{"id":267144,"date":"2024-12-20T12:22:37","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T12:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/20\/engaging-new-podcast-asks-what-the-big-things-are-that-make-us-human\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:09:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:09:58","slug":"engaging-new-podcast-asks-what-the-big-things-are-that-make-us-human","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/20\/engaging-new-podcast-asks-what-the-big-things-are-that-make-us-human\/","title":{"rendered":"Engaging new podcast asks what the big things are that make us human"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Skeleton of Homo naledi, found in the Rising Star cave system in South Africa<\/p>\n

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Blazing the Trail<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Australian Museum, University of Sydney, BreakThru Films<\/em><\/p>\n

It is after 10pm and I am on a cycleway in Sydney returning from dinner with friends. It is a warm evening in the week before Christmas and people are still out on the streets, gathering for end-of-year drinks.<\/p>\n

As I cycle, I\u2019m using my Air Pods to listen to a podcast broadcast by Bluetooth from my smartphone. The podcast, downloaded from invisible Wi-Fi, is about the origins of humanity. It strikes me that,\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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