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CO2 (Re: Animal intelligence)
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On Thu, Mar 23, 2023 at 05:21 PM, Gareth Morgan wrote: Thanks Christian. Since this is the AAT site, we should maybe do this elsewhere -- garethmorgan@live,com "The Swedish forest keeps going up"? Gro
On Thu, Mar 23, 2023 at 05:21 PM, Gareth Morgan wrote: Thanks Christian. Since this is the AAT site, we should maybe do this elsewhere -- garethmorgan@live,com "The Swedish forest keeps going up"? Gro
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Christian Engelbrecht
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(Consider the MGD)
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I thought I'd better take another look at the Maximum Genetic Divergence theory... It does have the virtue of helping to demolish Kimura's ridiculous neutral theory, though both titles are equally mis
I thought I'd better take another look at the Maximum Genetic Divergence theory... It does have the virtue of helping to demolish Kimura's ridiculous neutral theory, though both titles are equally mis
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Gareth Morgan
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Animal intelligence
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/chimps-outplay-humans-in-brain-games1/ "chimps played a near-ideal game, as their choices leaned closer to game theory equilibrium. Whereas, when humans play
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/chimps-outplay-humans-in-brain-games1/ "chimps played a near-ideal game, as their choices leaned closer to game theory equilibrium. Whereas, when humans play
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Gareth Morgan
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Random white children from Nigerian parents
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AVA, (Attached some pix). Well the white kid to Nigerian parents phenomenon has happened a few times. Who would have guessed. Is this what you were talking about? That delivery room must have been awk
AVA, (Attached some pix). Well the white kid to Nigerian parents phenomenon has happened a few times. Who would have guessed. Is this what you were talking about? That delivery room must have been awk
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Jack D.Barnes
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Yves Coppens, l'Evolution et Mozart was uploaded by Pierre-François Puech
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:-) Merci bien, P-F, très intéressant! --marc (As you know, IMO, Praeanthropus afarensis (e.g. Lucy) -> Pr.boisei were fossil relatives of Gorilla, who evolved in parallel with the S.African apiths: A
:-) Merci bien, P-F, très intéressant! --marc (As you know, IMO, Praeanthropus afarensis (e.g. Lucy) -> Pr.boisei were fossil relatives of Gorilla, who evolved in parallel with the S.African apiths: A
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Marc Verhaegen
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WHAT Talk #18a A Conversation with Vernon Reynolds
#18a
1987 already!! Why does it take so long?? Incredible! --marc Dear One and All Roede et al (1991) is a title anyone interested in the so-called "aquatic ape hypothesis" should have on their bookshelf.
1987 already!! Why does it take so long?? Incredible! --marc Dear One and All Roede et al (1991) is a title anyone interested in the so-called "aquatic ape hypothesis" should have on their bookshelf.
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Marc Verhaegen
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Ocean planet: Cousteau, whales with legs, and aquatic humans
https://www.gondwanatalks.com/l/ocean-planet-cousteau-whales-with-legs-and-aquatic-humans/
https://www.gondwanatalks.com/l/ocean-planet-cousteau-whales-with-legs-and-aquatic-humans/
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Marc Verhaegen
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De Waterplaneet: Cousteau, walvissen met poten, en watermensen.
