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‘Humans are not evolved for modern life’ – Ella Al-Shamahi

Paleoanthropologist and writer Ella Al-Shamahi explains why she wrote her book The Handshake: A Gripping History 🤝 #ChrisEvansBreakfastShow | Virgin Radio UK

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Secrets about our origins could be hiding in a cave in Yemen, says palaeoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi – if only she could get there. Check out our full interview: http://bit.ly/2DLPKZ1 | New Scientist

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Ella Al-Shamahi: National Geographic Explorer, Biologist, and Stand-Up Comic

Apr 4, 2023

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Human BBC: who is the presenter - and what is Ella Al-Shamahi known for?

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Exploring Handshakes with Ella Al-Shamahi

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "I delve into this a lot for my tour (tickets now on sale, starting Jan 16th in London). Remember if you haven’t caught it, HUMAN is your Xmas family viewing sorted, it is available on BBC iPlayer (UK) and the PBS app (USA) and has started rolling out to other countries - go to https://www.bbcearth.com/shows/human to see when and where it comes to your region (note there are technically two cuts/versions - one is my version and the other doesn’t have me in it, they

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "HUMAN is available to watch on the PBS app (USA) under NOVA (and scroll down) or on BBC iPlayer (UK). Want something to watch with the family this holiday and in the US or UK? Maaaay I recommend our story - probably the most incredible tale of all, and it’s scientifically accurate. HUMAN received rave critical reviews including from the LA Times and Guardian (5 stars), enthusiastic shout outs from Christiane Amanpour and Joe Rogan, and got to number 2 on BBC iPlaye

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BBC iPlayer on Instagram: "Early humans were so resourceful 🐒 #Human #EllaAlShamahi What does it take to tell the greatest story never written down? Human brings our species’ untold origin story to life – spanning 300,000 years, at least six human species, and with one extraordinary survivor: us. Presented by Ella Al-Shamahi, Human brings together cutting-edge DNA science, global archaeology, and breathtaking visuals to tell this ambitious story in a totally new way."

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "Scientists call these smells chemosignals - chemical signals and they we appear to be communicating or gathering information about each other using them. As I always say… we didn’t evolve our way out of being animals. So may be when you get a vibe or a feeling or say you feel weighted down or uplifted by someone… may be, just may be it is based on something (but also may be you are being judgemental 😂 - the science can’t tell us that just yet!). #science #olfactor

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "I’m going on tour in the UK with Becoming Human - head over to my website ellaalshamahi.co.uk (.com is coming online this week). I start in the Bloomsbury theatre in London but the dates will go through the Spring and Summer."

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "For those who caught my @nosuchthingasafish @sohotheatre guest appearance (is that what it’s called?) and want to know more about whales - here’s my @channel4 show that STV Studios made last year. It’s available on the Channel 4 app for those in the U.K. That first image taken by gifted director @lussknowe is still the most haunting image I’ve ever been a part of. The poor creature is a sei whale, the 3rd largest species of whale after blue and fin whales and they

Aug 15, 2023

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "How did you get up that mountain? That ledge? Why are you standing in the middle of nowhere in a desert. Well if this is just me in a car… may I instead suggest that you ask how on Earth the crew and director are getting those shots… (And how many people and how many straps are holding them and the equipment in place) Legends."

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "Folks always ask about the ‘walking shots’ of me in these amazing locations - how do I do it? I dunno man. Mostly I turn up, get told to walk until I can barely see anyone - try to understand the directions of the director and DOP (cameraman), don’t understand the directions, have the poor assistant producer run a half marathon to try and explain it to me in person. Then get told I am not walking straight (I can’t walk straight- they aren’t lying 😂) and have the p

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "I have been shook by this Guardian review. Then this morning I went for a run and popped into the newsagents and holy crap… we were on the cover!! Plus a really lovely and very funny review from the Daily Mail. Guys… this is better than that infamous ‘run’ I did a few days ago in Paris (put gym kit on and go have a 3 course French meal with 2 desserts… though that is a close second). I can’t tell you how hard and brilliant this BBC Studios team are - I realised at

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Ella Al-Shamahi | This is a quick video because people keep messaging thinking it’s a Homo sapiens fossil - I get it who reads beyond a headline!... | Instagram

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Radiolab on Instagram: "Ella al-Shamahi is not just any evolutionary biologist. She braves war zones and pirate-infested waters to collect fossils from prehistoric caves, fossils that help us understand the origin of our species. But her path to get there was complicated. Her story starts as a devout Muslim missionary in a family that had no space for a belief in evolution. Ella sat down with us to tell us a story she has rarely shared publicly, about how she came to believe in evolution, and ho

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "Place your questions below. Also Americans, this is the final episode in the UK on the BBC but HUMAN goes out on your screens on PBS Nova starting Sep 17th! Can’t wait for you guys to see it! 📸 Simon Forrester"

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "The Great Rift Valley of East Africa is the site of awesome tectonic plate activity - it’s where the African plate is splitting into two (Somali splitting from the Nubian plate) and to the north they are splitting from the Arabian plate. We came to Ethiopia to film parts of episode 1 of HUMAN and my god this was epic. It was also a challenge for the cameras being in that heat but as always @patrickacum somehow managed brilliantly! Watch HUMAN on the BBC and for the

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "For a long time we have been the most dominant form of life on Earth… so it’s easy to assume that this was always the case. Homo sapiens turns up and it was written in the stars- all those other human species we shared the planet with shrunk immediately into obscurity. It’s not the case. Our mini-series HUMAN is on PBS Wed 9/8c or on the PBS app. It also now sits on BBC iPlayer in the UK. This is from an interview I did with BBC Earth Science for YouTube. #history

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Why leave WW2 bomb damage unrepaired in central London? #ww2 #history #blitz #ww2historylesson

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BBC iPlayer on Instagram: "Your relatives might have been Neanderthals! #Human #EllaAlShamahi ⁣ ⁣ What does it take to tell the greatest story never written down? Human brings our species' untold origin story to life – spanning 300,000 years, at least six human species, and with one extraordinary survivor: us.⁣ ⁣ Presented by Ella Al-Shamahi, Human brings together cutting-edge DNA science, global archaeology, and breathtaking visuals to tell this ambitious story in a totally new way."

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Prehistory in 6 minutes

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Wisin & Yandel - Gracias a Ti | Con Letra |

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Ella Enchanted (8/12) Movie CLIP - Somebody to Love (2004) HD

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Al Shami - Ella [Official Track] (2021) / الشامي - إلا

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "Let’s get HUMAN into number 1 on BBC iPlayer. Cos number 2 ain’t good enough… do it for the ancestors. The most incredible story of all, is ours. Message/tell 5 people then drop HUMAN in the comments. I’ll send a signed copy of my book to one of you if we hit over 20 ‘HUMAN’ comments.. but mostly I will be very thankful that you are trying to get highly watchable science programming out there. Hugs. #archaeology #womeninscience"

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The fascinating (and dangerous) places scientists aren't exploring | Ella Al-Shamahi

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Ella Al-Shamahi, Paleoanthropologist

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Biologist Explains Leaving Islam

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