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Dec 2020
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Climate and Diet of Early Humans

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
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Did early humans eat a paleo diet? Can we learn how to deal with climate change by studying our ancient ancestors? Neil deGrasse Tyson, comic co-host Matt Kirshen, and geochemist Tina Lüdecke explore the climate and diet of early humans. 
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