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Study shows human ancestors may have ‘walked up’ trees
A new study challenges the notion that humans’ primate ancestors came down from trees and only gradually began to walk upright. According to Scientific American, new findings in the fossil record indicate that our species’ journey to our modern bipedal posture may have been much more complicated and convoluted that…
Science warns that your voting choices may be completely irrational
Are you voting for the more attractive candidate to represent your district in Congress? Are you backing Barack Obama for president because you prefer the sound of his voice to that of Mitt Romney’s? According to an article in Scientific American, you may not think you are, but issues of…
Studies suggest that microbes can control our minds
An increasing amount of evidence is coming to light suggesting that human moods, emotions and perceptions can be influenced by the type and number of microscopic life forms inhabiting our gut, according to an article in Scientific American magazine. Scientists say a time may even come when we treat mental…
Scientific American on why evo psych is bad biology
Occasionally, desperate sexists, particularly of the Nice Guy® variety, accuse me of being anti-science and practically a creationist because I don’t think that pop evo psych theories are science when it’s all about why the cavemen adhered to gender binaries that presume “The Flintstones” was documentary. I promise, my belief…
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