Read the following articles:
Hublin et al. 2017 ew fossils from Jebel Irhoud, Morocco and the pan-African origin of Homo sapiens
Stringer 2016 The origin and evolution of Homo sapiens
Write one last blog post. This one should focus on answering the following question: On a visit to D.C. (post-pandemic, of course), you happen to find yourself standing in an elevator next to congressional leaders taking a tour of the museum you are in. They notice you are carrying some papers about human evolution and they ask you what they are about. With that opening, lay out your best four minute ‘elevator speech’ as to why the next federal budget should include additional funding for the study of human evolution Aim to post this by Wednesday, June 24 by 11:59 PM
You can take many different approaches. It may help to look online for info on what an elevator speech is
Makes us think about why we are studying these ideas in the first place. Can you think of a way to make the concepts in this course relevant to people who aren't scientists