StarTalk Podcast: Climate and Diet of Early Humans, with Tina Lüdecke

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What 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.
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  • @mrs.morris5506
    @mrs.morris55063 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.

  • @MeJackDaniels
    @MeJackDaniels3 жыл бұрын

    Star Talkians, one more lesson before 2021. Thanks, happy new year!

  • @alexanderjackson8389

    @alexanderjackson8389

    3 жыл бұрын

    It already is 2021..

  • @lostsoulsthc7137

    @lostsoulsthc7137

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lunch time upload here

  • @Mehwhatevr

    @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

  • @smallsherpa2222
    @smallsherpa22223 жыл бұрын

    HAPPY NEW YEARS TO EVERYONE AT STARTALK🎉 THANK YOU FOR THE AMAZING CONTENT YOU HAVE PROVIDED THIS LAST YEAR 🙏

  • @thelyrebird1310

    @thelyrebird1310

    3 жыл бұрын

    Merry perihelion

  • @Smo1k

    @Smo1k

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@thelyrebird1310 Is it, though? isn't it further into 2021..?

  • @natajiwangga5801
    @natajiwangga58013 жыл бұрын

    As an anthropologist, I really appreciate this upload. Thank you Neil et al, I'm a big fan!

  • @Loki_FPV666
    @Loki_FPV6662 жыл бұрын

    You totally need to have her back on the show again!!! Really interesting stuff.

  • @dustinyoder2148
    @dustinyoder21483 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.

  • @alangriffin8146
    @alangriffin81463 жыл бұрын

    She’s sooo awesome! Have her back often!

  • @coryfrazier5078
    @coryfrazier50783 жыл бұрын

    I miss chuck😭

  • @samwister6373

    @samwister6373

    3 жыл бұрын

    He's making Tide laundry detergent commercials with his daughter

  • @brazydave4326

    @brazydave4326

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nah man he got rona

  • @seth8877

    @seth8877

    3 жыл бұрын

    i heard him on an ad for clorox i think on soundcloud today

  • @RandomVideoApparatus

    @RandomVideoApparatus

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@samwister6373 roll tide

  • @123livelife

    @123livelife

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@RandomVideoApparatus lol

  • @peonui
    @peonui3 жыл бұрын

    We want Chuck. Chuck for president.

  • @tionneanddavid

    @tionneanddavid

    3 жыл бұрын

    😂

  • @drumcircler
    @drumcircler3 жыл бұрын

    Peace to all! Big thanks to Neil and Chuck (The King) Nice!

  • @tomhenderson2430
    @tomhenderson24303 жыл бұрын

    Matt has the best smile! It's contagious.

  • @jamesSmith-im5jo

    @jamesSmith-im5jo

    3 жыл бұрын

    Too bad he’s not the lest bit funny with nothing to contribute to the yogic.

  • @johnyepthomi892
    @johnyepthomi8923 жыл бұрын

    happy new year Dr. Tyson and Chuck and matt.

  • @nayanpanchal39
    @nayanpanchal393 жыл бұрын

    Happy New Year!

  • @DrawBeatsOff
    @DrawBeatsOff3 жыл бұрын

    Happy year everyone 🥳

  • @kingzerk6409

    @kingzerk6409

    3 жыл бұрын

    Happy new year fam

  • @dylan3657
    @dylan36573 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

  • @jodywilliams1718
    @jodywilliams17183 жыл бұрын

    Happy new year , Neil Tyson and all stars

  • @astormmaster
    @astormmaster2 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.

  • @RA_KO
    @RA_KO3 жыл бұрын

    Colin Tudge would be so great on startalk. Please vote up if you think so, too :)

  • @Walterthefriendly
    @Walterthefriendly3 жыл бұрын

    I appreciate you Neil!

  • @barbaralachance5836
    @barbaralachance58363 жыл бұрын

    Happy new year!!! 🎉 Guys you should have David Sinclair on the show, his research is so great!!

  • @yellolab09
    @yellolab093 жыл бұрын

    Aside....Beautiful Inuit artwork, doc!

  • @DoYouAreHaveStupid7592
    @DoYouAreHaveStupid75923 жыл бұрын

    HAPPY NEW YEAR

  • @donr3407
    @donr34073 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Neil as always. Where's Chuck?

  • @zyxwvut4740

    @zyxwvut4740

    3 жыл бұрын

    Filming a Tide commercial! I just saw it on _The Masked Dancer_ last night.

  • @slikognito
    @slikognito3 жыл бұрын

    Happy New Year!!🍻🍾🥂

  • @HUMFREX
    @HUMFREX3 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

  • @lost3834
    @lost38343 жыл бұрын

    Happy New year❤️

  • @skirmisher1901
    @skirmisher19013 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

    @quantumphayer

    3 жыл бұрын

    this is a very underrated comment

  • @fredyair1

    @fredyair1

    3 жыл бұрын

    Like at the end of "Childhood's End".

  • @Smo1k

    @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

    @RandomVideoApparatus

    3 жыл бұрын

    Cyberneil 2099

  • @scottyg433
    @scottyg4333 жыл бұрын

    Loved it

  • @davidt3956
    @davidt39563 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

    @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...

  • @electrikoptik
    @electrikoptik3 жыл бұрын

    Gigantopithecus Jamie pull that up!

  • @nolanlynch2430

    @nolanlynch2430

    3 жыл бұрын

    I understand that reference.

  • @tahntongkfen1360
    @tahntongkfen13603 жыл бұрын

    Where is Chuck Nice??????

  • @tammystockley-loughlin7680

    @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
    @F_L_U_X3 жыл бұрын

    Step one: click like Step two: enjoy

  • @denzyl4181

    @denzyl4181

    3 жыл бұрын

    Step 3?

