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Center for Academic Research & Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) @anthropogeny.org · 5d

CARTA mourns the passing of Dr. Jane Goodall, whose life’s work transformed our understanding of chimpanzees and humanity. Her legacy of science, compassion, and hope will live on. 🌍🐒💚

Read more: carta.anthropogeny.org/news/goodall

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V Bateman @vbateman.bsky.social · 7d

Thinking about Jane Goodall, and grateful to have spent time at Gombe as a @anthropogeny.org graduate student in 2019.

Entranceway to Gombe National Park, Tanzania in 2019. “Care, conserve and protect for future generations”

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Center for Academic Research & Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) @anthropogeny.org · Aug 28

Don't miss Ancient DNA: New Revelations, a free, public CARTA symposium! 🧬💡

Friday, November 7, 2025 1:00–5:30 PM (Pacific)

In-person at the Salk Institute & Live Webcast

For more details and registration, visit: carta.anthropogeny.org

#carta #cartaucsd #ancientdna

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Center for Academic Research & Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) @anthropogeny.org · Aug 12

Join us for Ancient DNA: New Revelations, a free CARTA public symposium! 🧬💡

Friday, November 7, 2025
1:00–5:30 PM (Pacific)
In-person at the Salk Institute & Live Webcast

For more details and registration, visit: carta.anthropogeny.org

#carta #cartaucsd #ancientdna

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Center for Academic Research & Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) @anthropogeny.org · Jul 28

Couldn't catch Caleb Finch’s talk, “Three smokes in the evolution of the human exposome?” 👣🧠

Don’t worry! It’s now available to watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYKh...

CARTA: Three Smokes in the Evolution of the Human Exposome

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Center for Academic Research & Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) @anthropogeny.org · Jul 24

Did you miss Justin and Erica Sonnenburg’s talk, “The industrialized gut microbiome?” 👣🧠

Don’t worry! It is now available to watch at www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS14...

CARTA: The Industrialized Gut Microbiome

YouTube video by University of California Television (UCTV)

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Center for Academic Research & Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) @anthropogeny.org · Jul 22

Couldn't catch Barry Bogin’s talk, “Biocultural reproduction: The human style of hyper-cooperation?” 👣🧠

Don’t worry! It’s now available to watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDZj...

CARTA: Biocultural Reproduction: The Human Style of Hyper-cooperation

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Center for Academic Research & Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) @anthropogeny.org · Jul 11

Did you miss Martin Häusler’s talk, “Osteoarthritis, back problems, difficult birth – scars of our evolution?” 👣🧠

No problem! It is now available to watch at www.youtube.com/watch?v=cENW...

CARTA: Osteoarthritis, Back Problems, Difficult Birth - Scars of Our Evolution?

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Center for Academic Research & Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) @anthropogeny.org · Jul 10

Couldn't catch Genevieve Housman’s talk, “Primate skeletal gene regulation: Considering osteoarthritis susceptibility across evolutionary scales?” 👣🧠

Don’t worry! It’s now available to watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXLp...

CARTA: Risks of Human Skeletal Disease, Specifically, Osteoarthritis

YouTube video by University of California Television (UCTV)

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Center for Academic Research & Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) @anthropogeny.org · Jun 19

Did you miss Günter Wagner’s talk, “Does the placenta drive the evolution of cancer malignancy?” 👣🧠 No problem! It is now available to watch at www.youtube.com/watch?v=MseH...

Does the Placenta Drive the Evolution of Cancer Malignancy?

YouTube video by University of California Television (UCTV)

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Center for Academic Research & Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) @anthropogeny.org · Jun 11

Did you miss Deena Emera’s talk, “Is there a point to periods? The evolutionary history of menstruation and implications for women's health?” 👣🧠 No problem! It is now available to watch at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5_T...

CARTA: The Evolutionary History of Menstruation and Implications of Women's Health

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Luke Glowacki @lukeglowacki.bsky.social · Apr 15

This is a fantastic interview with @chrisbstringer.bsky.social. Wide ranging, interesting, and I learned some stuff. Imagine if the LCA of humans and Neanderthals dated to a million years ago! That may just be the case.

On Humans Podcast @ilarimakela.bsky.social · Apr 11

How did humans evolve? 🧠
And why are we the only once left? 🌍

Join Chris Stringer from @nhm-london.bsky.social and myself on this epic quest to understand our shared origins.

🎧 Listen or read at:
onhumans.substack.com/p/origins-of...

@chrisbstringer.bsky.social

#science #evolution

Origins of Humankind, Part III: What Is a Human?

