You don't just magically flip some evolutionary switch somewhere and transmute a quadruped into an upright-walking bipedal human. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes walk bipedal human
And what I wanted to do was, I wanted to explore problems and areas where we didn't have answers. In fact, where we didn't even know the right questions to ask. Donald Johanson questionareawant Change image and share on social
Evolution explains our biological evolution, but human beings are very unique creatures. As the Dobzhansky said, all animals are unique; humans are the uniquest. And that uniqueness of being human, language, art, culture, our dependency on culture for survival, comes from the combination of traditional biological evolution. Donald Johanson beinghumanlanguage share on social
But what really excited me was the idea that humans had a tremendous pre-history that went back millions of years. I wanted to go to Africa to find some of these creatures. Donald Johanson backideahistory Change image and share on social
I know I'm not the kind of person who's gonna wind up a walking jukebox, like many rock 'n' roll artists. They just play their hits and that's it. That doesn't appeal to me. Carlos Santana playwindrock Change image and share on social
What's changed is we now have good anatomical, geological, archaeological evidence that Neanderthals are not our ancestors. When I wrote 'Lucy,' I considered Neanderthals ancestors of modern humans. We have gone back twice the age of Lucy, six million years. And we see that upright bipedal walking goes back that far in time. Donald Johanson writeconsiderhuman share on social
I'm interested in the psychological exploration of human nature, and it just happens to come in the form of film-making. Guy Pearce psychologicalinterestfilm Change image and share on social