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

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

Ella Al-Shamahi grew up as a Muslim creationist, part of a ‘tribe’ that believes that humankind was created whole by a higher power. At university, she enrolled in courses that studied evolution, specifically to prove her professors wrong - but the plan backfired when she became fascinated by evolutionary biology and came to the conclusion ...

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Ella Al-Shamahi Adventures

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Ella | Junior h #regionalmexicano #juniorh #ella #corridos #juniorh_oficial_

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WAIT… DID YOU NOTICE THIS ABOUT LISA, JENNIE & MINGYU? 👀 #lisa #jennie #mingyu

WAIT… DID YOU NOTICE THIS ABOUT LISA, JENNIE & MINGYU? 👀 #lisa #jennie #mingyu

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It's not all bad, but you can always improve ♥️

It's not all bad, but you can always improve ♥️

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

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

166.8K viewsAug 27, 2019

Ella Al-Shamahi: Fossil hunting for human ancestors in war-torn Yemen

Ella Al-Shamahi: Fossil hunting for human ancestors in war-torn Yemen

YouTubeNew Scientist

3.8K viewsMar 15, 2021

Meet Ella Al-Shamahi, who hunts fossils in conflict zones. #podcast #pbs #naturepbs #fossils #stem

Meet Ella Al-Shamahi, who hunts fossils in conflict zones. #podcast #pbs #naturepbs #fossils #stem

YouTubeNature on PBS

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Ella Al-Shamahi TED Talks

dieser cast 🥹 #OffCampus #OffCampusOnPrime #EllaBright #BelmontCameli #AntonioCipriano

dieser cast 🥹 #OffCampus #OffCampusOnPrime #EllaBright #BelmontCameli #AntonioCipriano

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Ella Langley tells the story behind her viral song you look like you love me with Riley Green

Ella Langley tells the story behind her viral song you look like you love me with Riley Green

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a masterful play from captain garrett graham. let's watch that one again. #offcampus comes to #primevideo in ONE WEEK 🏒 #offcampusonprime #ellabright #belmontcameli

a masterful play from captain garrett graham. let's watch that one again. #offcampus comes to #primevideo in ONE WEEK 🏒 #offcampusonprime #ellabright #belmontcameli

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361.5K views1 month ago

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

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

166.8K viewsAug 27, 2019

Ella Al-Shamahi: Fossil hunting for human ancestors in war-torn Yemen

Ella Al-Shamahi: Fossil hunting for human ancestors in war-torn Yemen

3.8K viewsMar 15, 2021

YouTubeNew Scientist

Meet Ella Al-Shamahi, who hunts fossils in conflict zones. #podcast #pbs #naturepbs #fossils #stem

Meet Ella Al-Shamahi, who hunts fossils in conflict zones. #podcast #pbs #naturepbs #fossils #stem

7K viewsMay 8, 2025

YouTubeNature on PBS

What were other human species like? Palaeoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi on “Human”

What were other human species like? Palaeoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi on “Human”

10.8K views11 months ago

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The Most Misunderstood Thing About Human Evolution | Human | BBC Timestamp

The Most Misunderstood Thing About Human Evolution | Human | BBC Timestamp

430.8K views10 months ago

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Female Evolutionary Biologist Explains Why Artificial WIVES And WOMBS Are Coming | Ella Al-Shamahi

Female Evolutionary Biologist Explains Why Artificial WIVES And WOMBS Are Coming | Ella Al-Shamahi

94.5K views9 months ago

YouTubeManosphere Highlights Daily

Meet our 2024 John Blashford-Snell Explorer Ella Al-Shamahi

Meet our 2024 John Blashford-Snell Explorer Ella Al-Shamahi

2.5K viewsOct 12, 2024

YouTubeScientific Exploration Society

Ella al-Shamahi is a world-renowned evolutionary biologist. Her path to get there was complicated.

2.4K views7 months ago

YouTubeRadiolab

Ella Al-Shamahi ~ Why Humans Thrived As A Species!

