Weekly: Our ancestors nearly went extinct?; Why beer goggles aren’t real; Smelling ancient Egyptian perfume
#213 Our ancestors may have very nearly gone extinct. Around a million years ago, there were just 1300 humans left and it stayed that way for over a hundred thousand years. This is the dramatic claim of research into the genetic diversity of our early ancestors – though some scientists disagree with the conclusions.…
We score an episode from what we can actually measure — its reach and engagement, what listeners say about it, and what it covers. We don't have those signals for this one yet, so it doesn't get a number.
Buzzmeter says it's buzzing across platforms — the Hive Vote says whether the people who actually listened liked it.
Rate this episode
Add your vote to the Hive — listeners rate every episode after they finish.
- No reviews yet — be the first.
More from The World, the Universe and Us
See all episodes →
Similar episodes from other shows
More like The World, the Universe and Us →
What’s In A Kiss? 21 Million Years Of Evolution
Your Pain Tolerance May Have Been Passed Down From Neanderthals
We Underestimated the Neanderthal
Earliest modern human skull, Analysing moon rocks, Viruses lurking in our genomes
One great episode in your inbox, daily — free.
One email a day, unsubscribe anytime. No spam, ever.