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Biologist Discusses Human Evolution

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Biological anthropologist Alice Roberts discusses human evolution and her new book on the origins of humanity. Her insights explore why humans have big brains and walk upright.

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Alice Roberts: 'We are fundamentally, at the end of the day, animals'

Why do we have big brains? Or walk on two legs? Biological anthropologist and broadcaster Alice Roberts talks human exceptionalism, evolution and her new book Humans with Michael Marshall

2026-06-03 18:00 UTC