Origin Stories




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Summary: We all want to explain our origins. Hear a Greek origin myth alongside scientific origin stories. Then take a step back to realize that all these stories are still (and likely to be permanently) premature. This is the third installment of our Origins topic. Voices: Caleb Scharf - Columbia University Bob Hazen - Carnegie Institution and George Mason University Dimitar Sasselov - Harvard University Steven Benner - Westheimer Institute of Science and Technology Stephen Mojzsis - Colorado University and Universite Claude Bernard Lyon Ben Oppenheimer - American Natural History Museum Peter Meineck - New York University Spencer Wells - National Geographic Society and Cornell University Music by Erik Tokle: @etokle http://thereisnoteenagelove.com