Creation Story

<p>Ella al-Shamahi is one part Charles Darwin, one part Indiana Jones. She braves war zones and pirate-infested waters to collect fossils from prehistoric caves, fossils that help us understand the origin of our species. Her recent hit BBC / PBS series <i>Human</i> follows her around the globe trying to piece together the unlikely story of how early humans conquered the world.  But Ella’s own origins as an evolutionary biologist are equally unlikely. She sits down with us and tells us a story she has rarely shared publicly, about how she came to believe in evolution, and how much that belief cost her. </p><p><i>Special thanks to Misha Euceph, Khalil Andani,</i> <i>and Hamza Syed.</i><br /><br /><strong>EPISODE CREDITS: </strong><br />Reported by - Latif Nasser<br />Produced by - Jessica Yung and Pat Walters<br />with help from - Sarah Qari<br />Fact-checking by - Diane Kelly<br />and Edited by  - Pat Walters</p><p> </p><p>EPISODE CITATIONS:</p><p>Videos - </p><p><a href="https://www.bb...