StarTalk Podcast: Climate and Diet of Early Humans, with Tina Lüdecke
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3 жыл бұрынWhat were early humans like? What did they eat? What did they do? On this episode of StarTalk Radio, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Matt Kirshen investigate the diet of early humans and the climate conditions of Earth during that time with geochemist Tina Lüdecke.
You’ll find out about Tina’s research studying early humans from 1-4 million years ago. We investigate what happened during the Paleolithic era. How has the environment changed? Tina tells us how isotopes can be used as a “fingerprint” to understand the diet of early humans. You’ll learn why there isn’t just one paleo diet.
We discuss meat consumption in early humans and how that changed the course of civilization. Were there any condiments used by early humans? Can you ever study fossilized food? Tina explains how we can study fossilized feces and we reminisce about Jurassic Park.
Then, we answer fan-submitted Cosmic Queries. Can we learn anything from early humans that might help us adapt to climate change in the future? We explore the invention of cooking meat. You’ll find out why the advancements of cooked food helped our brains grow. All that, plus, we ponder what kind of evolutionary changes might occur due to the impact of climate change.
Thanks to our Patrons Cristina Magistrali, Toren Wallengren, Eric Huffman, Julia Casey, Colton Siefker, Daniel Wenger, Matias Mancini, John Thompson, Chris Krish, and Alvero Wiggins for supporting us this week.
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@mrs.morris5506 3 жыл бұрын
The fact that I LOVE these types of discourse...... makes me admit how much of a nerd I am. It's so awesome that the world has professionals who specialize in almost anything to be curious about.
@InsightsInterviews 3 жыл бұрын
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@MainChannelTX 3 жыл бұрын
I tried this with Paul McCartney. Didn’t work. Still hasn’t seen my Beatles collection.
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@@InsightsInterviews thank you very much. Will sub.
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@@gelsm8709 Thank you and enjoy!
@MeJackDaniels 3 жыл бұрын
Star Talkians, one more lesson before 2021. Thanks, happy new year!
@alexanderjackson8389 3 жыл бұрын
It already is 2021..
@lostsoulsthc7137 3 жыл бұрын
Lunch time upload here
@Mehwhatevr 3 жыл бұрын
I wonder if it's supposed to be Star Talkkies or Star Talkers, or maybe just Talkers/Talkkies. because Star Talk seems like a play on Star Trek. and Star Trek fans are Trekkies/Trekkers
@DutchFurnace 3 жыл бұрын
Tina: Hominin. Neil: Hominid. Tina: Hominin. Neil: Hominid. Tina: It has changed, we're talking about hominins Neil: Hominid. Tina: Hominin. Neil: Wait, you said it changed right? Tina: Yes, to hominin. Neil: Hominid.
@americanhindi 3 жыл бұрын
😂
@RandomVideoApparatus 3 жыл бұрын
Someone: ah yes, I see the floor here is made of floor Neil: actually it's linoleum
@mantan_rtw 3 жыл бұрын
That was strange Neil continue to say hominid.
@southernlights885 3 жыл бұрын
And then she got cut off before she could expand on why we use the term “hominin”
@americanhindi 3 жыл бұрын
@@southernlights885 I noticed that too. She was trying to explain why about the term but he cut her off
@smallsherpa2222 3 жыл бұрын
HAPPY NEW YEARS TO EVERYONE AT STARTALK🎉 THANK YOU FOR THE AMAZING CONTENT YOU HAVE PROVIDED THIS LAST YEAR 🙏
@thelyrebird1310 3 жыл бұрын
Merry perihelion
@Smo1k 3 жыл бұрын
@@thelyrebird1310 Is it, though? isn't it further into 2021..?
@lovingmydog6196 2 жыл бұрын
Wow this discussion was absolutely fascinating, I wanted more... I hope you invite her again to StarTalk. Thank you, all 🤗
@natajiwangga5801 3 жыл бұрын
As an anthropologist, I really appreciate this upload. Thank you Neil et al, I'm a big fan!
