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Alice Roberts: 'We are fundamentally, at the end of the day, animals'

Biological anthropologist Alice Roberts discusses human evolution and exceptionalism.

Source New Scientist AI Summary Updated June 3, 2026

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Biological anthropologist Alice Roberts discusses human evolution and exceptionalism. She notes that humans are fundamentally animals. Roberts talks about her new book Humans, exploring topics such as brain size and bipedalism. Her work is featured in an interview with Michael Marshall, available in New Scientist.

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