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There are a lot of exciting developments to talk about in this week’s newsletter. First, the second of these news letters (the one you are reading right now) has been produced, which is a sign that I may do these regularly. Second, and much more important, is that a whole bunch of interesting climate blogging [...] This is an experiment. To reduce complexity in my own life and enhance the quality of communication between me and you, I’m going to try this “newsletter” thingie. It will probably be weekly, roughly timed for the middle of the week, and will include links to the blog posts I personally wish that you would [...] Get your sex-determining genetics and endocrinology tee-shirt here. The new feature-length documentary by filmmaker and evolutionary biologist Randy Olson, “Flock of Dodos” was shown at the Bell Museum last night. Executive Producer Steven Miller, and the Minnesota Evolutionary Musketeers, Scott Lanyon, Mark Borrello and PZ Myers were in attendance to lead a discussion afterwards, moderated by the Phil Donahue Like Shanai Matteson. [...] Dialog from Annie Hall: Doc: Why are you depressed, Alvy? Mother: Tell the doctor … It’s something he read. Doc: Something you read, heh? Alvy: The universe is expanding. Doc: The universe is expanding? Alvy: Well, the universe is everything, and if it’s expanding, someday it will break apart and that would be the end [...] Efe people Ituri Forest Anthrophoto is an excellent source for anthropology stock photos There have been many studies of what impresses us about members of the opposite sex, but to my knowledge these studies are largely centered on Western societies, and never of foragers. There has been consideration of this issue, but no large [...] Efe people Ituri Forest Anthrophoto is an excellent source for anthropology stock photos One of the biggest differences between our nearest living relatives (The common chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes) and humans is our unique sense of the importance of a social contract. We have a concept of ownership, possession, exclusivity of access, etc. when it [...] Efe people Ituri Forest Anthrophoto is an excellent source for anthropology stock photos How good are you at remembering names? If you are really good … if you can hear someone’s name once and always remember it … you have a calling as a politician. If you would otherwise suck as a politician, but [...] Efe people Ituri Forest Anthrophoto is an excellent source for anthropology stock photos There has been much recent discussion on sleep in the blogosphere, and everyone, especially those who sometimes have trouble sleeping, is interested in so called “sleep disorders.” My understanding of modern sleep disorder theory is the following (very oversimplified): Each [...] Efe people Ituri Forest Anthrophoto is an excellent source for anthropology stock photos Humans have been indistinguishable as far as the fossil record shows from today’s Homo sapiens for a minimum of about 120,000 years. Bones of Homo sapiens from back this far fit into the range of modern humans. But the archaeological record [...] In approaching evolutionary puzzles it is helpful to have certain thought-tools in mind. These are approaches to life, literally, including issues of survival, mating, and so on. My grad school advisor, Irv DeVore. used to tell his students to imagine what an animal would be thinking on first waking up in the morning (or [...] |
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