@ToyaF82 3 жыл бұрын
All of the unexpected comedy in this was a pleasant surprise 😂
@Smo1k 3 жыл бұрын
Terry Pratchett: "There is often an unexpected chocolate." ;)
@millsvalleycrafts 10 ай бұрын
All of the unexpected science was also a surprise! 😂
@paulmullany7147 3 жыл бұрын
Dr Ludeck was great. I have such respect for people with the skill to articulate complicated subjects at a level lay people can engage with. Also its fantastic when you see one specialism used to enhance understanding and discovery in separate fields. Cheers and happy new year. Paul
@marce8760 3 жыл бұрын
This was super interesting. Please invite more scientists from different fields on a specific subject. Great stuff
@Loki_FPV666 2 жыл бұрын
You totally need to have her back on the show again!!! Really interesting stuff.
@seth8877 3 жыл бұрын
Best sound clip ever at 34:15 "Who had the idea when they see a burning bush 'let me put my meat in that'"
@RandomVideoApparatus 3 жыл бұрын
Redheads everywhere went 🤔😌
@ActionAlligator 3 жыл бұрын
@@RandomVideoApparatus ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
@tammystockley-loughlin7680 3 жыл бұрын
@@RandomVideoApparatus this redheaded gal thanks you for the giggle. You are appreciated. Positive vibes from New Hampshire and remember to be kind to each other and yourself during this pandemic and social crisis
@RandomVideoApparatus 3 жыл бұрын
@@tammystockley-loughlin7680 likewise, happy new year to you! Humor is needed at times like this
@dustinyoder2148 3 жыл бұрын
This brings me back to high school and I would wake up at midnight every night to watch NOVA on PBS. I always thought is I could go back in time and witness anything, it would be us discovering fire and the story of that individual.
@hari_seldon1217 3 жыл бұрын
A great explanation and great science! Way to go, Tina Lüdecke! Thank you, Neil, for giving voice to scientists like Tina.
@coryfrazier5078 3 жыл бұрын
I miss chuck😭
@samwister6373 3 жыл бұрын
He's making Tide laundry detergent commercials with his daughter
@brazydave4326 3 жыл бұрын
Nah man he got rona
@seth8877 3 жыл бұрын
i heard him on an ad for clorox i think on soundcloud today
@RandomVideoApparatus 3 жыл бұрын
@@samwister6373 roll tide
@123livelife 3 жыл бұрын
@@RandomVideoApparatus lol
@alangriffin8146 3 жыл бұрын
She’s sooo awesome! Have her back often!
@peonui 3 жыл бұрын
We want Chuck. Chuck for president.
@tionneanddavid 3 жыл бұрын
😂
@danielwells6290 3 жыл бұрын
Happy New Year's Neil 🎊,love startalk and I would love to see the content you have for 2021.
@drumcircler 3 жыл бұрын
Peace to all! Big thanks to Neil and Chuck (The King) Nice!
@SteveN-uc4xh 3 жыл бұрын
Best way to start the New Year! 4hrs in and this is just perfect 😎👍👍 Happy New Year!🎉
@tomhenderson2430 3 жыл бұрын
Matt has the best smile! It's contagious.
@jamesSmith-im5jo 3 жыл бұрын
Too bad he’s not the lest bit funny with nothing to contribute to the yogic.
@franosbornblaschke3694 3 жыл бұрын
Happy New Year 2021! Love this Star Talk!
@nenex3929 3 жыл бұрын
Great episode! I really enjoyed this unique topic!
@TheScottGillies 3 жыл бұрын
I believe Tina when she says, "In four million years I will come, and I will find your tooth"
@astinmartin4359 3 жыл бұрын
I learn more on this channel then my 14 years in school
@Tommy_keyys 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for getting me through 2020 Neil.
@MikeJamesMedia 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all the great information. It was interesting to hear things I hadn't thought of much from Tina, and I hope you'll have her back at some point.
@johnyepthomi892 3 жыл бұрын
happy new year Dr. Tyson and Chuck and matt.
@nayanpanchal39 3 жыл бұрын
Happy New Year!
@balaran4349 3 жыл бұрын
What a interesting topic I was always curious about ancient diets. I like to compare it to what we eat today.
