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Lucy

Origin Stories by Meredith Johnson

Nov 27, 202428:56Science & Medicine

In this episode, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the discovery of Lucy, one of the most iconic and important scientific discoveries ever made. Paleoanthropologist Don Johanson tells the story of his early scientific...

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Lucy is an episode from Origin Stories by Meredith Johnson. In this episode, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the discovery of Lucy, one of the most iconic and important scientific discoveries ever made. Paleoanthropologist Don Johanson...

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Published Nov 27, 2024, 28:56 long, audio available.

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