In 1998, paleoanthropologist rick potts published an article in the yearbook of physical anthropology, a peer-reviewed journal. the article was titled “environmental hypotheses of hominin evolution.” which statement about rick potts would most increase his authority? potts has read hundreds of websites about human evolution. potts has been interested in human evolution since a very young age. potts is the director of the smithsonian’s human origins program. potts has posted on many blogs about human evolution.