@DrawBeatsOff 3 жыл бұрын
Happy year everyone 🥳
@kingzerk6409 3 жыл бұрын
Happy new year fam
@adamakinlade1758 3 жыл бұрын
What a interesting job role it’s really so fascinating to see how discovery is evolving. What new amazing discovery will we continue to uncover
@TheScottGillies 3 жыл бұрын
I loved the laughter surrounding the measurement of a tooth that had drank puddle water. I had a similar reaction as Neil did! @11:11
@dylan3657 3 жыл бұрын
fantastic subject to study and make discoveries in Geochemistry Geophysics and then to investigate the diet of early humans and the climate conditions of Earth during that time and the effects on Human Evolution
@astormmaster 2 жыл бұрын
Lüdecke is essentially an isotope geochemist anthropologist and paleoclimatologist researching the hominids of the Pleistocene. That's gotta be incredibly interesting work. I wonder too if she's seen evidence of extreme weather events from this geological period.
@blindvisionary415 3 жыл бұрын
Great guest, great show!
@jodywilliams1718 3 жыл бұрын
Happy new year , Neil Tyson and all stars
@somphothbsiratsamy3748 3 жыл бұрын
I love anthropology, Professor Worley is the best Anthropology Professor.
@Sajin688 3 жыл бұрын
Happy New Year Neal and Chuck, wishing well to you and your family for the New Year
@RA_KO 3 жыл бұрын
Colin Tudge would be so great on startalk. Please vote up if you think so, too :)
@jofmoomma1232 3 жыл бұрын
Happy new year Dr. Tyson
@Walterthefriendly 3 жыл бұрын
I appreciate you Neil!
@TheMonika1951 3 жыл бұрын
How educating is this podcast!
@barbaralachance5836 3 жыл бұрын
Happy new year!!! 🎉 Guys you should have David Sinclair on the show, his research is so great!!
@jillmarieyoung5285 3 жыл бұрын
Happy New Years Eve, Neil!!
@XxTheAwokenOnexX 3 жыл бұрын
Happy New Year Startalk
@roberthouston1194 3 жыл бұрын
Don't know much about biology don't know much about trigonometry or a science book or french I never took...but I enjoy Dr. N.D.P. ...what a wonderful world we could be.
@dereckdonath2335 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Neil, I wonder if you can ask geochemist Tina Lüdecke how accurately do cravings for specific foods mirror the body's nutrition needs.
@DoYouAreHaveStupid7592 3 жыл бұрын
HAPPY NEW YEAR
@yellolab09 3 жыл бұрын
Aside....Beautiful Inuit artwork, doc!
@HUMFREX 3 жыл бұрын
I’m hungry and the antelopes there, and I’m hungry and it’s like, “yum yum. Let’s do this again”. -Neil DeGrasse Tyson, 2020
@donr3407 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Neil as always. Where's Chuck?
@zyxwvut4740 3 жыл бұрын
Filming a Tide commercial! I just saw it on _The Masked Dancer_ last night.
@slikognito 3 жыл бұрын
Happy New Year!!🍻🍾🥂
@lost3834 3 жыл бұрын
Happy New year❤️
@skirmisher1901 3 жыл бұрын
Neil, when the sun expands and the Earth is an irradiated, fiery wasteland, I fully expect your post-apocalyptic cyborg self to continue making podcasts and explainer lectures and answering queries until the very end.
@quantumphayer 3 жыл бұрын
this is a very underrated comment
@fredyair1 3 жыл бұрын
Like at the end of "Childhood's End".
@Smo1k 3 жыл бұрын
Made out of what, though? It might get hotter than what even Wolfram /tungsten can stand up to... These things must be considered! ;)
@RandomVideoApparatus 3 жыл бұрын
Cyberneil 2099
@scottyg433 3 жыл бұрын
Loved it
@electrikoptik 3 жыл бұрын
Gigantopithecus Jamie pull that up!
@nolanlynch2430 3 жыл бұрын
I understand that reference.
@davidt3956 3 жыл бұрын
There might not have been condiments, but it should be obvious that herbs were used early. They already knew which plants were edible, matching them to different meat tastes should have been obvious, even to the early fire-using folks.
@steve-o6413 3 жыл бұрын
I'm sure after dragging the meat over the ground of smushed mangoes then cooking it, giving it a extra sweet taste and Bam condiments are born. They may even have planned that route and Bam, mapping is created...
@tahntongkfen1360 3 жыл бұрын
Where is Chuck Nice??????
@tammystockley-loughlin7680 3 жыл бұрын
Vacation or maybe some other work thing. The guy has a life.Positive vibes from New Hampshire and remember to be kind to each other and yourself during this pandemic and social crisis
@F_L_U_X 3 жыл бұрын
Step one: click like Step two: enjoy
@denzyl4181 3 жыл бұрын
Step 3?
