44 min
Neanderthal Speech, A 2,000 Year Old Computer and A WW2 Airman Laid to Rest That's Old News
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Join Laurie and Ben this week as they discuss new evidence suggesting neanderthals could speak, the latest research on the world's oldest analog computer, the antikythera mechanism, an ancient greek device used to predict planetary movements, and finally, a story of how ancient DNA provided closer for family members of a WW2 New Zealand bomber gunner who was missing in action.
Links
Neanderthal Speech
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210301112358.htm
The Antikythera Mechanism
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/mar/12/scientists-move-closer-to-solving-mystery-of-antikythera-mechanism
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-84310-w#Sec12
WW2 Airman
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/124416572/remains-of-southland-wwii-gunner-found-after-79-years-in-plane-wreckage-in-germany
Join Laurie and Ben this week as they discuss new evidence suggesting neanderthals could speak, the latest research on the world's oldest analog computer, the antikythera mechanism, an ancient greek device used to predict planetary movements, and finally, a story of how ancient DNA provided closer for family members of a WW2 New Zealand bomber gunner who was missing in action.
Links
Neanderthal Speech
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210301112358.htm
The Antikythera Mechanism
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/mar/12/scientists-move-closer-to-solving-mystery-of-antikythera-mechanism
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-84310-w#Sec12
WW2 Airman
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/124416572/remains-of-southland-wwii-gunner-found-after-79-years-in-plane-wreckage-in-germany
44 min