This is a thing I’ve rarely had time to do. There are though good reasons for doing this. Let’s say you’re publishing a human origins podcast. (And if you are, please send me the link!) The nature of the field means each new fossil discovery can and sometimes does alter the entire understanding of the discipline. Now imagine you have a magnificent episode outlining the current theory of human evolution. Neat, linear, lovely and then some clown digs up a fossil. The entire theory has to be tossed out or rearranged to fit in this new find. What do you do??? Continue reading →