@matusguga3997 3 жыл бұрын
reverse order
@smesh4190 3 жыл бұрын
Happy New year all
@raygrant1882 3 жыл бұрын
Should speak with CJ Hunt III, author of "The Perfect Human Diet," regarding the paleo diet and its place in human evolution.
@dylan3657 3 жыл бұрын
we lived in a small town called reydon connected to another small town called southwold on the east coast of england that had sea front of sandy and shingle beaches, one day my son and me went looking for dinosaur bones along the beach, we were walking along a part of the beach that had a cliff about 25 feet high we found ourselfs stopped and looking down and there on the ground was something that just looked different it was stoney looking, my son picked it up stone age came to mind about 3/4 of an inch thick by 4 inch long~ 3 inch~ wide tapering to a point triangular in shape, inches away from it was another out of place thing also stone the size and shape of a small finger, home we went and showed my woman who took the triangular stone in her hand and she pointed out how well it fits in the hand so we decided it must be some kind of hand axe got in touch with museum who put us in touch with someone else so we met with them they said they wern't anything and showed us some celtic axes no resemblance, disappointed we left but still had a feeling that these were something, about a year later driving along a road in central france we stoped off at an old building that turned out to be a museum an old castle turned into a museum walking around the displays there in front of us in a stone age area was a dozen of these hand axes, later on we found the photo of the stone finger shaped stone in an encyclopedia turns out to be tools up to million and half years old
@BobbyC-be9vy 3 жыл бұрын
When Neil said Tina’s study of Paleo diet made her Sherlock Holmes, I immediately thought, “Alimentary, my dear Watson.” 😉
@pistitoth1363 3 жыл бұрын
Bocsika hogy bele nyúltam az evolúcióba !
@alangriffin8146 3 жыл бұрын
I’m here for the isotope section in Whole Foods. And I’m sure that her “I only buy the heavy stuff” rejoinder was very deep if you’re adjacent to her field.
@SerDunk 3 жыл бұрын
Feliz Año nuevo. Keep Looking Arriba!!! ;)
@kevinmccalister8197 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the Chuck break. Enjoyed it.
@ForestPantherGod 3 жыл бұрын
Tina's thoughts on how the first Hominins to try cooked/fire charred food actually blew my mind for its simplicity.
@Doochos 3 жыл бұрын
His interruptions are vexing
@sarenareth689 3 жыл бұрын
yes, stop interrupting your guests Neil pls :3
@hazbaska1 3 жыл бұрын
Geologist squad!!
@mammallama3522 3 жыл бұрын
YESS!! One last one!!
@karenlilianne 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve read some of this in one of Yuval Noah Harari’s book. Super interesting!
@j-dubb614 3 жыл бұрын
Honestly I have to wonder if perhaps the first "cooking" was using the heat of the sun and a hot rock, the fire came after when our ancestors put 2 and 2 together and realized hot rock + food equals better food and if fire is hot too it was natural for them to try that.
@msmith53 3 жыл бұрын
Cooking makes many foods easier to digest.
@fryreartechnology7611 3 жыл бұрын
Might not be a meat eater but I sure try to be... speaking of diets. I know my happy diet is a keto diet I just feel better all around. I always enjoy the topics and knowledge drop, great video y’all
@cps_Zen_Run 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, the Garden of Eden diet was promoted by 7-Day Adventist’s and people like Kellogg’s of cereal fame. As I removed vegetables from my diet the healthier I become. Experiment.
@kurdistan2018 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you guys, very informative indeed Can Tina please explain what she means by humans were able to "control fire" 1.9m years ago and can she link the new study she cites here? Does control mean to produce fire, or simply to capture it from the wildfires? Thank v much
@U-Thought 3 жыл бұрын
Talk about "Benford's Law" please and how it connects with the universe....!!!!!!
@amateurart234 3 жыл бұрын
✨Happy NY 2021 ✨ DeGrasse and Sadhguru on Cosmos talk would be great
@Q_QQ_Q 3 жыл бұрын
Murderer
@Swearengen1980 3 жыл бұрын
Wet/dry cold is very real. Comparison: 50 degrees in Florida feels far colder than 35 degrees in Tennessee. Florida cold is damp and just cuts to the bone compared to the dry, crisp cold of the Appalachians.
