Anthropology

physorg.com: Roasting tubers such as the watermelon-sized specimens in this photo of Hadza hunter-gatherers in Tanzania enhances their digestibility according to anthropologist Nate Dominy. Photo by N. Dominy. physorg.com

Study explores plausibility of bulbs and tubers in the diet of early human ancestors

physorg.com     15 hrs ago          

It was a dirty job, but somebody had to do it. Anthropologist Nathaniel J. Dominy of the University of California, Santa Cruz, has advanced the investigation of the diet of early human ancestors by painstakingly measuring the...                

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Researchers Comb Polynesian LDS Settlement: N.Y. Anthropologist, Students Conduct First...

redorbit.com     15 hrs ago   1 related          

Posted on: Friday, 25 July 2008, 15:00 CDT By Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune Jul. 25--IOSEPA -- Benjamin Pykles scans the southern edge of this old townsite in Utah's desolate Skull Valley, looking for the front wheel of a...                

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Where Is Human Evolution Heading?

digg.com     17 hrs ago          

The race's DNA is changing faster than ever; what it means for our descendants If you judge the progress of humanity by Homer Simpson, Paris Hilton, and Girls Gone Wild videos, you might conclude that our evolution has...                

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The Infertility Paradox: Why Making Babies Is So Hard

livescience.com     yesterday   1 related          

Her Human Nature column appears each Friday on LiveScience. This week, researchers from the University in Bonn, Germany, announced that a minimally invasive procedure, in which tiny coils are inserted into the scrotum right...                

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Colonial heritage metaphors used in US military conflicts

eurekalert.org     yesterday   2 related          

In the latest issue of American Anthropologist, Stephen W. Silliman explores the reinterpretation of "Indian Country" in the 21st-century US and the application of this metaphor to the armed conflicts in Iraq and the Middle East.                

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Case Western Reserve to present Inamori Ethics Prize, host dialogue with Human Genome Project...

case.edu     yesterday   1 related          

The Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence at Case Western Reserve University will initiate one of the more candid discussions about the anticipated benefits and ethical challenges of the Human Genome Project...                

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The Vampire Tapestry-Suzy McKee Charnas

alternative-worlds.com     yesterday          

The Vampire Tapestry Suzy McKee Charnas Tor Orb, Aug 2008, $14.95 ISBN: 0765320827 Anthropology Professor Dr. Edward Weyland is a vampire who is considered by his peers as a genius on dream therapy. He conducts experiments...                

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Lawyer Thomas Spratt '92 Shines with Pro Bono and Charity Work

lafayette.edu     Jul 23, 2008          

The Philadelphia Bar Association honored anthropology and sociology graduate Thomas Spratt Jr. '92 with the annual Craig M. Perry Service Award to recognize his volunteer work with the Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project,...                

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Top expert on human evolution killed in motorbike smash

dailymail.co.uk     Jul 22, 2008   1 related          

Highly respected: Charles Lockwood researched human origins A leading academic has died after his motorcycle collided with a lorry as he was travelling to work. Scores of tributes to Dr Charles Lockwood, 37, have been posted on...                

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Natural history museum leader to retire Aug. 31

crainscleveland.com     Jul 22, 2008   6 related          

The executive director of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History today announced that he will retire Aug. 31. Bruce Latimer, 54, has been with the museum since 1989 in various capacities and has held the top post since 2001....                

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