white-faced-capuchin-stockpack-adobe-stock-1323539303-stockpack-adobestock Type post Author Denyse O’Leary Date January 15, 2016 CategoriesAnatomyNeuroscience & MindZoology Tagged , __nedited, abstract reasoning, analogy, anatomy, Animal Minds (series), anthropomorphism, concepts, Continuing Series, convergence, equality, evolutionary ethics, learning, metabolism, mind, natural selection, philosophy of mind, presuppositions, self-awareness, social status, Thomas Nagel, Tree of Life Animal Minds: In Search of the Minimal Self Denyse O’Leary January 15, 2016 Anatomy, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology 9 Can evolution explain how minds work? Probably not. Read More ›
luxury-suit-in-store-stockpack-adobe-stock.jpg Type post Author Ann Gauger Date March 10, 2014 CategoriesAnatomyHuman ExceptionalismHuman Origins and Anthropology Tagged , __edited, 1 percent myth, anatomy, chromosome, gene expression, gene sequences, genetic similarity, human uniqueness, language, Reductionism, science The Mismeasure of Man: Why Popular Ideas about Human-Chimp Comparisons Are Misleading or Wrong Ann Gauger March 10, 2014 Anatomy, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology 6 You have probably heard that our DNA, the stuff that makes us human, is only 1% different from chimps. Read More ›