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Date
January 9, 2025

Categories
Cultural Anthropology
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, archaic humans, brain, Denisovans, evolution, human origins, humans, modern humans, Neanderthals, Phys.org, researchers, skull, University of Padua}

Neanderthals May Be “Same Species” As Us

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January 9, 2025

Cultural Anthropology, Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

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Using coalescence analyses and molecular clock assessments, the researchers reconstructed a timeline of genetic events. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
September 22, 2023

Categories
Cultural Anthropology
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, ABC News, afterlife, Arizona State University, bioRxiv, brain, burial, Chris Stringer, documentary, eLife, evolution, fire, Homo naledi, Homo sapiens, human origins, humans, intelligence, Lee Berger, Natural History Museum, Nature (journal), paleoanthropology, peer review, religion, skeletons, The Guardian, University of Western Australia}

Peer Review Rejects Claims that Homo naledi Buried Dead, Used Fire, and Scrawled on Cave Wall

_{Casey Luskin
September 22, 2023

Cultural Anthropology, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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I could not find a single reviewer who accepted the claims of the papers. They were harshly critical of claims of intentional burial of the skeletons. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
November 1, 2022

Categories
Arts
Cultural Anthropology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Technology
Tagged
, Australopithecines, burial, creativity, culture, footprints, fossil record, Fossils and Human Evolution (series), Homo erectus, Homo neanderthalensis, Homo sapiens, human origins, Nature (journal), Neanderthals, Oxford University Press, paleoanthropologists, paleontology, Washington University}

Human Origins: All in the Family

_{Casey Luskin
November 1, 2022

Arts, Cultural Anthropology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology, Technology

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If a Neanderthal walked down the street, appropriately dressed, you probably wouldn’t notice. Read More ›

Chichen Itza Osservatorio — Observatory temple, Chichén Itzá

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Date
November 4, 2016

Categories
Astronomy
Cosmology
Cultural Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __nedited, Anthropic Principle, black holes, closed-mindedness, information theory, limits of science, materialism, Origin, SETI, string theory, theoretical physics, viewpoint diversity}

How Consensus Can Blind Science

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November 4, 2016

Astronomy, Cosmology, Cultural Anthropology, Intelligent Design

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Visiting a Mayan temple, Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb had a revelation. Read More ›

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Author
Anika Smith

Date
May 18, 2008

Categories
Cultural Anthropology
Philosophy of Science
Political Science
Tagged
, __edited, Benjamin Wiker, Communism, ideas have consequences}

10 Books That Screwed Up the World, with a Bizarre Twist

_{Anika Smith
May 18, 2008

Cultural Anthropology, Philosophy of Science, Political Science

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Benjamin Wiker’s latest book, 10 Books That Screwed Up the World: And 5 Others That Didn’t Help, is fantastic. In fact, it’s so great that even people who completely misunderstand his argument want to crib from his notes. Read More ›