Category: Human Origins and Anthropology | Page 15

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 7, 2023

Categories
Archaeology
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, ABC News, archaeologists, Associated Press, Australia, bioRxiv, burial, cave art, chimpanzees, fire use, Germany, Griffith University, hominids, Homo naledi, human origins, intelligence, Kenya, Lee Berger, Natural History Museum, Neanderthals, New York Times, Newsweek, paleontology, Phys.org, Rising Star Cave, Science News, skeletons, Spain, The Conversation, Wall Street Journal}

Scientists Are Skeptical that Intelligence in Homo naledi “Erases Human Exceptionalism”

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June 7, 2023

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Berger et al.’s claims about the species have been disputed and their idea that it lived 2-3 million years ago was exaggerated by a factor of 10. Read More ›

Adam and Eve, by Lucas Cranach the Younger

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
May 30, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, Adam and Eve, Ann Gauger, Center for Science and Culture, Darwinian theory, Discovery Institute, Eric Anderson, evolution, humans, ID the Future, intelligent design, mutations, parents, podcast, population genetics, protein evolution, proteins, waiting-time problem}

Protein Evolution, the Waiting-Time Problem, and the Intriguing Possibility of Two First Parents

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May 30, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

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After being asked to evaluate the scientific case against Adam and Eve, Ann Gauger dove into population genetics. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
March 14, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, evolutionary icons, Gizmodo, hominids, hominins, human origins, humans, intelligence, macaques, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, monkeys, primates, rocks, Science Advances, The Hill, tools}

Monkey-Made “Tools” Cast Doubt on High Intelligence in Early Hominids

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March 14, 2023

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

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Macaque monkeys from Lobi Bay, Thailand, have been observed “unintentionally” producing stone tools. Read More ›

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Date
March 3, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, Casey Luskin, Darwinian processes, DNA, Eric Anderson, evolution, evolutionary theory, Fazale Rana, Guillermo Gonzalez, Hugh Ross, ID the Future, James Tour, just-so stories, Marcos Eberlin, materialism, podcast, Richard Dawkins, Science and Faith in Dialogue, South Africa, Stephen Meyer}

Casey Luskin Debunks a Museum’s Evolutionary Propaganda

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March 3, 2023

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

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Luskin and host Eric Anderson call evolutionary theory to task for being overly supple, offering just-so stories to explain a behavior AND its opposite. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
March 2, 2023

Categories
Arts
Evolution
Evolutionary Psychology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, African Savannah, behavior, cathedrals, Daniel Dennett, Darwinian evolution, David Barash, evolution, evolutionary psychology, genes, human origins, humans, intelligent design, just-so stories, Moon, museums, music, Oskar Schindler, Philip Skell, Pleistocene, Richard Dawkins, The Descent of Man, Victorian England}

Is Human Psychology Better Explained by Evolution or Design?

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March 2, 2023

Arts, Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design

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“We are survival machines,” wrote atheist biologist Richard Dawkins, “robot vehicles blindly programmed to preserve the selfish molecules known as genes.” Read More ›

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Date
February 22, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, Casey Luskin, chimpanzees, common descent, evolution, genomes, humans, ID the Future, myths, podcast, proteins}

Chimp and Human Genomes: An Evolution Myth Unravels

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February 22, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

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Casey Luskin rebuts the oft-repeated claim that the human and chimp genomes are 98-99 percent similar as surely resulted from Darwinian common descent. Read More ›

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Date
February 15, 2023

Categories
Evolutionary Psychology
Genetics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Casey Luskin, Darwinian evolution, Eric Anderson, Fazale Rana, Guillermo Gonzalez, hominid fossils, hominids, Hugh Ross, human origins, ID the Future, James Tour, Marcos Eberlin, podcast, Science and Faith in Dialogue, South Africa, Stephen Meyer}

New Book from South Africa Explores Evidence of Intelligent Design

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February 15, 2023

Evolutionary Psychology, Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design

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Casey Luskin earned his PhD in South Africa and had many opportunities to study various hominid fossils. Read More ›

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Date
January 11, 2023

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
Tagged
, Americas, archeology, Brazil, charcoal, hominins, humans, Ice Age, Kenya, monkeys, Nature (journal), tools}

Monkeys, Not Humans, Likely Made Ancient Brazilian Tools

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January 11, 2023

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The stone objects, dated from 50,000 years ago, look like the ones made by capuchin monkeys today. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 10, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Science
Tagged
, consciousness, Durham University, Europe, human origins, humans, hunter-gatherers, Ice Age, Live Science, Neanderthals, paleontology, University College London}

Possible Cave “Proto-Writing” Challenges Slow Evolution of Human Consciousness

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January 10, 2023

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Science

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London-based wood carving conservator Ben Bacon has, with academic colleagues, shaken up Ice Age paleontology. Read More ›

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Date
December 20, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, bears, cooking, crows, culture, deer, Eurasia, fathers, fire, foxes, humans, hunting, Neanderthals, speech, wolves}

Neanderthals Had a Thing for Eagles — And Hyenas

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December 20, 2022

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

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However, Neanderthals are not thought, based on current evidence, to have had much interest in dogs. Read More ›