In 2010 geneticists uncovered an entirely new branch of human evolution, which they called the Denisovans. Today I make the argument we have found them. Source.
Despite the significant societal changes that have occurred in the last 150 years, sexist and racist narratives are still common in science, medicine and education.
Most people care what others think of them. In many situations, that can be leveraged for the common good.
Imagination involves creating a mental image of something that is not present. Imagination is one of the key abilities that make us human. But where did it come from?
Given our limited adaptation to the cold, why is it that our species has come to dominate not only our warm ancestral lands but every part of the globe?
Thanks to our ability to develop and share complex learned behaviors across generations - a thing we sometimes call culture - we have become the ultimate niche builders.
Life And Death 3,000,000 Years Ago. Crosby, Stills, Nash (& Young) | Woodstock (We Are Stardust). The Other Big Lie. Why Saving Kids Is Bad Business in America. ARGENTINA, 1985 | Movie.
What was life and death like for some of our earliest ancestors, like famed australopith Lucy, who lived almost three million years ago?
Earth, Wind & Fire | Documentary. George Carlin | Baseball vs Football. Where Did All the Gold in the Universe Come From? Congresswoman Shares Stillbirth Story Pre-Roe v Wade. These Creatures Were Darwin's Greatest Enemy.
They may not look like much, but beneath that shell lies an evolutionary mystery - one that stumped the biggest names in natural history for over a hundred years.
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