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Meet Our Scientist: Briana Pobiner, Dietary Detective

As the first anniversary nears for the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, many strides have been made toward increasing public understanding of human evolution. Part of the Hall’s  success is due to the work of Briana Pobiner, a human origins researcher and educator at the museum.

Digging up early human and animal remains from the field in Africa, performing detailed analysis, publishing research about her findings, and finding ways to entice and educate the public are all in a week’s work for Dr. Pobiner.

In this video, she tells what it’s like to be a human evolution expert, why it matters, and how she got here.

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Posted: 16 March 2011
About the Author:

Brian Ireley is a digital media specialist at the Smithsonian’s Central Office of Public Affairs. Specializing in science communication and multimedia production, most of Brian’s work aims to make nerdy topics more accessible and fun.

One Response to Meet Our Scientist: Briana Pobiner, Dietary Detective
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      March 29, 2011 at 1:21 am

    • I have always been fascinated with human evolution. I was brought up in a very religious household and always believed in creation but after awhile, i started to question all of that and to me, evolution makes far more sense.