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Ella Al-Shamahi is a palaeoanthropoligist specialising in expeditions in hostile, disputed and unstable territories. This Thursday, join her on a journey through the untold history of the handshake. https://www.newscientist.com/science-events/handshake-ella-al-shamahi-gripping-history/ | New Scientist

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Ella Al-Shamahi is a palaeoanthropoligist specialising in expeditions in hostile, disputed and unstable territories. This Thursday, join her on a journey through the untold history of

New Scientist. . Ella Al-Shamahi is a palaeoanthropoligist specialising in expeditions in hostile, disputed and unstable territories. This Thursday, join her on a journey through the untold history of the handshake. https://www.newscientist.com/science-events/handshake-ella-al-shamahi-gripping-history/

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Palaeoanthropologist and stand-up comedian Ella Al-Shamahi specialises in hunting fossils in unstable territories. She tells us about the dangers of digging in hostile places, and the race to find the first major human fossils in Arabia. Check out our full interview: http://bit.ly/2DLPKZ1 | New Scientist

Palaeoanthropologist and stand-up comedian Ella Al-Shamahi specialises in hunting fossils in unstable territories. She tells us about the dangers of digging in hostile places, and the race to find the first major human fossils in Arabia. Check out our full interview: http://bit.ly/2DLPKZ1 | New Scientist

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The fascinating (and dangerous) places scientists aren't exploring

The fascinating (and dangerous) places scientists aren't exploring

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Exploring Handshakes with Ella Al-Shamahi

Exploring Handshakes with Ella Al-Shamahi

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“One minute it’s as if you’re in Indiana Jones, and the next you’re using water that has dead rats in it”: Who is palaeoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi? | Discover Wildlife

“One minute it’s as if you’re in Indiana Jones, and the next you’re using water that has dead rats in it”: Who is palaeoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi? | Discover Wildlife

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Ella Al-Shamahi | Speaking Fee | Booking Agent

Ella Al-Shamahi | Speaking Fee | Booking Agent

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Ella Al-Shamahi, Paleoanthropologist, evolutionary biologist and explorer is a Neanderthal specialist with a passion for fossil hunting in Paleolithic caves. Join her in Muriel Kauffman Theatre on Tuesday, Jan. 9 to understand our recent ancestors’ failures and chart a better future. 🎟️ bit.ly/3RyxFBO | Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

Ella Al-Shamahi, Paleoanthropologist, evolutionary biologist and explorer is a Neanderthal specialist with a passion for fossil hunting in Paleolithic caves. Join her in Muriel Kauffman Theatre on Tuesday, Jan. 9 to understand our recent ancestors’ failures and chart a better future. 🎟️ bit.ly/3RyxFBO | Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

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Ella Al-Shamahi TED Talks

Exploring Homo Floresiensis: The Hobbit of Human History

Exploring Homo Floresiensis: The Hobbit of Human History

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Stream the latest episode of No Such Thing As A Fish, with special guest Ella Al-Shamahi, wherever you get your podcasts. | No Such Thing As A Fish

Stream the latest episode of No Such Thing As A Fish, with special guest Ella Al-Shamahi, wherever you get your podcasts. | No Such Thing As A Fish

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "HUMAN is available to watch on the PBS app (USA) under NOVA (and scroll down) or on BBC iPlayer (UK). Want something to watch with the family this holiday and in the US or UK? Maaaay I recommend our story - probably the most incredible tale of all, and it’s scientifically accurate. HUMAN received rave critical reviews including from the LA Times and Guardian (5 stars), enthusiastic shout outs from Christiane Amanpour and Joe Rogan, and got to number 2 on BBC iPlaye

Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "HUMAN is available to watch on the PBS app (USA) under NOVA (and scroll down) or on BBC iPlayer (UK). Want something to watch with the family this holiday and in the US or UK? Maaaay I recommend our story - probably the most incredible tale of all, and it’s scientifically accurate. HUMAN received rave critical reviews including from the LA Times and Guardian (5 stars), enthusiastic shout outs from Christiane Amanpour and Joe Rogan, and got to number 2 on BBC iPlaye