Things are about to get personal... In episode three of the series, Chris Stringer guides us through the story of humanity itself.

onhumans.substack.com

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Center for Academic Research & Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) @anthropogeny.org · Jun 5

Did you miss Andrea Graham’s talk “The Evolution of Powerful Yet Perilous Immune Systems?” 👣🧠 No problem! It is now available to watch at:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdTT...

CARTA: The Evolution of Powerful Yet Perilous Immune Systems

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Center for Academic Research & Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) @anthropogeny.org · Jun 5

Missed Steve Frank’s talk Cancer is Normal Development Spun Out of Control? 👣🧠
No problem! It is now available to watch at:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwI-...

CARTA: Cancer is Normal Development Spun Out of Control

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MU-Peter Shimon 🀄️ @mu-peter.bsky.social · May 30

What Is a Human?
The New Science of the Genus Homo 🏺🧪
with Dr Chris Stringer @chrisbstringer.bsky.social

Tracing the origins of our genus and the emergence of Homo sapiens as the last surviving human species
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTXC...

What Is a Human? The New Science of the Genus Homo ~ Chris Stringer

YouTube video by On Humans

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Chris Stringer @chrisbstringer.bsky.social · Jun 1

This paper updates things a bit: Aspects of human physical and behavioural evolution during the last 1 million years Journal of Quaternary Science onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Aspects of human physical and behavioural evolution during the last 1 million years

This paper reviews some of the main advances in our understanding of human evolution over the last 1 million years, presenting a holistic overview of a field defined by interdisciplinary approaches t...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Chris Stringer @chrisbstringer.bsky.social · Jun 2

Human Evolution: still a huge amount to come (from 2017)

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Chris Stringer @chrisbstringer.bsky.social · Jun 4

Slow it down: evolution of human metabolism over two million years: Historical Biology: Vol 0, No 0 - Get Access
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Slow it down: evolution of human metabolism over two million years

Previous estimates of the total energy expenditure (TEE) of fossil hominins have assumed vigorous to very vigorous physical activity levels (PALs) when reconstructing their daily energy budgets. Ho...

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Chris Stringer @chrisbstringer.bsky.social · Jun 4

Early Humans Started Smoking Meat Million Years Ago scienceblog.com/early-humans...

Early Humans Started Smoking Meat Million Years Ago

Early humans began using fire to smoke and preserve meat as far back as one million years ago—not primarily for cooking, but to prevent massive elephant

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Center for Academic Research & Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) @anthropogeny.org · May 16

Our virtual symposium, “Mismatch: Human Origins and Modern Disease," starts at 10:00 AM PT! Join us to explore how evolutionary traits have shaped modern health challenges!

Registration & Webcast: carta.anthropogeny.org

Center for Academic Research & Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) @anthropogeny.org · May 14

Get ready for “Mismatch: Human Origins and Modern Disease," a symposium exploring how evolutionary traits shaped modern health challenges.

Date: Friday, May 16, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM Pacific Time
Registration & Webcast: carta.anthropogeny.org

Register now to tune in this Friday!

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Center for Academic Research & Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) @anthropogeny.org · May 14

THIS FRIDAY! “Mismatch: Human Origins and Modern Disease," a symposium exploring how evolutionary traits shaped modern health challenges.

Date: Friday, May 16, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM Pacific Time
Registration & Webcast: carta.anthropogeny.org

Register now!
#carta #mismatch #cartaucsd

Center for Academic Research & Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) @anthropogeny.org · May 9

Get ready for “Mismatch: Human Origins and Modern Disease” next Friday by watching CARTA’s Human Evolution & Health playlist on YouTube.

Playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Event page: carta.anthropogeny.org/events/misma...

Human Evolution & Health - YouTube

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Center for Academic Research & Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) @anthropogeny.org · May 7

Coming Up! “Mismatch: Human Origins and Modern Disease,” a symposium exploring how evolutionary traits shaped modern health challenges. 👣🧠

Date: Friday, May 16, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM Pacific Time
Registration & Webcast: carta.anthropogeny.org

Register now!

Center for Academic Research & Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) @anthropogeny.org · May 7

🌍 Listen to Episode 4 of the On Humans x CARTA Series: "The Origins of Humankind" 🎙️
Ilari Mäkelä speaks with Johannes Krause on how Homo sapiens spread across the globe & adapted to climate change.
🎧 Spotify/Apple | 📺 youtu.be/unwhFEVCRK4 | 📰 onhumans.substack.com/p/origins

A Human Like No Other: The Rise of Homo Sapiens ~ Johannes Krause

YouTube video by On Humans

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