The long and the short of it

James Giles

Department of People and Technology

Press/Media: Press / Media

Description

Roughly 2 million years ago we were living in a golden age of hairiness. Then we became balding apes preoccupied with the state of our locks. What happened, asks Andy Martin

Interview on my theory human evolution: how human beings evolved hair and naked skin.

Subject

Human evolution

Period	7 Apr 2021

Media coverage

Title	The long and the short of it
Degree of recognition	International
Media name/outlet	The Independent
Media type	Web
Duration/Length/Size	4236 words
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	07/04/2021
Description	Interview on my theory human evolution: how human beings evolved hair and naked skin.
Producer/Author	Andy Martin
URL	https://edition.independent.co.uk/editions/uk.co.independent.issue.070421/data/9734758/index.html
Persons	James Giles

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Keywords

human evolution; hairlessness; naked skin; maternal love; materanl selection; sexual selection; skin-to-skin contact; bipedalism