As an anthropologist, I believe strongly in our common humanity. We can rise above the tribal divisions that have caused so much… — Alice Roberts Copy Share Image
More useful than beautiful perhaps, my favourite regular programme is 'Question Time'. And Charlie Brooker is just hilarious. — Alice Roberts Copy Share Image
I usually turn over when ads appear on television. But - very rarely - I am gripped by a particularly beautiful one,… — Alice Roberts Copy Share Image
Evolutionary biologists have long pondered the phenomenon of the changing colours of autumn leaves. It's possible that the red pigments are manufactured… — Alice Roberts Copy Share Image
I love prehistory - particularly the Neolithic and the Bronze Age. These were times when our ancestors made a revolutionary change from… — Alice Roberts Copy Share Image
And when you take something like the changing colour of autumn leaves and start to ask why, you're starting off on an… — Alice Roberts Copy Share Image
So I had this fascination with old bones and being able to diagnose disease in old bones. And I was doing that,… — Alice Roberts Copy Share Image
Always attempting to tame and subjugate nature is not the solution. But the latest science is helping us to map out a… — Alice Roberts Copy Share Image
Archaeology can be overlooked as a discipline, I think, but it's incredibly important to have this other way of approaching the past… — Alice Roberts Copy Share Image
I love Christmas. At this very special time of year, when the sun appears only fleetingly to those of us living in… — Alice Roberts Copy Share Image
Our ape legs make us great generalists - we can walk, run and climb. But when you try to do too many things at… — Alice Roberts Copy Share Image
Pagan Romans started their midwinter celebrations with the feast of Saturnalia on 17 December, ending them with a new year festival, the Kalendae Januariae,… — Alice Roberts Copy Share Image
I'm slightly obsessed with Moomins. They were my specialist subject on BBC's 'Celebrity Mastermind' a few years ago! — Alice Roberts Copy Share Image
I gave up meat when I was 18, and it was an ethical decision. I loved the taste, and went on holiday to Greece,… — Alice Roberts Copy Share Image
As an anthropologist, I believe strongly in our common humanity. We can rise above the tribal divisions that have caused so much anguish and… — Alice Roberts Copy Share Image
If a group of humans began to run regularly, perhaps allowing them to hunt or scavenge more effectively, anatomical changes would follow, especially among… — Alice Roberts Copy Share Image
The real hallmarks of humanity are: curiosity and an amazing ability to cooperate. — Alice Roberts Copy Share Image
I've always loved the seaside and I used to be a fairly keen surfer, but it's a solitary activity so when my husband and… — Alice Roberts Copy Share Image
It's tempting to look back into history with rose-tinted glasses. Most people in the Stone Age didn't live anywhere near as long as we're… — Alice Roberts Copy Share Image
It is so stimulating for young children to hear someone who does science talking about it. It can be so exciting and inspiring. It… — Alice Roberts Copy Share Image
