VIDEO: Churchill discusses the open public nature of the H. naledi research & publication process

Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015

12:00 - 1:15 pm

Forum for Scholars and Publics, Old Chem 011

Light lunch served.

Banner image from Lee R. Berger, et al, eLife 2015;4:e09560, Sept. 10, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.09560.019

Join us for a discussion with Duke Professor Steven Churchill about the recently announced discovery of a new fossil human relative, Homo naledi, found in a cave near Johannesburg, South Africa. Churchill was a member of the research team that made the discovery, and will talk with us about how the find affects our knowledge of our human ancestors.

Watch Dawn of Humanity, a 2-hour NOVA special documenting the research team's work in South Africa. The special aired on local PBS affiliate WUNC-TV at 9:00 pm on Wednesday, Sept. 16.

Read about H. naledi:

• "A New Human Ancestor Arises from the Depth of a South African Cave." Kristina Killgrove, Forbes, Sept. 10, 2015.
• "This Face Changes the Human Story. But How?" Jamie Shreeve, National Geographic, Sept. 10, 2015.
• "Homo naledi is related to me how?" Michael Pearson, CNN.com, Sept. 10, 2015.
• "Why Don't We Know the Age of the New Human Ancestor?" Ed Yong, The Atlantic, Sept. 14, 2015.
• The scientific publication: "Homo naledi: a new species of the genus Homo from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa." Lee R. Berger, et al, eLife 2015;4:e09560, Sept. 10, 2015.

Check out what Steven Churchill had to say about H. naledi below!