SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human

SAPIENS

Topics: Social Sciences

No. 190 in ScienceNew

What makes you … you? And who tells what stories and why? In the SAPIENS podcast, listeners will hear a range of human stories: from the origins of the chili pepper to how prosecutors decide someone is a criminal to stolen skulls from Iceland. Join SAPIENS on our latest journey to explore what it means to be human.

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