#2 - What Does it Mean to be Human?

While researching for a separate project I was confronted with the variation of life histories across the hominin lineage. This variation is quite fascinating as it makes one wonder which of these are requisite to being a "modern human" and how did this variation affect the perceptions and experiences of these species?Studies mentioned in the episode:Schwartz - 2012 - Growth, Development, and Life History throughout the Evolution of Homo. Meyer & Haeusler - 2015 - Spinal cord evolution in early Homo.Turecek, Lehnert1 & Ginty - 2022 - The encoding of touch by somatotopicallyaligned dorsal column subdivisions.Baab et al. - 2021 - Assessing the status of the KNM-ER 42700 fossil using Homo erectusneurocranial development.Subscribe: andrewramos.substack.comdawnofsapiens.comyoutube.com/@DawnofSapiens This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dawnofsapiens.substack.com

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