Primate Evolution's Tangled Tree | Fundamental Concepts with Jenny Tung

Jenny Tung
GCB News Posted on September 16, 2020

Primate Evolution's Tangled Tree | Fundamental Concepts with Jenny Tung

Duke Associate Professor and MacArthur fellowship recipient Jenny Tung discusses tree metaphors, human evolution, and what might have happened when our ancestors ran into other extinct archaic hominins. This video is part of Duke University's Fundamental Concepts series. Each episode features a Duke faculty member explaining an entire concept from beginning to end in roughly 10 minutes.

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