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“One minute it’s as if you’re in Indiana Jones, and the next you’re using water that has dead rats in it”: Who is palaeoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi? | Discover Wildlife

“One minute it’s as if you’re in Indiana Jones, and the next you’re using water that has dead rats in it”: Who is palaeoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi? | Discover Wildlife

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Ella Al-Shamahi | Speaking Fee | Booking Agent

Ella Al-Shamahi | Speaking Fee | Booking Agent

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Ella Al-Shamahi, Paleoanthropologist, evolutionary biologist and explorer is a Neanderthal specialist with a passion for fossil hunting in Paleolithic caves. Join her in Muriel Kauffman Theatre on Tuesday, Jan. 9 to understand our recent ancestors’ failures and chart a better future. 🎟️ bit.ly/3RyxFBO | Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

Ella Al-Shamahi, Paleoanthropologist, evolutionary biologist and explorer is a Neanderthal specialist with a passion for fossil hunting in Paleolithic caves. Join her in Muriel Kauffman Theatre on Tuesday, Jan. 9 to understand our recent ancestors’ failures and chart a better future. 🎟️ bit.ly/3RyxFBO | Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

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‘Humans are not evolved for modern life’ – Ella Al-Shamahi

‘Humans are not evolved for modern life’ – Ella Al-Shamahi

Paleoanthropologist and writer Ella Al-Shamahi explains why she wrote her book The Handshake: A Gripping History 🤝 #ChrisEvansBreakfastShow | Virgin Radio UK

Paleoanthropologist and writer Ella Al-Shamahi explains why she wrote her book The Handshake: A Gripping History 🤝 #ChrisEvansBreakfastShow | Virgin Radio UK

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Ella Al-Shamahi: National Geographic Explorer, Biologist, and Stand-Up Comic

Ella Al-Shamahi: National Geographic Explorer, Biologist, and Stand-Up Comic

Human BBC: who is the presenter - and what is Ella Al-Shamahi known for?

Human BBC: who is the presenter - and what is Ella Al-Shamahi known for?

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Could playing as children be training for adulthood? Join paleoanthropologist, Ella Al-Shamahi, as she tries to uncover the evolutionary reasoning behind our love of play. Why Do We Do That? | Listen on BBC Sounds | BBC Radio 4

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "HUMAN is available to watch on the PBS app (USA) under NOVA (and scroll down) or on BBC iPlayer (UK). Want something to watch with the family this holiday and in the US or UK? Maaaay I recommend our story - probably the most incredible tale of all, and it’s scientifically accurate. HUMAN received rave critical reviews including from the LA Times and Guardian (5 stars), enthusiastic shout outs from Christiane Amanpour and Joe Rogan, and got to number 2 on BBC iPlaye

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "Why did the hobbits aka Homo floresiensis become extinct? These tiny humans lived on an Indonesian island for hundred of thousands of years after all (possibly a million and we have prob only been around for 300,000). Well this snap shot through time in one of their caves gives us a few clues… Also my UK tour starts this Friday 16th in the Bloomsbury Theatre @thebloomsburytheatre in London and there are still some seats available. If you have ever wanted musical ba

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "Scientists call these smells chemosignals - chemical signals and they we appear to be communicating or gathering information about each other using them. As I always say… we didn’t evolve our way out of being animals. So may be when you get a vibe or a feeling or say you feel weighted down or uplifted by someone… may be, just may be it is based on something (but also may be you are being judgemental 😂 - the science can’t tell us that just yet!). #science #olfactor

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "I’m going on tour in the UK with Becoming Human - head over to my website ellaalshamahi.co.uk (.com is coming online this week). I start in the Bloomsbury theatre in London but the dates will go through the Spring and Summer."

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Ella Al-Shamahi | For those who caught my @nosuchthingasafish @sohotheatre guest appearance (is that what it’s called?) and want to know more about whales -... | Instagram

Ella Al-Shamahi | Anyway how is your 2026 going? Are your New Year’s resolutions now Jan 3rd resolutions?? | Instagram

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "How did you get up that mountain? That ledge? Why are you standing in the middle of nowhere in a desert. Well if this is just me in a car… may I instead suggest that you ask how on Earth the crew and director are getting those shots… (And how many people and how many straps are holding them and the equipment in place) Legends."

