The Red Headed Neanderthal: We're Live!

Join us as we talk about Neanderthals in an engaging slideshow. Catch the YouTube and Vimeo versions online!

Written byCarl Zimmer

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On Thursday, an excellent crowd turned out, despite the sharp cold weather, to hear me talk about Neanderthals. I managed to get a fairly good recording on my Iphone, and today I melded it with my slides on Imovie, to create a slideshow of the talk. I've embedded the Youtube and the Vimeo versions below. Take your pick. YouTube: Vimeo:

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