Humankind is fascinated by origin stories. We find them everywhere and they come in many forms... every religion has one, science has lots, they're in biographies, and they're even in superhero movies.

In this episode, Dr. Terry Deacon, a biological anthropologist at UC Berkeley, guides us through a novel perspective on how life itself might have started.

Music

Attribution:

Constellation - Podington Bear

Dreamlike - Kevin Macleod

Erratum: Soccer balls have both hexagons and pentagons!