How Did We Become Human?

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

5–6 pm ET

Display case holding the skeleton of Lucy, a 2-4 million year old hominid, with exhibit text.
Alvaro Keding & Daniel Kim/© AMNH

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

5–6 pm ET

Join us for a virtual talk with Denise Su, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, research associate, Institute of Human Origins.

Humans are unique among mammals with the way we move, our culture, and big brains. How did these traits come about? 

In this online learning event for teachers, anthropologist Denise Su will take us through the evolution of our species and how she tackles the question of how we became human. Along the way, she will share her own journey in trying to understand who we are and where we came from.