Monday, October 10, 2011

Stone Age Timelines

Stone Age Timelines: If you have ever been confused about the Ages and Eras

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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

The Dark Side of Chocolate

This 46 minute documentary is a behind-the-scenes investigation of child labor in the chocolate industry. It exposes which companies are guilty of this ongoing problem.

Friday, February 11, 2011

"Lucy" Was No Swinger, Walked Like Us, Fossil Suggests

An unprecedented fossil foot bone appears to confirm that Australopithecus afarensis—the early human ancestors made famous by the "Lucy" skeleton—walked like modern humans, a new study says.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Uncontacted Tribe in Brazilian Jungle

The tribe, believed to be Panoa Indians, have been monitored from a distance by Brazil’s National Indian Foundation, a government agency charged with handling the nation’s indigenous communities. Many of the world’s 100 or so uncontacted tribes live in the Amazon.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Ozzy Osbourne's Genome Reveals Some Neandertal Lineage

My archaeology class talked about this today. What do you think?

Monday, January 17, 2011

Make love, not war: Frans de Waal on the human primate

Guest Blog: Frans de Waal on the human primate: Make love, not war
This article focuses on the behavior of the bonobo (rather than the chimpanzee) and why it is an important aspect of primatological study.

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Cross-check: Why A.D. 2011 beats 100,000 B.C.: More choices, free will, freedom

My cultural class talked about this topic yesterday. Do you agree with the author?
Cross-check: Why A.D. 2011 beats 100,000 B.C.: More choices, free will, freedom
‎"A different world cannot be built by indifferent people."- Peter Marshall