Scott Detrow
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What’s In A Kiss? 21 Million Years Of Evolution
Listen, I like space, as you know, but I'm also a fan of apes making out.
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What’s In A Kiss? 21 Million Years Of Evolution
And that's why I'm here today.
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What’s In A Kiss? 21 Million Years Of Evolution
I heard that's a topic.
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What’s In A Kiss? 21 Million Years Of Evolution
You know, I think last time we talked about one of Jupiter's moons.
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What’s In A Kiss? 21 Million Years Of Evolution
So I'm glad we're closer to home this week.
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What’s In A Kiss? 21 Million Years Of Evolution
All right, we are back.
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What’s In A Kiss? 21 Million Years Of Evolution
And to start off, tell me about our ancestors making out with Neanderthals.
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What’s In A Kiss? 21 Million Years Of Evolution
How did science address this question?
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What’s In A Kiss? 21 Million Years Of Evolution
Like, I don't even know where to start with that.
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What’s In A Kiss? 21 Million Years Of Evolution
That's an important aspect.
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What’s In A Kiss? 21 Million Years Of Evolution
How do you even begin to see if somebody was kissing somebody 21 million years ago?
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What’s In A Kiss? 21 Million Years Of Evolution
Like was there a fossilized mid-kiss?
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What’s In A Kiss? 21 Million Years Of Evolution
I don't know.
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What’s In A Kiss? 21 Million Years Of Evolution
Why did that matter?
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What’s In A Kiss? 21 Million Years Of Evolution
What a romantic image.
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What’s In A Kiss? 21 Million Years Of Evolution
Equally romantic in my mind is moss spores in space.
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What’s In A Kiss? 21 Million Years Of Evolution
How did this experiment come about?