ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA; Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
Host Sarah Crespi talks with Contributing Correspondent Joshua Sokol about magnetars highly magnetized neutron stars. A recent intense outburst of gamma rays from a nearby galaxy has given astronomers a whole new view on these mysterious magnetic monsters.
Also on this week’s show, Christoph Zollikofer, a professor of anthropology at the University of Zurich, talks about the evolution of humanlike brains. His team’s work with brain-case fossils suggests the complex brains we carry around today were not present in the early hominins to leave Africa, but later developed in the cousins they left behind.
Le cerveau humain actuel est apparu il y a 1,7 million d années selon une étude suisse
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Mind Blown: Modern Brains Evolved Much More Recently Than Thought
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Mind Blown: Modern Brains Evolved Much More Recently Than Thought
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