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Evidence That Lucy Used Tools 3.2 Million Years Ago

Dario Radley Archeology Magazine
A recent study has challenged previous assumptions about early human tool use by examining the hand structure of ancient hominins, specifically the Australopithecus genus.

Neanderthals Spoke, but Maybe Not Metaphorically

Steven Mithen The Conversation
Neanderthals possessed the vocal machinery for speech and were sufficiently similar to modern humans that multiple instances of successful interbreeding occurred. But their brain structure and possibly their thinking were significantly different.

Friday Nite Videos | February 16, 2024

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Putting Women at the Center of Human Evolution

Sarah Lyall New York Times
Cat Bohannon’s book, “Eve,” looks at the way women’s bodies evolved, and how a focus on male subjects in science has left women “under-studied and under-cared for.”

We Did Not Evolve To Be Selfish

April Short Indpendent Media Institute
A new paper on multilevel cultural evolution shows how looking to our cultural evolutionary origins might help us improve society.

Friday Nite Videos | August 4, 2023

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How Humans Change Their Own DNA

Thanks to our ability to develop and share complex learned behaviors across generations - a thing we sometimes call culture - we have become the creators of our own environment.

When Culture Changes Our DNA

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.

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