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What Makes Me Human?

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures2018: Who Am I?
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Professor Alice Roberts explores the story of human evolution, revealing how a humble African ape became a successful global species.

Professor Alice Roberts explores the story of human evolution, revealing how a humble African ape became a successful global species. With daring parkour athletes and life-size primate animatronics, Alice explores the greatest leaps in our evolution by conjuring fire and re-enacting how we spread across the globe.

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Thu 27 Dec 201820:00
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