The Neanderthal Pride ep

Taking a look at the nature and complexity of human evolution: past, present and future.

WORKS MENTIONED:

• X-Men: First Class, X-Men 2
• Crux by Ramez Naam [sequel to Nexus]
• newuniversal
• Brookings Report
• The Tomorrow People
• American Horror Story: Coven

LINKS:

• http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/08/17/magazine/should-you-fear-the-pizzly-bear.html [HYBRIDIZATION]
• http://www.livescience.com/46636-how-tibetans-survive-high-altitude.html [DENISOVAN DNA]
• http://www.nature.com/news/neanderthals-bone-technique-redrafts-prehistory-1.15739
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neanderthal_genome_project
• http://io9.com/google-wants-to-create-a-map-of-the-perfectly-healthy-h-1610873338 
• Interview with George Church: Can Neanderthals Be Brought Back from the Dead?

GUEST DETAILS:

Adam Flynn is a media theorist and researcher-at-large. He lives in San Francisco, tweets as @threadbare, and can usually be found mining the intersections of the antiquarian and futuristic.

GUEST LINKS:

• 23AndMe
• most ancient flute reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divje_Babe_Flute
• Did Neanderthals Think Like Us? (pdf)
• Dr. John M Berardi and Dr. John K Williams “Built Like a Neanderthal”
• Colin Tudge “Neanderthals as Gods”
• Elizabeth Kolbert “Sleeping with the Enemy”

Featuring music from Neanderthal Bone Flute Music :
“Playing the Neanderthal flute of Divje babe, is authored by Sašo Niskač, music is performed by Ljuben Dimkaroski, scientific adviser is Dr. Ivan Turk, archaeologist.”

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