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The Neanderthal Mirror: Latest Findings About the Lines Between Us ~ David Gokhman
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- On Humans
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- Nov 27, 2025
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Summary
Genetics is rewriting the human story. This week, On Humans takes you behind the scenes of this rapidly evolving frontier via three live-recordings, captured at the Salk Institute's CARTA symposium on ancient DNA. The first episode explores the differences between us and the Neanderthals. For centuries, we tried to understand Neanderthals through stones and bones alone. Now genetics is offering a new tool, allowing researchers to see how ancient bodies and brains developed. In this opening episode, David Gokhman explains what these new tools are revealing about us, Neanderthals, and the lines between us. UP NEXT "Beyond Race: New Surprises About the Shape of Humanity" ~ Monday Dec 1st with Diyendo Massilani "Restless Humanity: The Epic Migrations Into America, Polynesia, and... Beyond?" ~ Friday Dec 5th with Andrés Moreno-Estrada FACT CHECKING No errors have been found as of now. If you find an error in this or other episodes, get in touch via the form below. LINKS Articles and essays: OnHumans.Substack.com Support: Patreon.com/OnHumans Contact Form: https://forms.gle/h5wcmefuwvD6asos8 CARTA symposium Gokhman's lab KEYWORDS Human evolution | Human origins | Anthropogeny | Anthropology | Archaeogenetics | Archaeology | Paleoanthropology | Genus Homo | Neanderthals | Ancient DNA | Comparative genetics | Archaeogenetics | Language evolution | Origins of language | Symbolic culture | Extinction | Species concept