Discovering Us

Introducing Discovering Us

Episode Summary

Ashley Judd explores the thrilling stories behind important scientific discoveries in this new 12-part series based on the book "Discovering Us: 50 Great Discoveries in Human Evolution."

Episode Notes

In the past fifty years, researchers have made extraordinary discoveries that have helped us understand who we are, where we come from, and what makes us human. In Discovering Us, Ashley Judd brings our shared history to life, exploring the human story from our evolutionary roots to our uncertain future. This short series celebrates science, exploration, and the search for what it means to be human.

Discovering Us is an audio companion to the book Discovering Us: 50 Great Discoveries in Human Origins, written for The Leakey Foundation by Evan Hadingham, Senior Science Editor for the award-winning PBS series NOVA.

Every episode of Discovering Us will be available on September 26, 2022.

Episode Transcription

Over the past fifty years, researchers have made extraordinary discoveries that help us understand who we are, where we come from, and what makes us human. 

In the audio mini-series, Discovering Us, actor Ashley Judd brings our shared history to life, exploring the human story from our evolutionary roots to our uncertain future. 

From The Leakey Foundation and Signature Books, this short series celebrates science, exploration, and the search for what it means to be human. 

All the episodes will be available for you to listen to on September 26, so subscribe now wherever you listen to podcasts.