Henry Gee is the author of ‘A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth’ - winner Royal Society Science Book Award 2022 and more notably, one of Shane's favorite books :) Henry is a paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and editor at Nature.  He is also a hilarious, charming, wonderful guy who articulates the story of ou

Few topics are more fascinating and mysterious than the history of life on earth. Our guest on this episode is paleontologist and evolutionary biologist Henry Gee, who is the author of several books, the latest of which is called, "A Very Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters".  His web

The Paleo Nerds cover the history of life on Earth with Nature Senior Editor Henry Gee

I don't even know where to start with this amazing episode. Henry Gee is the Senior Editor of Nature, the author of many cool science books including his latest, A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth; an accomplished musician; a riveting storyteller and humorous fellow; the Founding Editor of Nature's Futures sci-fi

Paleontologist Henry Gee humorously explains to us why the anus was the key to large animals evolving, how the large size of our “dangly bits” is unique to our species, and what exactly has been the significance to humans about bipedalism. Our colorful discussion with Henry hilariously highlights many of the mysteries

Few topics are more fascinating and mysterious than the history of life on earth. We all learn about it in school and then forget a lot of what we’ve learned! We also discover that what we’ve learned becomes outdated as scientists make new discoveries. Our guest on this episode is paleontologist and evolutionary biolog