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Exchange Exemplar: How Making Homes Made Us Human

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It's always nice to get home after a full day at work or school.  We know the place, but perhaps not the concept. 

Think about it... can you think of other animals that have anything more than a simple place to sleep? 

Anthropologist John S. Allen says turning our sleeping space into a habitat is a major feature of being human.  He demonstrates in his book Home: How Habitat Made Us Human.  John Allen visited in early 2016, and we revisit the interview here.  

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.