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "Folks always ask about the ‘walking shots’ of me in these amazing locations - how do I do it? I dunno man. Mostly I turn up, get told to walk until I can barely see anyone - try to understand the directions of the director and DOP (cameraman), don’t understand the directions, have the poor assistant producer run a half marathon to try and explain it to me in person. Then get told I am not walking straight (I can’t walk straight- they aren’t lying 😂) and have the p

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "Fed up with work? Blame the invention of farming* and then go read Mind Over Grind by Dr Guy Winch. Out today in the US and UK. (* it was a trade off - like so much in life… yes work takes over a larger portion of the day but a more stable food supply = more people staying alive)"

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "I have been shook by this Guardian review. Then this morning I went for a run and popped into the newsagents and holy crap… we were on the cover!! Plus a really lovely and very funny review from the Daily Mail. Guys… this is better than that infamous ‘run’ I did a few days ago in Paris (put gym kit on and go have a 3 course French meal with 2 desserts… though that is a close second). I can’t tell you how hard and brilliant this BBC Studios team are - I realised at

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Ella Al-Shamahi | This is a quick video because people keep messaging thinking it’s a Homo sapiens fossil - I get it who reads beyond a headline!... | Instagram

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Radiolab on Instagram: "Ella al-Shamahi is not just any evolutionary biologist. She braves war zones and pirate-infested waters to collect fossils from prehistoric caves, fossils that help us understand the origin of our species. But her path to get there was complicated. Her story starts as a devout Muslim missionary in a family that had no space for a belief in evolution. Ella sat down with us to tell us a story she has rarely shared publicly, about how she came to believe in evolution, and ho

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "The Great Rift Valley of East Africa is the site of awesome tectonic plate activity - it’s where the African plate is splitting into two (Somali splitting from the Nubian plate) and to the north they are splitting from the Arabian plate. We came to Ethiopia to film parts of episode 1 of HUMAN and my god this was epic. It was also a challenge for the cameras being in that heat but as always @patrickacum somehow managed brilliantly! Watch HUMAN on the BBC and for the

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "For a long time we have been the most dominant form of life on Earth… so it’s easy to assume that this was always the case. Homo sapiens turns up and it was written in the stars- all those other human species we shared the planet with shrunk immediately into obscurity. It’s not the case. Our mini-series HUMAN is on PBS Wed 9/8c or on the PBS app. It also now sits on BBC iPlayer in the UK. This is from an interview I did with BBC Earth Science for YouTube. #history

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "It’s technically called presbyopia - when your eyes weaken typically at 40 and you need reading glasses. I mean sure but put another way… #biology #science #readingglasses #aging"

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BBC iPlayer on Instagram: "Your relatives might have been Neanderthals! #Human #EllaAlShamahi ⁣ ⁣ What does it take to tell the greatest story never written down? Human brings our species' untold origin story to life – spanning 300,000 years, at least six human species, and with one extraordinary survivor: us.⁣ ⁣ Presented by Ella Al-Shamahi, Human brings together cutting-edge DNA science, global archaeology, and breathtaking visuals to tell this ambitious story in a totally new way."

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BBC iPlayer on Instagram: "Do you know who invented the alphabet? 🤔 #Human #EllaAlShamahi #Alphabet ⁣ ⁣ What does it take to tell the greatest story never written down? Human brings our species' untold origin story to life – spanning 300,000 years, at least six human species, and with one extraordinary survivor: us.⁣ ⁣ Presented by Ella Al-Shamahi, Human brings together cutting-edge DNA science, global archaeology, and breathtaking visuals to tell this ambitious story in a totally new wa

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Ella Al-Shamahi on Instagram: "Let’s get HUMAN into number 1 on BBC iPlayer. Cos number 2 ain’t good enough… do it for the ancestors. The most incredible story of all, is ours. Message/tell 5 people then drop HUMAN in the comments. I’ll send a signed copy of my book to one of you if we hit over 20 ‘HUMAN’ comments.. but mostly I will be very thankful that you are trying to get highly watchable science programming out there. Hugs. #archaeology #womeninscience"

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