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b'These days, we Homo sapiens are the only humans around, but that wasn\\u2019t always the case. This episode, we are joined by special guest Dr. Bridget Alex to discuss our most famous extinct cousins, Neanderthals. We explore what makes them similar and dissimilar to us, what evidence we use to study their lives and culture, and how our understanding of them has grown from outdated misrepresentations to the complex and fascinating people we now know them to have been.\\nIn the news: a fossil bat skull, beaver evolution, early pliosaurs, and Ancient Egyptian snakes\\nTime markers:Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00News: 00:06:25Main discussion, Part 1: 00:41:00Main discussion, Part 2: 01:38:35Patron question: 02:30:35\\nFind Dr. Alex on her website: bridgetalex.comOr follow her on Twitter: @bannelia\\nCheck out our website for this episode\\u2019s blog post and more:http://commondescentpodcast.com/\\nJoin us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast\\nGot a topic you want to hear about? Submit your episode request here:https://commondescentpodcast.com/request-a-topic/\\nWe\\u2019re an Audible Affiliate Partner! Use this link for a 30-day free trial to Audible: https://www.audibletrial.com/CommonDescent\\nLots more ways to connect with us: https://linktr.ee/common_descent\\nThe Intro and Outro music is \\u201cOn the Origin of Species\\u201d by Protodome.More music like this at http://ocremix.org.\\nMusical Interludes are "Professor Umlaut" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/'