Homo deceptus: Science's Dirty Little Secret
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford ›38:56 | Nov 28th, 2025
In 1912, a fossil discovery shakes the scientific world. Piltdown Man is the elusive missing link between humans and their ape-like ancestors. Forty years later, a researcher at the Natural History Mu...Show More
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dianebluegreen recommended:Jan 6th
I didn't know about the suspicions about pilt down man as 'the missing link'. well-done and very interesting!
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