Science Talk

When Humans Almost Died Out; Earthy Exoplanets; And <i>Scientific American</i>'s 165th Birthday

Podcast host Steve Mirsky talks with human evolution expert Kate Wong about the small group of humans who survived tough times beginning about 195,000 years ago and gave rise to all of us, a story told in the cover article of the August issue of Scientific American, our 165th anniversary edition. And Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina talks about the…