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Science and Nature

Why Your Grandma Is an Evolutionary Mystery

Join Joe Hanson as he explores curiosity and illuminates the science behind… well, everything.

Why Your Grandma Is an Evolutionary Mystery

Season 13 Episode 2 | 17m 11s | CC

This is one of the weirdest mysteries of human evolution: Why do we have grandmas? From menopause to our slow maturation and super-long lifespans, humans are quite unique in the animal kingdom. Could grandma be an evolutionary secret weapon? Or is she just a quirky side effect of living long lives?

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