  • @matusguga3997

    @matusguga3997

    3 жыл бұрын

    reverse order

  • @smesh4190
    @smesh41903 жыл бұрын

    Happy New year all

  • @raygrant1882
    @raygrant18823 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
    @dylan36573 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
    @BobbyC-be9vy3 жыл бұрын

    When Neil said Tina’s study of Paleo diet made her Sherlock Holmes, I immediately thought, “Alimentary, my dear Watson.” 😉

  • @pistitoth1363
    @pistitoth13633 жыл бұрын

    Bocsika hogy bele nyúltam az evolúcióba !

  • @alangriffin8146
    @alangriffin81463 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
    @SerDunk3 жыл бұрын

    Feliz Año nuevo. Keep Looking Arriba!!! ;)

  • @kevinmccalister8197
    @kevinmccalister81973 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the Chuck break. Enjoyed it.

  • @ForestPantherGod
    @ForestPantherGod3 жыл бұрын

    Tina's thoughts on how the first Hominins to try cooked/fire charred food actually blew my mind for its simplicity.

  • @Doochos
    @Doochos3 жыл бұрын

    His interruptions are vexing

  • @sarenareth689

    @sarenareth689

    3 жыл бұрын

    yes, stop interrupting your guests Neil pls :3

  • @hazbaska1
    @hazbaska13 жыл бұрын

    Geologist squad!!

  • @mammallama3522
    @mammallama35223 жыл бұрын

    YESS!! One last one!!

  • @karenlilianne
    @karenlilianne3 жыл бұрын

    I’ve read some of this in one of Yuval Noah Harari’s book. Super interesting!

  • @j-dubb614
    @j-dubb6143 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

    @msmith53

    3 жыл бұрын

    Cooking makes many foods easier to digest.

  • @kurdistan2018
    @kurdistan20183 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

  • @fryreartechnology7611
    @fryreartechnology76113 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

    @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.

  • @U-Thought
    @U-Thought3 жыл бұрын

    Talk about "Benford's Law" please and how it connects with the universe....!!!!!!

  • @amateurart234
    @amateurart2343 жыл бұрын

    ✨Happy NY 2021 ✨ DeGrasse and Sadhguru on Cosmos talk would be great

  • @Q_QQ_Q

    @Q_QQ_Q

    3 жыл бұрын

    Murderer

  • @Swearengen1980
    @Swearengen19803 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
    @laurinlatour42462 жыл бұрын

    LVT here. Actually the term to describe disease passing between species, specifically to and from humans, is zoonosis.

  • @harriettannediger8772
    @harriettannediger87723 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
    @vincentmiller4203 жыл бұрын

    Big Brain!

  • @crss29
    @crss293 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.

  • @BaronVonQuiply
    @BaronVonQuiply3 жыл бұрын

    44:32 Cave Bus, Neil. This is Science, we use precision.

  • @madeonearth6506
    @madeonearth65063 жыл бұрын

    I’m mad: No chuck nice.

  • @thelyrebird1310
    @thelyrebird13103 жыл бұрын

    Happy calendar date change and a merry perihelion

  • @tammystockley-loughlin7680

    @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
    @jakegriffin76763 жыл бұрын

    How about, The Family Grass, individuals of the same breed with separate roots?

  • @frankwrege5043
    @frankwrege50433 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
    @luciojpfilho2 ай бұрын

    You must interview Dr. Chaffee.

  • @RenNewtonStonez
    @RenNewtonStonez7 ай бұрын

    FIRE

  • @richp5321
    @richp53213 жыл бұрын

    HEY! My sister had that same donut phone in her room growing up. It was brown.

  • @justnoah2073
    @justnoah20733 жыл бұрын

    Sad you didn't get Ray Romano for this episode.

  • @pixelfairy
    @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
    @charlesperera9656 Жыл бұрын

    It was the Portuguese, Dutch and the British introduced condiments.

  • @Ernesto_Gonzalez
    @Ernesto_Gonzalez3 жыл бұрын

    Happy New Year Guys my Best Podcast Ever. Blessing from eg.com

  • @ayinke1481
    @ayinke14813 жыл бұрын

    Happy New Year 🥳 Please can we have an interview with: PROFESSOR MICHAEL CRAWFORD Director: Institute of Brain Chemistry and Human Nutrition. 🙏🏽

  • @andrewkodama7232
    @andrewkodama72323 жыл бұрын

    Imagine being the one person who disliked this before they could even watch the whole video.

  • @kelseyfinlayson9498

    @kelseyfinlayson9498

    3 жыл бұрын

    haters gonna hate hate hate

  • @barretthenderson5808

    @barretthenderson5808

    3 жыл бұрын

    Kelsey shake it off

  • @rosemaylone1393

    @rosemaylone1393

    3 жыл бұрын

    Maybe they started the video and saw no Chuck so they immediately disliked.

  • @andrewkodama7232

    @andrewkodama7232

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@rosemaylone1393 haha 🤣 that’s actually fair. No hate to the other guy but Chuck is my man!

  • @andrew348

    @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

  • @davidjacobik5451
    @davidjacobik54513 жыл бұрын

    I'm going on a Jurassic diet!

  • @thembamahlangu9028
    @thembamahlangu90283 жыл бұрын

    Great Ep. Most of the things she said are corroborated in Harari's books. 💜💜

  • @paulsomers6048

    @paulsomers6048

    2 жыл бұрын

    I was thinking the same thing. I think Neil should read Harari.

  • @Ken-ki
    @Ken-ki3 жыл бұрын

    For what I understand, vegetables actually lose some of their vitaminic content if you overcook them... But for meat makes total sense.

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