@laurinlatour4246 2 жыл бұрын
LVT here. Actually the term to describe disease passing between species, specifically to and from humans, is zoonosis.
@harriettannediger8772 3 жыл бұрын
As the Irish say the best sauce is hunger. I imagine early humans were hungry much of the time. No sauce needed.
@vincentmiller420 3 жыл бұрын
Big Brain!
@madeonearth6506 3 жыл бұрын
I’m mad: No chuck nice.
@BaronVonQuiply 3 жыл бұрын
44:32 Cave Bus, Neil. This is Science, we use precision.
@crss29 3 жыл бұрын
Some pertinent vocabulary for ecological and evolutionary discussions of populations: Habituation: how a population or individual reacts, within it's set genetic composition and range, to a different environment to better deal with new conditions. This includes behavioral plasticity. Which is humans' strong suit. Adaptation: when a population, through natural selection, has it's gene pool modified (evolution) to be more fit in a new environment.
@thelyrebird1310 3 жыл бұрын
Happy calendar date change and a merry perihelion
@tammystockley-loughlin7680 3 жыл бұрын
Positive vibes from New Hampshire and remember to be kind to each other and yourself during this pandemic and social crisis
@jakegriffin7676 3 жыл бұрын
How about, The Family Grass, individuals of the same breed with separate roots?
@frankwrege5043 3 жыл бұрын
My guess on the first condiment would be salt (technically a seasoning I know). In any location that has salt flats that are flooded during the rainy season and where fish are trapped(or other animals die of thirst/salt poisoning) as the water evaporates has a chance to "salt cure" the resulting corpse. A hungry ancestor comes along and samples the result and "Hey. This would go great with the wildfire barbeque this weekend." 😜
@luciojpfilho 2 ай бұрын
You must interview Dr. Chaffee.
@RenNewtonStonez 8 ай бұрын
FIRE
@richp5321 3 жыл бұрын
HEY! My sister had that same donut phone in her room growing up. It was brown.
@justnoah2073 3 жыл бұрын
Sad you didn't get Ray Romano for this episode.
@pixelfairy Жыл бұрын
We can be pure carnivore too. I used to be one and, as far as I know, I was fine. Did intense workouts and recovered fine too. Some alusian tribes were mostly carnivore. I don't know how healthy they are, but they obviously managed to survive till now.
@charlesperera9656 Жыл бұрын
It was the Portuguese, Dutch and the British introduced condiments.
@andrewkodama7232 3 жыл бұрын
Imagine being the one person who disliked this before they could even watch the whole video.
@kelseyfinlayson9498 3 жыл бұрын
haters gonna hate hate hate
@barretthenderson5808 3 жыл бұрын
Kelsey shake it off
@rosemaylone1393 3 жыл бұрын
Maybe they started the video and saw no Chuck so they immediately disliked.
@andrewkodama7232 3 жыл бұрын
@@rosemaylone1393 haha 🤣 that’s actually fair. No hate to the other guy but Chuck is my man!
@andrew348 3 жыл бұрын
To be fair the audio version is released days before the youtube video is... it's possible they've already heard it
@Ernesto_Gonzalez 3 жыл бұрын
Happy New Year Guys my Best Podcast Ever. Blessing from eg.com
@ayinke1481 3 жыл бұрын
Happy New Year 🥳 Please can we have an interview with: PROFESSOR MICHAEL CRAWFORD Director: Institute of Brain Chemistry and Human Nutrition. 🙏🏽
@davidjacobik5451 3 жыл бұрын
I'm going on a Jurassic diet!
@thembamahlangu9028 3 жыл бұрын
Great Ep. Most of the things she said are corroborated in Harari's books. 💜💜
@paulsomers6048 2 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing. I think Neil should read Harari.
@Phreemunny 3 жыл бұрын
Great video, but I do take a bit of issue with Tina’s claim that hominids would have been vegan before they ate meat, considering that consumption of grubs and insects (and perhaps even eggs) could have been prevalent amongst pre-meat eating hominids.
@Synathidy 3 жыл бұрын
No entire species would ever be entirely vegan - especially not before humans constructed arbitrary diets facilitated by localized pockets of wealth which afford the diversity of food options that even make such a thing conceivable as an option. An artificial construction of modernity. If the choice is eat or die, you're not going to be that picky. Not pre-civilization. Evolution made the call: we're omnivores.
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