Are we still evolving?

Brains On! Science podcast for kids

Lemonada Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.5 • 14.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2019

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we climb up, down and all around our evolutionary family tree. When did we branch off from our more ape-like ancestors? And will we evolve one day into a different species altogether? We'll meet a bearded scientist from 160 years ago (no, not Charles Darwin) and eat some sundaes (thanks lactase persistence!). Plus a brand new Moment of Um answers the question: Do insects have the same blood as humans? This episode is sponsored by: Calm (calm.com/brainson) Quip (getquip.com/brainson) The podcast Josie and Jonny are Having a Baby With You. You can support Brains On at brainson.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Brains On. We're more serious about being curious.
0:04.1	Brains On is supported on part by a grant from the National Science Foundation.
0:10.4	Hey, I'm on one. Yes, Miguel?
0:13.2	I've been thinking. You know how humans evolve over time?
0:16.4	Our species is called homo sapiens, but we evolve from a different species, like maybe a homo erectus.
0:22.4	So, is that mean we're still evolving?
0:26.0	Whoa. Yeah.
0:28.1	Like, maybe one day there will be a new species that evolve from us.
0:32.4	Maybe they'll be super tall and super strong.
0:34.8	Maybe.
0:35.8	And be able to sense when something is going to happen?
0:38.9	Um, sure.
0:40.8	And have super speed and agility.
0:42.6	Um, and be able to climb buildings and shoot webs from their wrists.
0:46.8	Okay, now you're just describing Spider-Man.
0:49.2	Homo Spider-Man, yes!
0:51.9	All right, all right. Let's get some lenses for you.
0:54.3	Brains on headquarters, here we come.
1:01.9	This is Brains On for American Public Media.
1:04.0	I'm your host, Molly Bloom.
1:05.5	And today, my curious co-host are siblings Miguel and a man
1:08.7	well from San Diego.
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