Project pushes back the hominid timeline in Africa by more than 10M years

Re:Project pushes back the hominid timeline in Africa by mor... by baxtr on Friday April 14, 2023 @12:51PM (#35571678)

Very cool!

There was an article a while arguing that we humans are very early in this universe and that’s why we don’t see any other alien species.

There was a list of 7 steps that needed to happen for humans to exists.

I don’t remember them, but I think would be to cross check if all of them are on your list.

Edit: found the theory. It’s called Grabby Aliens and they use a concept called “hard steps” of evolution.

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Re:Project pushes back the hominid timeline in Africa by mor... by nobody9999 on Friday April 14, 2023 @05:32PM (#35575063)

>There was an article a while arguing that we humans are very early in this universe and that’s why we don’t see any other alien species.

I recall that discussion and added to it with a link to a PBS SpaceTime Episode[0] which discusses this in some detail.

Since you find it interesting (I certainly do), check it out. Actually PBS SpaceTime has lots of other really awesome stuff too![1]

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTrFAY3LUNw

[1] I am unaffiliated with PBS SpaceTime, rather I'm just glad it exists!

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Re:Project pushes back the hominid timeline in Africa by mor... by culi on Saturday April 15, 2023 @10:04AM (#35580726)

I try to keep my list focused on entries that are meaningful to me (I have an interest in archeobotany) so I only add things I feel I have a good understanding of. But I highly recommend other people try keeping their own similar lists and watching them grow over time. Really helps out when you come across articles dealing with big timespans

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