Join us as we head to Kenya to the research centre at Lake Turkana to learn how for the last 35 years we’re uncovering fossils that are giving us an incredible look at our human origins and evolution.
Dr. Louise Leakey is a paleontologist and National Geographic Explorer at Large. She’s a third generation paleoanthropologist who found her first hominid fossil at the age of 5! As the director of public education and outreach for the Turkana Basin Institute, she splits her time between field work near Lake Turkana, Kenya, and more administrative work in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. In addition to her long-term field studies in Kenya, Louise works closely with local communities and wildlife authorities to preserve the country’s unique flora and fauna.
