existed over the last few million years. They’re gone now. All that’s left is good-old Homo sapiens. But don’t feel too lonely. At the next Secret Science Club, Shara Bailey introduces our long-lost cousins—the Neandertals, Homo floresiensis (the “Hobbit”), Australopithecus, and more.

A physical anthropologist at NYU and the Center for the Study of Human Origins, Shara Bailey delves into the the history of human evolution. She asks:

—What hominin species existed before modern humans—or even co-existed with us?

—How did our human ancestors change as they evolved? How are we different, and where were the earliest Homo sapiens found?

—What can 3-D imaging, confocal microscopy, computer modeling, and genetic analysis of bones and teeth tell us about the lives, childhoods, and diets of our ancient ancestors?

Before & After

—Sip our early-modern cocktail, the Paleo Riot
—Bone up! Stick around for the taxonomically challenged Q&A
—Stomp to Anthropocene grooves

 

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