Every 'Useless' Body Part Explained From Head to Toe | WIRED

Dr. Jeffrey Laitman joins WIRED to break down every ‘useless’, vestigial organ and structure in our evolved human bodies. From the “wisdom” teeth and our simian tailbones down to muscles made less important by our double-arched feet, Dr. Laitman highlights where it came from—and how it ended up still inside of us.



Director: Lisandro Perez-Rey

Director of Photography: Francis Bernal

Editor: Louville Moore

Expert: Dr. Jeffrey Laitman

Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi

Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas; Kameryn Hamilton

Production Manager: D. Eric Martinez

Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila

Camera Operator: Rahil Ashruff

Sound Mixer: Gabe Quiroga

Production Assistant: Noah Bierbrier

Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch

Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant

Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen

Additional Editor: Paul Tael

Assistant Editor: Billy Ward

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