Episode 132 - Mary and Louis Leakey

The Common Descent Podcast

Common Descent

Science, Education, Earth Sciences, Natural Sciences, Science:natural Sciences

4.8 • 764 Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2022

⏱️ 138 minutes

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Episode 132 – Mary and Louis Leakey Happy Darwin Day! Mary and Louis Leakey are two of the biggest names in the history of paleoanthropology and human evolution, and they’re one of history’s most impressive scientific duos. In this episode, our special guest takes us through the tales of the Leakey’s most important scientific work, their personal lives, and the ongoing impact they’ve had on modern science. Our guest this episode is Meredith Johnson, Communications Director at the Leakey Foundation and host of Origin Stories!Learn more here: https://leakeyfoundation.org/category/origin-stories/ Follow the Leakey Foundation at @TheLeakeyFndtnFollow Origin Stories at @OriginsPodcast In the news: artificial intelligence meets fossils, red nectar evolution, arthropod nervous systems, and ancient human diets. Time markers:Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00News: 00:08:30Main discussion, Part 1: 00:46:30Main discussion, Part 2: 01:27:00Patron question: 02:08:30 Check out our blog for bonus info and pictures:http://commondescentpodcast.wordpress.com/ Join us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content! https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Or make a one-time donation via PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/4c68u4hp Find merch at the Common Descent Store! http://zazzle.com/common_descent Join the Common Descent Discord server! https://discord.gg/CwPBxdh9Ev Follow and Support us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/CommonDescentPCFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/commondescentpodcastInstagram: @commondescentpodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCePRXHEnZmTGum2r1l2mduwPodBean: https://commondescentpodcast.podbean.com/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-common-descent-podcast/id1207586509?mt=2 You can email us at commondescentpodcast(at)gmail.comOr send us physical mail at:The Common Descent Podcast1735 W State of Franklin Rd. Ste 5 #165Johnson City, TN 37604 The Intro and Outro music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org. Musical Interludes are "Professor Umlaut" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Common Descent Podcast.
0:18.6	Hello, Will.
0:19.9	Hello, David.
0:20.7	Hello, listeners, Hello, David.
0:26.4	Hello, listeners, and welcome to Common Descent podcast, episode 132.
0:27.9	Happy Darwin Day!
0:28.8	Happy Darwin Day!
0:31.1	Darwin Day is February 12th.
0:32.9	It is Charles Darwin's birthday. And for science enthusiasts all around the world, it is an opportunity to celebrate the science of natural history.
0:40.6	Our way of celebrating, traditionally, has been to do episodes of the podcast about historical figures in paleontology and evolution.
0:48.8	Which everyone falls closest to the day.
0:51.4	Yes, this will come out about a week before actual Darwin may.
0:54.2	But it's her as pretty close.
0:55.9	We did episodes about Charles Darwin, Alfred Russell Wallace, Mary Anning, Franz Napier.
1:01.6	Today, our episode is about Mary and Lewis Leakey.
1:05.6	A Tufer.
1:06.4	Tuvis is a double feature.
1:08.1	The Leakeys are a famous pair of paleoanthropologists who contributed quite a bit
1:13.1	to the study of human evolution and related subjects. So this episode, we're going to talk about who they
1:19.2	were, what their contributions were, and what they were like as scientists and people. Now,
1:24.6	another part of our tradition for Darwin Day episodes is that often we like to
1:29.6	invite on guests to help us discuss our historical people. And today, after the news, after the
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