Buckaroo Darwin
John Hawks Anthropology Weblog (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Buckaroo Darwin , originally uploaded by John Hawks . At the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna
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Did Mencken die in vain? Pretty much.
bogol (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Via anthropologist John Hawks, a gem from Rex Stout: His position in society, his high repute among his fellow men, his nimbus as a master biped. Nobody writes like that any more, dammit.
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Panda diktat
John Hawks Anthropology Weblog (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
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Food notes
John Hawks Anthropology Weblog (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
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Chemistry of attraction
John Hawks Anthropology Weblog (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
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Humans still evolving as our brains shrink
MSNBC.com: Science (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
... know the brain has been evolving in human populations quite recently," said paleoanthropologist John Hawks at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Surprisingly, based on skull measurements, the appears to have been shrinking over the last 5,000 or so years. "When it comes to recent evolutionary changes, we currently maybe have the least specific details with regard the brain, but...
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Humans Still Evolving as Our Brains Shrink
Live Science (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
... know the brain has been evolving in human populations quite recently," said paleoanthropologist John Hawks at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Surprisingly, based on skull measurements, the appears to have been shrinking over the last 5,000 or so years. "When it comes to recent evolutionary changes, we currently maybe have the least specific details with regard the brain, but...
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Glut suit riot
John Hawks Anthropology Weblog (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
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Kew art
John Hawks Anthropology Weblog (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
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Human origins: Our crazy family tree
MSNBC.com: Science (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
... with us, that is shaping our evolution just as we are shaping theirs," said paleoanthropologist John Hawks at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Just as humans might, Nutcracker Man — more formally known as Paranthropus boisei — likely descended from slender bipeds known as the gracile australopithecines, which include the famed 3.2-million-year-old fossil Lucy. "They're small-brained...
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Silent running
John Hawks Anthropology Weblog (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
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Human Evolution II: Recent Evolution; and Becoming Human NOVA Preview
Scientific American (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
The transcript of this podcast wil be posted in two to three weeks. Anthropologist John Hawks of the University of Wisconsin-Madison talks about recent human evolution, especially of our ability to digest lactose. [More]
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Species Assumptions: Neanderthals, Being Another Species, Might Have Preferred to Stroll With Another Troll
Figleaf's Real Adult Sex (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Paleoanthropologist John Hawks picks up an unconsciously but hugely man-hating comment on Slashdot. Slashdot picks up the Svante Pääbo “ Humans had sex with Neandertals “ story. Hilarity ensues . You do not need any DNA analysis to figure that out. What do you think the troll did to the captured the [sic] princess, once he took her back to his mountain cave? And...
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Claude Levi-Strauss, R.I.P.
Thoughts from Kansas (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Afarensis and John Hawks bid farewell to a giant. Read the comments on this post...
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Human Evolution II: Recent Evolution; and "Becoming Human" NOVA Preview
Scientific American (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Anthropologist John Hawks of the University of Wisconsin Madison talks about recent human evolution, especially of our ability to digest lactose. And producer Graham Townsley discusses his three-part PBS NOVA premiering on November 3rd called "Becoming Human". Plus, we test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Web sites related to this episode include www.snipurl.com/t1ivr...