Homo deceptus: Science's Dirty Little Secret

Homo deceptus: Science's Dirty Little Secret

38:56 Nov 28, 2025
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In 1912, a fossil discovery shakes the scientific world. Piltdown Man is the elusive missing link between humans and their ape-like ancestors. Forty years later, a researcher at the Natural History Museum gets a chance to see the relic for himself and notices something isn't quite right. For a full list of sources see timharford.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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