In 2003, researchers on the Indonesian island of Flores uncovered a small skeleton that relative Hobbit transformed our understanding of human evolution. decades ago, the Hobbit's discovery flipped our understanding of human evolution upside down. This Origin Stories episode highlights the personal and scientific journey of researcher Matt Tocheri, deeply impacted by this pint-sized hominin. Hear how this significant find revolutionized our evolutionary narrative and drove Matt's career in unexpected directions. A story of profound discovery awaits you. This tiny human relative radically changed our understanding of the human story. There's a clear dividing line. Before the Hobbit and after. The same is true for Matt Tocheri’is life, AND what he was learning in grad school.
Bonus Episode: Short and Sweat
Episode 55: Monkeys Get Creative
Episode 54: The Obstetrical Dilemma
Sleep and the Moon
Episode 52: How to Study an Endangered Species
Episode 51: The Teeth Remember
Episode 50: Understanding Neanderthals
Episode 49: Exercise
Episode 48: Ancestor (rerelease)
Episode 47: Skin
Episode 46: Interview with María Martinón-Torres
Episode 45: Detective of the Dead
Episode 44: Custodian of the Ancestors
Episode 43: We Eat Bugs
Episode 42: The Cave Punan
Episode 41: Tribes Old and New
Episode 40: The Denisovans
Piltdown Man
Episode 38: From the Archive - Louis Leakey
Episode 37: From the Archive - Mary Leakey
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