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Jen Szymanski is ATH's Managing Editor. She's trained in human physiology and science education. She can be reached at jen@hlandp.com.

NPR’s Robert Krulwich’s Riff on Last Ape Standing’s Description of When We and Neanderthals First Met

Human2Human, Origins Of: | March 19, 2013 | Jen

Human evolution – what a long, strange, trip it’s been. Part of the trip was encounters between our ancestors and other species of humans. Those meetings must have been full of fear, wonder, and, according …

Dispatch No. 4 From a Last Ape Standing – We Prepare to Head Off

Administrative | March 18, 2013 | Jen

Christopher Henshilwood is talking about the best way to keep the baboons under control. He is the scientist in charge of this excursion to the coast of Africa, and one of the top archeologists in …

Interviews, Interviews

Administrative | March 18, 2013 | Jen

The ATH Team’s noticed that Chip’s been a bit hard to get in touch with lately. When he’s not sending missives from Africa, he’s been busy giving interviews all about Last Ape Standing. John C. Snider …

Dispatch No. 2 From a Last Ape Standing – Flying to Africa

Administrative | March 3, 2013 | Jen

This is MUCH better. Here, in row 38 F on KLM’s very comfy 777-200 jetliner, I am happy man. Unlike Delta’s flying sardine can, I can write! I can stretch all my frame out, recline …

Dispatch No.1 From a Last Ape Standing – Amsterdam

Blog | March 3, 2013 | Jen

Here I sit in Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. It was here in this port city that the Great Age of Discovery began 500 years ago. That’s when the Netherlands and the powerful Dutch East and West …

Dispatches From a Last Ape Standing

Administrative | March 1, 2013 | Jen

This week, All Things Human founder Chip Walter departs on assignment for National Geographic magazine for South Africa, then later London and Oxford. He’ll be gone for three weeks and visiting locations from Table Mountain …

A Brief History of Toilet Paper

For Fun | February 13, 2013 | Jen

Did you know that one of the original ads for Northern bath tissue touted that it was “splinter free?” (And that was in 1935!) With its ultra soft modern sheets, designer fragrances, and tasteful hues, …

The Scoop on New Year’s Resolutions

For Fun, Live Better, Why Do We... | January 2, 2013 | Jen

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Even when you don’t remain resolved, it can pay off.

Giving: The Thought Counts Less Than You Think

Human2Human, Live Better | December 18, 2012 | Jen

The sounds of the holiday season: the jingling of cash register bells, the beep of the credit card machines, and the click clack of mice – (computer mice, that is.) For many of us, the …

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