2.3K views9 months ago

YouTubeMoses Rabuka

Human: Ella Al-Shamahi | THS Interview

1.6K views7 months ago

YouTubeThat Hollywood Show

Ep 35: Ella Al-Shamahi in King’s Cross

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Major Loss for Out of Africa Woke Professors: The BBC's Ella Al-Shamani admits "We were Wrong"

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YouTubeEric Dondero, Right-Anthro & Human Origins

Major Loss for Out of Africa Woke Professors: The BBC's Ella Al-Shamani admits "We were Wrong"

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Ella Al-Shamahi's fantasy dinner party guests

16.4K views9 months ago

Ella Al-Shamahi for HIP Yemen

5K viewsSep 12, 2016

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Ella Al-Shamahi at The Richmond Forum

4.7K viewsMar 22, 2023

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Morocco fossil finds re-write the origins of our species - BBC

1.5M views11 months ago

Discovering a NEW species of human - BBC

152.2K views10 months ago

Ancient Human Species We Once Co-Existed With

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The 300,000-Year-Old Fossil That Completely Rewrites Human History | Human | BBC Timestamp

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The Hidden Humans of History | Human | Compilation | BBC Timestamp

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Human Evolution Myths Debunked By Paleoanthropologist | Human | BBC Earth Science

63.7K views10 months ago

YouTubeBBC Earth Science

NOVA Series "Human" Premiers #science #anthropology #paleontology

868 views8 months ago

YouTubeScience Update

Ella Al-Shamahi, Paleoanthropologist

903 viewsDec 8, 2023

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National Geographic Explorer, Ella Al-Shamahi presents "Exploring Dangerous Places" at Kingsbury Hal

1.6K viewsApr 4, 2023

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69-year-old woman killed in Springfield crash

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Multiregional? Out of Africa? The Real Story of Us.

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YouTubeEric Dondero, Right-Anthro & Human Origins

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

21.6K views5 months ago

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "Fed up with work? Blame the invention of farming* and then go read Mind Over Grind by Dr Guy Winch. Out today in the US and UK. (* it was a trade off - like so much in life… yes work takes over a larger portion of the day but a more stable food supply = more people staying alive)"

6.5K views3 months ago

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

6.3M viewsJul 22, 2021

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "Some of you seem concerned that I’m talking in HUMAN while holding fossils and my hands are still gesticulating If I’m doing that they are casts (fakes, replicas, representations…). When I look constipated… that is the real thing 😂. (Also your girl is Arab, if I’m on camera and not using my hands assume I’m being held against my will and it’s a hostage video) #archaeology #fossil #humanevolution"

48.6K views10 months ago

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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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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "I pinch myself whenever I see a real and seminal human fossil - and that is what Herto 1 is. One of our most significant ancestors (understatement!). Thanks to the National Museum of Ethiopia for giving us access. In the series HUMAN we often film with casts even when we are sat next to the originals just because they are safer to film with. So in episode one it is just the cast on screen even though you can see we had access to the real thing. I do hope you folks

108K views8 months ago

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "Sorry if I’m becoming insufferable but oh man when you find your team - and they are talented af 😭❤️. HUMAN is now on PBS! It took us over three years to make this series - we visited over 16 countries, got flees, slept in rats nests, brought foreign bugs home, fainted at immigration control, had the police called… cos folks, to tell our 300,000 year story, over 7 continents we kind of needed to leave the office!! Hat off to the glorious teams who went on gruellin

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "Starting tonight/Wed PBS Nova 9/8c Starting tonight/Wed PBS Nova 9/8c Starting tonight/Wed PBS Nova 9/8c Starting tonight/Wed PBS Nova 9/8c Starting tonight/Wed PBS Nova 9/8c Starting tonight/Wed PBS Nova 9/8c Our 5 part miniseries - the story of us… begins. HUMAN I had to pinch myself hearing CNN’s chief international anchor @camanpour give HUMAN a shout out… and then another shout out a few days later."

