Episode 1 - Rainbow Hair

Robin Ince joins Simon Watt to decide what humans should evolve next. Expert pitches from science writer and broadcaster Kat Arney and zoologist Jules Howard. Additional pitches from the studio audience at the Brighton Science Festival and Mother Nature herself.The panel discussed hair colour, immortality and Jules's testicles, but which suggestion made it through to be incorporated into our genome?Theme music was written and performed by Laurence Owen, graphics by Theo Weedon and website design by Ian Bridgeman. Level Up Human is produced by Rachel Wheeley and supported by the Wellcome Trust.For more information, go to www.leveluphuman.com

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