SciShow
Where Did Humans Come From?
Hank tells us about new and confusing discoveries in the field of Human Evolution.
Be Smart
There Was No First Human
If you traced your family tree back 185 million generations, you wouldn't be looking at a human, a primate, or even a mammal. You'd be looking at a fish. So where along that line does the first human show up? The answer may surprise you
TED Talks
Mark Pagel: How language transformed humanity
Biologist Mark Pagel shares an intriguing theory about why humans evolved our complex system of language. He suggests that language is a piece of "social technology" that allowed early human tribes to access a powerful new tool:...
SciShow
Facts about Human Evolution
Hank brings you the facts, as they are understood by scientists today, about the evolution of humans from our humble primate ancestors. On the way to becoming Homo sapiens, game-changing evolutionary breakthroughs led to the development...
SciShow
Are Modern Humans Really Older Than We Thought?
Until recently, fossil evidence for modern humans has only gone back 200,000 years. A new discovery in Morocco and thermoluminescence dating may help extend that beyond 300,000 years. Chapters View all Homo sapiens 0:09...
TED Talks
Louise Leakey: A dig for humanity's origins
Louise Leakey asks, "Who are we?" The question takes her to the Rift Valley in Eastern Africa, where she digs for the evolutionary origins of humankind -- and suggests a stunning new vision of our competing ancestors.
Be Smart
Why Do We Cook?
Why do humans cook? Holidays are celebrated in many ways, but chances are they involve eating, and eating a LOT. Ever wonder why we cook our food? We do it because it tastes good, of course, and because our customs and traditions are...
Curated Video
Homo Ergaster
Homo ergaster had a huge brain and lived in complex social groups, but his evolution was stunted for a million years, until he discovered fire. Biology - Adaptation And Evolution - Learning Points. Homo ergaster evolved from homo habilis...
Curated Video
Discovery of Skeleton Sparks Debate About Early Human Ancestors
Meave Leakey and her team discovered a nearly complete skull and face in Kenya, claimed to be 3.5 million years old, sparking scientific debate. While they argue it represents a new species of early human, critics question the...
Curated Video
Neanderthals Vs Homo Sapiens: Different Species Or Subspecies?
Most people believe that Homo sapiens are the only humans to have ever walked the face of the Earth. However, this isn’t true. We just happen to be the only human species left. The ever-so-familiar portrait of an ape evolving into a Homo...
Neuro Transmissions
The Stoned Ape Theory is bad
Is it possible that psychedelics brought about human language, our huge brains, and essentially all elements of our modern culture? Well, I made a video recently about what psychedelics do in the brain, but a lot of you felt bothered by...
Next Animation Studio
Rhino bones excavated in Philippines suggest early human presence
Humans weren't believed to be in the Philippines until 60,000 years ago, but new findings suggest they were there much much earlier.
CuriosaMente
Quien fue el primer ser humano?
Una explicacion animada del origen de la especie humana. Todos nacimos de otras personas. Entonces Quien fue la primer persona? Y si ella fue la primera De quien nacio? Pudo haber nacido de alguien que no fuera exactamente un ser humano?...
Weird History
Did Homosapiens Mate With Neanderthals?
Neanderthals coexisted with modern humans for tens of thousands of years, and the two groups certainly met. Evidence shows that Homo sapiens not only procreated with Neanderthals - they also slew and ate them.
Cerebellum
Prehistoric Man Human Evolution Lower Paleolithic - Homonids Leave Africa
Experts now agree that Africa was the birthplace of humankind. Many of the oldest fossils have been discovered in Africa. Climatic changes and the Ice Age, which began close to three million years ago, gave rise to the spread of our...
AllTime 10s
10 Archaeological Discoveries That Rewrote History
These 10 amazing archaeological discoveries changed the way we think about the modern world! From finding the first ever computer to finding ancient humans the size of Hobbits.
Neuro Transmissions
Exploring Human Origins in Africa
Join Alie on her journey through the Cradle of Humanity: East Africa! This summer, she had the chance to spend a month visiting important sites of humans evolution and visited our closest relatives. She ventured from Ethiopia, to...
Cerebellum
Prehistoric Man Human Evolution Upper Paleolithic - Early Modern Humans
Beginning in the late nineteenth century and throughout the twentieth century, geologists, archaeologists and paleoanthropologists have given the world evidence of the physical and cultural development of humans. Amazing discoveries...
PBS
Pbs Nova: Becoming Human Part 2: Birth of Humanity
Part 2 of a 3 part report on becoming human, the program examines theories that early humans developed crucial survival tactics and hunting strategies that allowed us to thrive.
PBS
Pbs Nova: Becoming Human Part 3: Last Human Standing
Becoming Human Part 3: Last Human Standing, examines the fate of the last of the Neanderthals during the Ice Age. The question of "How did modern humans take over the world?", is explored. [01:20:00]
History of Our World
Podcast History of Our World: 3 Legacy of Prometheus
History of the World podcast in which host, Rob Monaco, presents and discusses the story of what scientists know and hypothesize about prehistorical Homo Erectus, Neanderthal and Homo Sapiens during the paleolithic era. [28:09]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: A New Human Relative, From a Dna Sample?
Genetic analysis of DNA from a single prehistoric finger bone may point to a new branch of the human family tree.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Ancient, Tiny Humans Shed Light on Evolution
NPR audio content and article about the fascinating find in a cave in Indonesia -- fully formed bones of an adult who stood barely 3 feet tall and was alive during the time of Homo Sapiens.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Human Prehistory 101 Part 1: Out of (Eastern) Africa
Second in a series of videos that introduces human prehistory, this video describes how our human ancestors spread throughout Africa and then into other regions such as Australia and Europe. How did they reach Australia so early on? What...