49.8K views8 months ago

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "I went from a missionary and creationist intent on taking evolution apart to an evolutionary biologist - so I feel like I can talk a little bit to this moment we are going through - not just intellectually but emotionally. To want to align with your tribe is a survival strategy that has been built into our DNA… that should illicit empathy and bridge building when engaging with skeptics. Thanks to Channel 4 news and @krishgm for the opportunity to talk about somethi

268.4K views8 months ago

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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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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "Honestly this was the energy all night, still cracking up… usually I’m like ‘find people who ground you’… but like may be find lunatics that will enable you too 😂🤷🏻‍♀️- ridiculous vibes. @susesteed interviewing 📸 @filmeditorman"

9.2K viewsAug 7, 2022

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Exploring Handshakes with Ella Al-Shamahi

731 viewsMar 24, 2021

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Científicos entraron en una zona prohibida del Amazonas — hallazgo inexplicable

21.5K views1 week ago

YouTubeEl Oso de Piedra

L18: Al-Af'al Al-Khamsa | The Verb | Arabic Grammar in 40 Lessons | Dr Shadee Elmasry

YouTubeSafina Society

"What was it like to be two different species?" 💀🦴

46.4K views10 months ago

YouTubeNew Scientist

Exploring Human Evolution and Our Neanderthal Heritage

235.3K views10 months ago

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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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Google’s Quantum Computer Just Repeated Tesla’s 1899 Signal — And Scientists Are Terrified!

89.4K views3 months ago

YouTubeOptic Expedition

Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "HUMAN has been at number 2 on BBC iPlayer for two days. Let’s get it to number 1. To incentivise you here’s the humiliating thing I’m willing to do… Message 5 humans to watch HUMAN so the human writing this belly dances on the Waterloo bridge."

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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"

13.5K views10 months ago

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Fossil Hunting in the Yemen: Archaeologists Without Borders | Ella Al-Shamahi | TEDxNashville

45.4K viewsAug 16, 2016

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Why leave WW2 bomb damage unrepaired in central London? #ww2 #history #blitz #ww2history | Ella Al-Shamahi

31.6K views10 months ago

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

9.4M viewsOct 25, 2011

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Ella Al-Shamahi, a paleoanthropoligist and host of the BBC and NOVA l PBS' "Human," tells SciFri Host Flora Lichtman that Neanderthals have experienced terrible PR. But were our close cousins really as brutish as we’ve made them out to be? | Science Friday

5.2K views7 months ago

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Final episode of HUMAN - tonight at 9/8c on PBS and so it’s about to become bingeable. But as we come to the end let me tell you one thing… #history #archaeology | Ella Al-Shamahi

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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 #archaeology | Ella Al-Shamahi

227.2K views8 months ago

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7 Eagle Academy with Shahrukh Ellahi (WWE)

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "Announcement!! 16th Jan 2026. I’m going on a speaking tour in the UK (Americans watch this space). If I get this right - this will be like no other talk you have seen on human evolution. I’m only announcing my first date today... at the Bloomsbury theatre. More coming. Tickets in my bio. #archaeology #explorer"

66.9K views10 months ago

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "Why did the hobbits aka Homo floresiensis become extinct? These tiny humans lived on an Indonesian island for hundred of thousands of years after all (possibly a million and we have prob only been around for 300,000). Well this snap shot through time in one of their caves gives us a few clues… Also my UK tour starts this Friday 16th in the Bloomsbury Theatre @thebloomsburytheatre in London and there are still some seats available. If you have ever wanted musical ba

15.3K views4 months ago

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "When one of the biggest scientists of the day is obsessed with measuring everything, no matter how inappropriate. #bootilicious #science #biology #explorer"

4.6K viewsFeb 10, 2025

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“One minute it’s as if you’re in Indiana Jones, and the next you’re using water that has dead rats in it”: Who is palaeoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi? | Discover Wildlife

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "Why leave WW2 bomb damage unrepaired in central London? #ww2 #history #blitz #ww2history"

173.4K views10 months ago

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The Handshake with author Ella Al-Shamahi.

