I had a lot of fun chatting about anatomy, evolution and embryology - and my new book HUMANS - with Mike Marshall of News Scientist. You can watch the conversation here:
youtu.be/tdzytD39vFI?...
New feature for @newscientist.com:
When it comes to explaining how life began, sometimes the old ideas are best.
Specifically, an idea put forward about a century ago and neglected for decades.
https://loom.ly/3-IbpNs
From biochemistry in our cells, which dates back to the first single-celled creatures living in the ancient oceans, to our arms and legs, which evolved when amphibians crawled onto land, our bodies are far older and more animal than we like to think. Alice Roberts explains more.
New book "Humans: The evolution of a species" is out now and I helped write it!
Each chapter tackles a different body part, showing how it has evolved and the role it has played in the human story.
The illustrations (v much not by me) are *fantastic*.
https://dk.com/products/9780241682746-humans
"Humans: The evolution of a species" is out today in the US and Canada!
It's a lavishly illustrated account of our origins, written by a team of experts and also some hack called Michael Marshall.
https://dk.com/products/9780241682746-humans
I know nothing about this book or its author, beyond his Wikipedia page, but my spider sense, trained by years of @ifbookspod.bsky.social, tingled as soon as I saw this promo image. I just have this niggling suspicion that a lot of the book’s content might in fact be quite stupid.
I know a reasonable amount about the evolution of birds, but palaeontologist @stevebrusatte.bsky.social's new book about them still managed to surprise me.
Review in @newscientist.com
https://loom.ly/mvHFkcs
We know that humans migrated out of Africa, but we sometimes get into a muddle about how and when and why - @newscientist.com
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2529312-what-really-happened-when-ancient-humans-migrated-out-of-africa/
You can now watch my full interview with @profaliceroberts.bsky.social for @newscientist.com, about the animal origins of the human body.
NS: https://loom.ly/6vdtOMU
YouTube: https://loom.ly/k3LiB_4
Many people believe themselves to be funny. But who is most prone to this delusion, wonders Feedback in @newscientist.com
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg27035991-800-think-you-have-a-good-sense-of-humour-so-do-most-people/
Physically, Homo sapiens isn't that special in the animal world. Bu...
