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Ask-a-Biologist vol 067 - Topic: Looking into Lucy - Guest: Don Johanson

Looking into the past can be strange and exciting. To understand a past that goes back millions of years, we often depend on the stories told by fossils. Dr. Biology talks with anthropologist Donald Johanson about Lucy, a fossil of human ancestors that has taught us some interesting things about the human-like species that existed before us.

Ask-a-Biologist vol 067 - Topic: Looking into Lucy - Guest Don Johanson

Lucy, perhaps the most well-known hominid, was discovered by Don Johanson and Tom Gray in 1974.  Johanson told Candice Ludlow that a girlfriend of his had a hand in naming Lucy after the discovery - and it had to do with a tape that they'd been playing regularly.

Don Johanson on the Importance of Lucy

Don Johanson, the Director of the Institute of Human Origins at Arizona State University spends most of his days looking backward - often millions of years.  His interest in human evolution as a young child began with a friendship with an anthropologist.  That interest continued through his academic career, and in 1973, the young anthropologist made a discovery that would forever impact the study of human origins.

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