Paul Salopek

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Paul Salopek is a writer based mostly in Africa. He is working on a book about wandering.


Two individuals exploring a rocky cave, with ropes hanging from above, and sunlight illuminating the entrance at the far end.

Out of Eden Walk: The origin story of the human species is still being written

Out of Eden Walk

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek is retracing the path of human migration. More specifically, the scientific community’s best guess for the likely path of early human migration. While walking through China, he visited the Academy of Sciences and met with paleoanthropologists there, who shared their discoveries that cast some doubt on some popular theories of human evolution. He joins Host Carolyn Beeler to share what he learned.

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