Native Americans and Polynesians

Native Americans and Polynesians

Top of Mind with Julie Rose

Deep Kindness, Civility Rules, Disabled Casting

Episode: Deep Kindness, Civility Rules, Disabled Casting

  • Aug 27, 2021 8:00 pm
  • 17:08 mins

How did the tiny islands in the Pacific Ocean become populated? DNA analysis might have an answer. Ancient people traveled back and forth across the Pacific Ocean—from Asia to the Polynesian Islands, to South America and back. Stanford University statistical researcher Alexander Ioannidis and University of California-San Diego anthropologist Keolu Fox discuss the latest research. (Originally aired August 4th, 2020)