2.9K viewsMay 5, 2021

YouTubeSwindon Festival of Literature

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

93.9K views5 months ago

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Ella Al-Shamahi is a palaeoanthropoligist specialising in expeditions in hostile, disputed and unstable territories. This Thursday, join her on a journey through the untold history of the handshake. https://www.newscientist.com/science-events/handshake-ella-al-shamahi-gripping-history/ | New Scientist

2.6K viewsMar 22, 2021

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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."

92.9K views9 months ago

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Starting tonight/Wed PBS Nova 9/8c Starting tonight/Wed PBS Nova 9/8c Starting tonight/Wed PBS Nova 9/8c Starting tonight/Wed PBS Nova 9/8c Starting tonight/Wed PBS Nova 9/8c Starting tonight/Wed PBS Nova 9/8c Our 5 part miniseries - the story of us… begins. HUMAN I had to pinch myself hearing CNN’s chief international anchor @camanpour give HUMAN a shout out… and then another shout out a few days later. | Ella Al-Shamahi

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

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

2.3K views10 months ago

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "HUMAN on BBC iPlayer or BBC2 Mondays 9pm. Americans it’s coming to PBS NOVA 17th Sep. #history #documentary"

139.2K views10 months ago

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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: "Ostrich shell was and is versatile- jewellery and containers for making and storing mead/alcohol. This jewellery is available for purchase in southern parts of Africa by the Khoisan people… not gonna lie it’s gorgeous and you might have seen me wear it in my videos. #jewellery #craft #meadmaking #archaeology #biology #explorer #artisanal"

7K viewsJan 27, 2025

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "We marvel at how co-operative ants are - but look at what our ancestors have created, a world of incredible technology and creativity. We are probably the most cooperative species that has ever existed. Dance, music, ritual, language all aid that cooperation and may well have evolved within us and flourished primarily for that purpose. To bring people together, to help us gel and work together within our communities. (Btw the evidence for how music and dance bring

139.9K views8 months ago

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

1.1K viewsMar 24, 2021

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

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "The most incredible story of all, is our own. HUMAN starting Monday 14th July BBC2. The one and only Ruby Wax watching a sneak preview of the HUMAN (USA on PBS Nova starting 17th Sep) ps LOVE RUBY FOR THIS - pinch me #humanevolution #archaeology #explorer #documentaries #womeninscience #britishtv #bbc"

27.2K views11 months ago

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This isn’t for those of you who are hosting 2 meals, one for the extended family and one for the friend group, all on your own with barely any support and no reciprocity. Boundaries are important esp at this time of year. But let’s not pretend that community - the thing we are built for, our ancient antidote to the modern loneliness epidemic - isn’t a trade off between expectation and warmth. This is a reminder for me too - community needs nurturing and that means doing things for others. Someti

12K views6 months ago

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Anyway how is your 2026 going? Are your New Year’s resolutions now Jan 3rd resolutions?? | Ella Al-Shamahi

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "My other half (who is tall) thinks I’m morally questionable when he hears me justify tall women’s ‘height requirement’ 🥴 - and yet I’ve got mates who are 5 foot who aren’t interested in men under 6’ 2’’ The height thing is counterintuitive- height = health… only it’s not that simple. Lmk if you want more in why. The first study was by Salaris et al 2012 and is based on men 70 years and over, the second is Lemez et al 2017 #height #tallgirls #tallmen #dating #scien

11.2K viewsFeb 4, 2025

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Americans HUMAN is coming to PBS NOVA starting THIS Wed 17th 9/8c. It’s a breathtaking 5 part mini series that looks at our 300,000 year origin story. We were a UK Summer hit with 5 and 4 star reviews. The NYT named us as one of their 40 shows to watch this Fall and most importantly the one and only Christiane Amanpour gave us 2 shout outs over the last few weeks on her podcast. Folks you know what to do… share widely and watch! | Ella Al-Shamahi

