Overview
Section 1: Becoming Modern Humans
1.1 Last Hominin Standing
by Kate Wong
1.2 Missing Links
by Philip L. Reno
1.3 What Makes the Human Foot Unique?
by Krystal D'Costa
Section 2: Traits That Set Us Apart
2.1 What Makes a Human Brain Unique
by Alison Abbott
2.2 An Evolved Uniqueness
by Kevin Laland
2.3 The Most Invasive Species of All
by Curtis W. Marean
2.4 The “It” Factor
by Gary Stix
Section 3: Origins of Innovation
3.1 The New Origins of Technology
by Kate Wong
3.2 The Other Tool Users
by Michael Haslam
3.3 Early Butchers Used Small Stone Scalpels
by Christopher Intagliata
3.4 Ice Age Lamps
by Sophie A. deBeaune and Randall White
Section 4: Changing Diets: You Are What You Eat
4.1 The Real Paleo Diet
by Peter S. Ungar
4.2 The First Cookout
by Kate Wong
4.3 Our 14,400-Year-Old Relationship with Bread
by Krystal D'Costa
4.4 Why We "Got Milk"
by Andrew Curry
Section 5: Communication: Language, Culture and Art
5.1 Talking Through Time
by Christine Kenneally
5.2 Origins of Creativity
by Heather Pringle
5.3 Artists in the Family
by Kate Wong
5.4 Stone Age Jams
by Katherine Harmon
5.5 Fashion First? Oldest Spun Fibers Date 32,000 Years Ago
by Katherine Harmon
Section 6: New Avenues of Exploration
6.1 Needle in a Haystack
by Thomas Higham and Katerina Douka
6.2 Susceptibility to Mental Illness May Have Helped Humans Adapt
by Dana G. Smith
6.3 Agriculture May Have Shaped Both Human Jaws and Language
by Anne Pycha
6.4 Is "Junk DNA" What Makes Humans Unique?
by Zach Zorich
6.5 Fats in the Brain May Help Explain How Human Intelligence Evolved
by Andrea Alfano