Human Origins 
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SOURCE: The Conversation
10/4/2022
What Will Nobel Recognition Mean for Ancient Human DNA Studies?
by Mary Prendergast
An archaeologist sees the recogntion of paleogenomics as a vital tool to reinvigorate the field's access to knowledge about early humans, but warns that the science needs to be accompanied by ethical self-reflection to respect the remains of indigenous people and avoid giving credence to pseudoscientific racism.
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SOURCE: The Atlantic
2/8/2022
The Paradox of Sourness
Of all the major taste categories, the relationship between human thriving and sensing sourness is the least understood.
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SOURCE: New York Times
1/3/2022
Richard Leakey, Finder of Fossils Key to Story of Human Origins, Dies at 77
Leakey's discoveries were foundational both to the study of human origins and the model of scientific investigation.
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SOURCE: Smithsonian
12/9/2021
This Paleoanthropologist is Unraveling the Mystery of How Humans Started Eating Meat
"Every time I got to pull a bone out of the ground it literally felt like reaching through time. I was touching a bone that hadn’t been touched for a million and a half years — it was magical" – Briana Pobiner.
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