EPISODE · Jan 21, 2022 · 16 MIN
Richard Leakey
from Now I've Heard Everything · host Bill Thompson
Where did modern humankind come from? Scientists,, scholars, and experts have been trying to find the answer for generations. One of the most prominent among them was Kenyan-born Richard Leakey. His parents, Louis and Mary Leakey, we're also renowned paleoanthropologists whose work centered on finding the origins of modern humans. In 1977, Richard Leakey co-authored at groundbreaking book called Origins. But by 1992, he had Unearthed new material the prompted him to write a sequel, called Origins Reconsidered.
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Where did modern humankind come from? Scientists,, scholars, and experts have been trying to find the answer for generations. One of the most prominent among them was Kenyan-born Richard Leakey. His parents, Louis and Mary Leakey, we're also renowned paleoanthropologists whose work centered on finding the origins of modern humans. In 1977, Richard Leakey co-authored at groundbreaking book called Origins. But by 1992, he had Unearthed new material the prompted him to write a sequel, called Origins Reconsidered.
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