What Makes Us Human?

Dr Armand Leroi and friend

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Evolutionary scientist Dr Armand Leroi explores how and why we became human, but instead of looking for clues in ancient fossils, he seeks out the oddities and mutations around us

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  • Series 1 Episode 1 Big Heads

    What is it that separates us from our animal cousins and makes us essentially human? For centuries, philosophers and archaeologists have asked this question, but at a fundamental level the…

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  • Series 1 Episode 2 Copycats

    Having argued that the essential difference between ape and man is our big intelligent brain, Dr Armand Leroi explores how the special qualities of this brain have enabled us to dominate…

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