Best of PBS Reno Arts - Donald Johanson, Paleoanthropologist

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Celebrating the best of PBS Reno Arts with this re-posting from November 2024. It’s the 50th anniversary of Dr. Donald Johanson’s discovery of the Australopithecus afarensis Lucy in Ethiopia. We learn how Dr. Johanson continues to emphasize the importance of science communication at the Institute of Human Origins at ASU, which he founded. His continuing mission is to advance our understanding of human history.

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