Thousands of years ago, people crossed a land bridge from Siberia to Western Alaska and dispersed southward into what we now call the Americas. The story of exactly when that was, how they did it, and who they were has fascinated us for a long time as excavations have uncovered pieces of those stories. University of Kansas Associate Professor of Anthropology Jennifer Raff joins us to talk about her book "Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas", digging into the ways modern genetics is being used to help us understand the history of people dispersing across the Americas. Along the way we learn more about how scientists have mis-stepped in their interactions with Indigenous people, and how new partnerships are being created to more respectfully investigate this history.
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#640 The Last Science Book Club
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#638 Do you feel love? What about ecstasy?
#637 A special announcement
#636 Life on an unruly planet
#635 Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet
#634 Back to the future
#633 An Ice History
#632 We are what we eat
#631 Tenacious Beasts
#630 The Jewel Box
#629 How birds go the distance
#628 Brave the Wild River
#627 Ancient Migrations
#626 Our Friend, the Wasp
#625 This one really is about aliens
#624 The Devil’s Element
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