This Face TOTALLY Changes the Human Story

PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: http://to.pbs.org/DonateOKAY↓ More info and sources below ↓Uploaded 21-10-19We’re on PATREON now! Join the community ►► https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartSUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Greetings, fellow Homo sapiens. Our species is the only remaining member of the genus of upright, walking apes known as Homo. Where did we come from? Our history just got a whole lot more complicated (in a good way) thanks to some incredible new fossils unearthed in South Africa over the past few years. I got to visit them, and the scientists who discovered them, to learn their story and ours. Meet your cousin: Homo naledi #homonaledi #humanorigins #evolutionReferences: https://sites.google.com/view/homo-naledi-references/home Thank you to:-Lee Berger, Marina Elliott, and Becca Peixotto for letting me meet Neo and for explaining their science!-The Republic of South Africa for allowing these fossils to be on display in the USA. -The Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas, Texas. “Origins: Fossils From the Cradle of Humankind” will be on display through early 2020: https://www.perotmuseum.org/exhibits-and-films/traveling-exhibition/origins.htmlSpecial thanks to our Brain Trust Patrons:AlecZeroBob RossetBrent M.Diego Lombeida-----------Join us on Patreon! https://patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchhttps://store.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs/ Books from our episodes:http://smart-books.tumblr.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices