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We are placed in the genus of Homo, which is Latin for man - Homo sapiens: supposedly wise men. I sometimes think - wonder - whether we really are wise men.

~Donald Johanson

Topics: Homo Latin Man Men Placed Really Sometimes Supposedly Think Whether Which Wise Wise Men Wonder

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The right question to ask from a Darwinian prospective is what was it about bipedalism that was so advantageous? Why did it lead to a - why did that adaptation ultimately lead to a species Homo sapiens that has come to dominate the planet today with six and a half billion people?

~Donald Johanson

Topics: About Adaptation Ask Billion Come Darwinian Did Dominate Half Homo Lead People Planet Prospective Question Right Six Species Today Ultimately Why

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I was being groomed as an undergraduate to specialize in Midwestern prehistory, but going back to my teenage days, my interest has always been in our early human ancestors. I wanted to work in Africa.

~Donald Johanson

Topics: Africa Always Ancestors Back Been Being Days Early Going Human Interest Midwestern Our Specialize Teenage Undergraduate Wanted Work

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It's very hard for all of us, when we've committed ourselves to a particular interpretation, to change our minds.

~Donald Johanson

Topics: Change Committed Hard Interpretation Minds Our Ourselves Particular Us Very

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I find a tremendous receptivity among the public for the subject matter of, 'Where did we come from and how did we get here?' People are thirsty and hungry for information on our origins. I feel a responsibility as a major figure in the area... to convey to the public the knowledge of human origins in a way that is understandable to them.

~Donald Johanson

Topics: Among Area Come Convey Did Feel Figure Find Get Here How Human Hungry Information Knowledge Major Matter Origins Our People Public Responsibility Subject Subject Matter Them Thirsty Tremendous Understandable Way Where I Feel

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Journalists often ask me when I go to the field, 'What do you expect to find?' And my answer always is, 'The unexpected,' because we're just looking at the tip of the iceberg; we've just scratched the surface.

~Donald Johanson

Topics: Always Answer Ask Because Expect Field Find Go Iceberg Journalists Just Just Looking Looking Me Often Scratched Surface Tip Tip Of The Iceberg Unexpected You

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When we look for the origins of all humanity today, let's not just look at Europe, because I think Africa was the cradle, the crucible that created us as Homo sapiens.

~Donald Johanson

Topics: Africa Because Cradle Created Crucible Europe Homo Humanity Just Look Origins Think Today Us I Think

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You don't just magically flip some evolutionary switch somewhere and transmute a quadruped into an upright-walking bipedal human.

~Donald Johanson

Topics: Evolutionary Flip Human Just Some Somewhere Switch You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: June 28th, 1943

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