I was the first time had to go into the cave once the actual remains had been
cave once the actual remains had been
cave once the actual remains had been discovered I looked down and just
discovered I looked down and just
discovered I looked down and just thought oh really I perhaps have bitten
thought oh really I perhaps have bitten
thought oh really I perhaps have bitten off more than I can chew
off more than I can chew
off more than I can chew but you know at the same time the
but you know at the same time the
but you know at the same time the excitement of what we were about to do
excitement of what we were about to do
excitement of what we were about to do overwhelmed that fear and yeah I’m
overwhelmed that fear and yeah I’m
overwhelmed that fear and yeah I’m perfectly prepared to shove myself where
perfectly prepared to shove myself where
perfectly prepared to shove myself where I don’t belong
I don’t belong
I don’t belong [Music]
I got this job by answering a Facebook
I got this job by answering a Facebook ad I put a call out on Facebook saying I
ad I put a call out on Facebook saying I
ad I put a call out on Facebook saying I need skinny scientists we’re not
need skinny scientists we’re not
need skinny scientists we’re not claustrophobic in a dangerous and
claustrophobic in a dangerous and
claustrophobic in a dangerous and difficult environment and so I applied
difficult environment and so I applied
difficult environment and so I applied thinking well you know give it a shot
thinking well you know give it a shot
thinking well you know give it a shot a couple of days later I got the email
a couple of days later I got the email
a couple of days later I got the email saying you know your end you’re just
saying you know your end you’re just
saying you know your end you’re just pushing into to somewhere entirely new
pushing into to somewhere entirely new
pushing into to somewhere entirely new and I can imagine that’s how that the
and I can imagine that’s how that the
and I can imagine that’s how that the astronauts felt when they were going out
astronauts felt when they were going out
astronauts felt when they were going out into space for the first time just
into space for the first time just
into space for the first time just thought no one else has done this and
thought no one else has done this and
thought no one else has done this and you know Lee’s grand plan the whole
you know Lee’s grand plan the whole
you know Lee’s grand plan the whole team’s grand plan if there had been a
team’s grand plan if there had been a
team’s grand plan if there had been a serious accident deep in the cave was
serious accident deep in the cave was
serious accident deep in the cave was that we would have had to send a medical
that we would have had to send a medical
that we would have had to send a medical team to them and they would have had to
team to them and they would have had to
team to them and they would have had to live underground until they could get
live underground until they could get
live underground until they could get themselves back out again critical
themselves back out again critical
themselves back out again critical issues no one panic yeah see normal
issues no one panic yeah see normal
issues no one panic yeah see normal commute a 200-meter obstacle course is
commute a 200-meter obstacle course is
commute a 200-meter obstacle course is your daily commute yeah and that it’s
your daily commute yeah and that it’s
your daily commute yeah and that it’s narrowest it’s seven eight inches I
narrowest it’s seven eight inches I
narrowest it’s seven eight inches I guess it’s basically just a ma of rocky
guess it’s basically just a ma of rocky
guess it’s basically just a ma of rocky crag so it’s sort of like looking into
crag so it’s sort of like looking into
crag so it’s sort of like looking into the mouth of a shark try to all happen
the mouth of a shark try to all happen
the mouth of a shark try to all happen all you see is what your headlamp shows
all you see is what your headlamp shows
all you see is what your headlamp shows you because you’re deep underground and
you because you’re deep underground and
you because you’re deep underground and my headlamp was picking up flashes of
my headlamp was picking up flashes of
my headlamp was picking up flashes of bone just here and there and everywhere
bone just here and there and everywhere
bone just here and there and everywhere and we’d realize that we had more than
and we’d realize that we had more than
and we’d realize that we had more than one individual and we’ll put pin number
one individual and we’ll put pin number
one individual and we’ll put pin number one right beside the mandible and that’s
one right beside the mandible and that’s
one right beside the mandible and that’s where we’ll concentrate okay skull and
where we’ll concentrate okay skull and
where we’ll concentrate okay skull and beam flag do you see the skull here
beam flag do you see the skull here
beam flag do you see the skull here [Music]
in our genius with that what homo Naledi
in our genius with that what homo Naledi has done is force everybody to rewrite
has done is force everybody to rewrite
has done is force everybody to rewrite the textbook the family tree that we
the textbook the family tree that we
the textbook the family tree that we always sort of think about and have been
always sort of think about and have been
always sort of think about and have been kind of adding the little twigs and
kind of adding the little twigs and
kind of adding the little twigs and branches to along the way actually maybe
branches to along the way actually maybe
branches to along the way actually maybe a lot
a lot
a lot bushier than ever really realized and so
bushier than ever really realized and so
bushier than ever really realized and so that opens up a whole new world of
that opens up a whole new world of
that opens up a whole new world of exploration and research that actually
exploration and research that actually
exploration and research that actually is really exciting time
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