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Manning a perpetual fire was linked to language & social network development

The December 2012 issues of Smithsonian Magazine had a fire theme, & archaeologist Thomas Wynn contributed a short piece on the influence of fire in the evolution of the human mind.  He briefs the work of three researchers doing work … Continue reading

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“Anthropologists finally crack the interspecies linguistic barrier…

 

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Magicians are Scientists with Street Smarts

In his conservationist plea to fundamentalist Christian religious leaders, The Creation, E.O. Wilson reminds me of a recent essay by Teller (of prestidigitator duo extraordinaire Penn & Teller).  On page 104, Wilson says The successful scientist thinks like a poet, … Continue reading

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Evolved to be a Super Chicken

I have wanted to raise chickens for years.  I think it’s a mix of seeing how much fun it might be to play with domestication ala Darwin (I love gardening too), really admiring the fancy chickens at the county fairs … Continue reading

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Diversity is Our Business–& Going to Museums in the Nude

Describing his Museum of Old and New Art in Hobart Tasmania in the May 2012 issue of Smithsonian, gambler millionaire & iconoclast David Walsh says it is “a subversive adult Disneyland & there is a sense where I’m trying to … Continue reading

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