Join the National Museum of Natural History’s Human Origins Program for a discussion on how the program developed from the Smithsonian's cutting-edge research, a permanent exhibition, and public engagement efforts in human evolution. Human Origins Program Director Rick Potts will present examples of how human origins research impacts the understanding of our species and of the world around us, followed by reflections by two members of the Human Origins Program’s Broader Social Impacts Committee, Fatimah Jackson and Wes McCoy.

This program was presented as a Zoom video webinar on February 22, 2026.