4.1K views8 months ago

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

Join us for an evening of thrilling expeditions and inspiring calls to action with paleoanthropologist and National Geographic Explorer Ella Al-Shamahi as she presents "Exploring Dangerous Places" on April 4 at The University of Utah. Ella's lecture is the keynote address in this year's Lecture Series, which is exploring the Frontlines of Archaeology. Her work as a scientist and television host has taken her to unstable regions around the globe, where she is highlighting a "gold mine" of scienti

9.6K viewsMar 22, 2023

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This is Nature’s worst dad… and worst guard. The sand goby fish ladies and gentlemen #wildlife #dad #fatherhood #nature #biology #science #explorer | Ella Al-Shamahi

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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

360.3K views10 months ago

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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

19.7K views7 months ago

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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

14.2K viewsJan 30, 2018

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "It’s technically called presbyopia - when your eyes weaken typically at 40 and you need reading glasses. I mean sure but put another way… #biology #science #readingglasses #aging"

13.4K viewsMay 28, 2025

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It’s Halloween - who else loves caves? This is from some interviews shot for YouTube with @bbcstudios to promote HUMAN - the series is now available to watch on the PBS app (America), BBC iPlayer (UK) and has started going out on BBC Earth in central and Eastern Europe including in Poland and Romania. #caves #history | Ella Al-Shamahi

12.9K views7 months ago

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Reels

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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."

37K views6 months ago

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "We made the New York Times 40 shows to watch this Fall! Starts next week - Wed 17th at 9/8C on PBS NOVA. Ok… share away 😉😘 Additionally any journalists or social media influencers in DC who want to come to the premiere (with panel discussion) this Friday - DM me. Xx"

12.2K views9 months ago

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Firstly I love that I forgot to take my tag off… I’m so messy 😂. Secondly… this is genius, buy some discounted advent calendars and then just keep restocking them. Thirdly - you got this ❤️🤗 | Ella Al-Shamahi

21.2K views5 months ago

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Fed up with work? Blame the invention of farming* and then go read Mind Over Grind by Dr Guy Winch. Out today in the US and UK. (* it was a trade off - like so much in life… yes work takes over a larger portion of the day but a more stable food supply = more people staying alive) | Ella Al-Shamahi

12.4K views3 months ago

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BBC Radio 4 on Instagram: "Could playing as children be training for adulthood? Join paleoanthropologist, Ella Al-Shamahi, as she tries to uncover the evolutionary reasoning behind our love of play. Why Do We Do That? | Listen on BBC Sounds"

27.7K viewsApr 11, 2025

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "Check out my stories for more info"

9.9K viewsNov 19, 2022

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BBC iPlayer on Instagram: "Do you know who invented the alphabet? 🤔 #Human #EllaAlShamahi #Alphabet ⁣ ⁣ 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 wa

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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‘Oh yeah, every Saturday morning I play footie with the lads’ (Welcome to this football loving Great Hornbill who while free refuses to fully leave his rescuers at the Wildlife Alliance of Cambodia) | Ella Al-Shamahi

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Ella Al-Shamahi, Paleoanthropologist, evolutionary biologist and explorer is a Neanderthal specialist with a passion for fossil hunting in Paleolithic caves. Join her in Muriel Kauffman Theatre on Tuesday, Jan. 9 to understand our recent ancestors’ failures and chart a better future. 🎟️ bit.ly/3RyxFBO | Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "We largely evolved in a world where we were hunter-gatherers - agriculture, cities and modern technology all happened in the last moments of our species’ time on this planet. Evolution is a largely slow process - so there is a mismatch. That mismatch is more and more apparent with the recent boom in technology that means tech from 30 years ago can be obsolete. Plus pluuuuus modern medicine and contraception (which is a blessing let’s be clear!) mean that natural se

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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: "Thanks to all who love this show and thanks to the incredible team who made it - especially @naomiaustinfilm our series director who translated our story to the screen like a dream and Andrew Cohen a prolific exec if ever there was one. HUMAN is coming to America on PBS NOVA starting 17th September. #archaeology #history #documentary"

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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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