Brains Matter

What is Australopithecus Sediba? It’s a newly discovered species of hominid that was discovered recently. I talked to Dr Robyn Pickering at the University of Melbourne, who was involved in this discovery to talk about Sediba.

– Why was it called Sediba?
– What kind of dating technique was used to work out how old these fossils were?
– Why can’t carbon dating be used?
– How old were the Sediba bones?
– Where were the remains discovered?
– How is Australopithecus Sediba related to Australopithecus Africanus?
– What kinds of skeletons were discovered?
– What were the ages of the skeletons found?
– Why is the term “missing link” incorrect?
– What was the European Synchrotron used for with this discovery?
– How common are fossils?
– What upcoming research can we expect from this find?

Today’s listener of the episode is Belinda Nicholson from Australia

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