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This edition: Redefining the Origin of Our Species


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Original tape date: November 9, 2015. First aired: November 18, 2015.

Linda Hirsch speaks with Lehman and CUNY GC Professor William Harcourt-Smith about his role in the discovery of Homo naledi and the intersection of research and teaching anthropology to undergraduate and graduate students. Jim Carney speaks with some of Professor Harcourt-Smith’s students.

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William Harcourt-Smith Assistant Professor, Lehman College

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