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Native Americans and Polynesians
Top of Mind with Julie Rose
Deep Kindness, Civility Rules, Disabled Casting
Episode: Deep Kindness, Civility Rules, Disabled Casting
- Aug 27, 2021 8:00 pm
- 17:08 mins
How did the tiny islands in the Pacific Ocean become populated? DNA analysis might have an answer. Ancient people traveled back and forth across the Pacific Ocean—from Asia to the Polynesian Islands, to South America and back. Stanford University statistical researcher Alexander Ioannidis and University of California-San Diego anthropologist Keolu Fox discuss the latest research. (Originally aired August 4th, 2020)