Comments on: Humans’ Early Tree-Dwelling Ancestors Probably Bipedal http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/03/humans-early-treedwelling-ancestors-bipedal/ The official Derren Brown Blog Mon, 07 May 2012 09:24:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: MikeHypercube http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/03/humans-early-treedwelling-ancestors-bipedal/#comment-54594 MikeHypercube Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:02:44 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=11029#comment-54594 It makes a lot of sense if you start by ignoring a lot of stereotypes - e.g. that picture you always see with the crouching ape slowly becoming more upright and simultaneously more "human"; and the stereotype whereby we descended "from apes" where those apes look like they do today - we didn't descend from today's apes! Chimpanzees have been evolving every bit as busily as we have, and in so doing they seem to have come up with the hunching thing, as have many other apes. Also the species homo erectus was around ten times as long as we have been, and looked and walked exactly like "modern" humans, except the brain case ends where we instinctively still draw it. If you want to find the missing link, it's us! It makes a lot of sense if you start by ignoring a lot of stereotypes – e.g. that picture you always see with the crouching ape slowly becoming more upright and simultaneously more “human”; and the stereotype whereby we descended “from apes” where those apes look like they do today – we didn’t descend from today’s apes! Chimpanzees have been evolving every bit as busily as we have, and in so doing they seem to have come up with the hunching thing, as have many other apes. Also the species homo erectus was around ten times as long as we have been, and looked and walked exactly like “modern” humans, except the brain case ends where we instinctively still draw it. If you want to find the missing link, it’s us!

]]> By: Colm http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/03/humans-early-treedwelling-ancestors-bipedal/#comment-54461 Colm Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:00:18 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=11029#comment-54461 I found this Talk a while back on TED.com Evidence suggests that we were Bipedal. The question asked is why? I think this women may be onto somthing, she has some very hard evidence i find hard to argue you with. http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/elaine_morgan_says_we_evolved_from_aquatic_apes.html Her name is Elaine Morgan and she is a marine biologist i think. I found this Talk a while back on TED.com

Evidence suggests that we were Bipedal.

The question asked is why?

I think this women may be onto somthing, she has some very hard evidence i find hard to argue you with.

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/elaine_morgan_says_we_evolved_from_aquatic_apes.html

Her name is Elaine Morgan and she is a marine biologist i think.

]]> By: Sean http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/03/humans-early-treedwelling-ancestors-bipedal/#comment-54447 Sean Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:27:12 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=11029#comment-54447 Erm wow. Erm wow.

]]> By: Kate http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/03/humans-early-treedwelling-ancestors-bipedal/#comment-54446 Kate Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:19:35 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=11029#comment-54446 I love this...one on the nose for those who dispute evolution!! :) oh and if you actually want to see "Lucy" shes in the Oxford Natural History Museum....I saw her a few weeks ago...she's beautiful!! :) I love this…one on the nose for those who dispute evolution!! :)

oh and if you actually want to see “Lucy” shes in the Oxford Natural History Museum….I saw her a few weeks ago…she’s beautiful!! :)

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