DR MIKI BEN-DOR is a paleoanthropologist affiliated with the Department of Archaeology, Tel Aviv University, researching the evolution of our ancestors during the Paleolithic.
His hypothesis describes the quirks of fate that forced our hominid ancestors to eat and hunt in different ways, leading to bigger and smarter brains.
0:00 START
02:07 Miki's background
04:07 The energy constraint
15:24 Extinction of the megafauna
22:37 Why our brains grew
28:54 Reaction of the scientific community
35:47 Upcoming projects
37:27 Paleo artists
LINKS FOR MIKI BEN-DOR
SITE: https://www.paleostyle.com/
TWITTER/X: https://x.com/bendormiki
Tel Aviv University: https://www.tau.ac.il/
English site: https://english.tau.ac.il/
PAPERS
Man the Fat Hunter: https://bit.ly/3WfseZM
The evolution of the human trophic level during the Pleistocene: https://bit.ly/4bZhUuO
FOOTAGE
Tel Aviv by drone - via Drone Snap
Unearthing Olorgesailie - via The Experience with Keituu
ARTWORK:
Tom Björklund:
SITE: https://www.tombjorklund.fi/
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/tombjorklundart
TWITTER/X: https://twitter.com/tombjorklundart
BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/tombjorklundart.bsky.social
INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/tombjorklundart
Julio Lacerda:
TWITTER/X: https://twitter.com/juliotheartist
@JuliotheArtist
BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/lacerdajulio.bsky.social
SITE: https://www.deviantart.com/julio-lacerda/gallery
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/art.julio.lacerda/
INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/lacerda.julio
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