------ Origineel bericht ------ Van: info@... Aan: m_verhaegen@... Verzonden: woensdag 22 maart 2023 10:30 Onderwerp: De Waterplaneet: Cousteau, walvissen met poten, en watermensen. Nieuw artikel van
------ Origineel bericht ------ Van: info@... Aan: m_verhaegen@... Verzonden: woensdag 22 maart 2023 10:30 Onderwerp: De Waterplaneet: Cousteau, walvissen met poten, en watermensen. Nieuw artikel van
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Marc Verhaegen
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otter brain size
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No doubt, our rel.large brains (3x chimps) have to do with our (semi)aquatic past. But why exactly? brain-specific nutrients? esp. DHA?? in freshwater &/or in seawater? fish vs shellfish...? slow vs f
No doubt, our rel.large brains (3x chimps) have to do with our (semi)aquatic past. But why exactly? brain-specific nutrients? esp. DHA?? in freshwater &/or in seawater? fish vs shellfish...? slow vs f
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Marc Verhaegen
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Enhydra lutris mystacial follicle-sinus complexes
Innervation patterns of sea otter (Enhydra lutris) mystacial follicle-sinus complexes Christopher D Marshall, Kelly Rozas, Brian Kot & Verena A Gill 2014 Front.Neuroanat. doi org/10.3389/fnana.2014.00
Innervation patterns of sea otter (Enhydra lutris) mystacial follicle-sinus complexes Christopher D Marshall, Kelly Rozas, Brian Kot & Verena A Gill 2014 Front.Neuroanat. doi org/10.3389/fnana.2014.00
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Marc Verhaegen
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A Man Is Living 100 Days Underwater
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A Man Is Living 100 Days Underwater. It May Do Extraordinary Things to His Body. https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/man-living-100-days-underwater-203000471.html “This study will examine every way thi
A Man Is Living 100 Days Underwater. It May Do Extraordinary Things to His Body. https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/man-living-100-days-underwater-203000471.html “This study will examine every way thi
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terry turner
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Malthus, Darwin and Kimura. (Consider the MGD)
Terry, I agree with your view on militant Darwinism. It’s not survival of the fittest individual, it just doesn’t explain complexity or any of the 7 riddles below . You should really look into the Max
Terry, I agree with your view on militant Darwinism. It’s not survival of the fittest individual, it just doesn’t explain complexity or any of the 7 riddles below . You should really look into the Max
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Jack D.Barnes
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Is Archaeology Getting it Wrong? ‘Ancient Stone Tools’ Accidentally Made by Modern Monkeys
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Is Archaeology Getting it Wrong? ‘Ancient Stone Tools’ Accidentally Made by Modern Monkeys https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-evolution-human-origins/stone-tools-made-monkeys-0018052 From now on the
Is Archaeology Getting it Wrong? ‘Ancient Stone Tools’ Accidentally Made by Modern Monkeys https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-evolution-human-origins/stone-tools-made-monkeys-0018052 From now on the
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terry turner
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Hn facial morphology represents adaptation to cold & high energy demands
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Computer simulations show that Neanderthal facial morphology represents adaptation to cold and high energy demands, but not heavy biting S.Wroe 2018 Proc.R.Soc.B doi org/10.1098/rspb.2018.0085 3 adapt
Computer simulations show that Neanderthal facial morphology represents adaptation to cold and high energy demands, but not heavy biting S.Wroe 2018 Proc.R.Soc.B doi org/10.1098/rspb.2018.0085 3 adapt
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Marc Verhaegen
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S.African apiths younger than thought?
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Challenging the antiquity of the Cradle of Humankind, South Africa: Geochronological evidence restricts the age of Eurotomys bolti and Parapapio to less than 2.3 Ma at Waypoint 160, Bolt's Farm Tara R
Challenging the antiquity of the Cradle of Humankind, South Africa: Geochronological evidence restricts the age of Eurotomys bolti and Parapapio to less than 2.3 Ma at Waypoint 160, Bolt's Farm Tara R
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Marc Verhaegen
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Au.sediba
An updated analysis of hominin phylogeny with an emphasis on re-evaluating the phylogenetic relationships of Australopithecus sediba Carrie S Mongle, DS Strait & FE Grine 2023 JHE 175,103311 doi org/1
An updated analysis of hominin phylogeny with an emphasis on re-evaluating the phylogenetic relationships of Australopithecus sediba Carrie S Mongle, DS Strait & FE Grine 2023 JHE 175,103311 doi org/1
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Marc Verhaegen
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Homo on Flores >1 Ma
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An integrative geochronological framework for the Pleistocene So'a Basin (Flores, Indonesia), and its implications for faunal turnover and hominin arrival Gert Van den Bergh, Brent V Alloway, Michael
An integrative geochronological framework for the Pleistocene So'a Basin (Flores, Indonesia), and its implications for faunal turnover and hominin arrival Gert Van den Bergh, Brent V Alloway, Michael
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Marc Verhaegen
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Peppered Moth, Homo and the fictitious 'positive selection'..
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Hiya, F. Had a lovely time. Visited Castoria by the lake and went into the Dragon's cave then up in the snowy mountains at Metsovo, which looks just like the Tyrol or Swiss Alps, all dark wood and sto
Hiya, F. Had a lovely time. Visited Castoria by the lake and went into the Dragon's cave then up in the snowy mountains at Metsovo, which looks just like the Tyrol or Swiss Alps, all dark wood and sto
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Gareth Morgan
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Family Still Walks on All Fours
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A Human Family Still Walks on All Fours, Suggesting Backwards Evolution https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/human-family-still-walks-fours-200000715.html Terry — They are not knuckle walking but using
A Human Family Still Walks on All Fours, Suggesting Backwards Evolution https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/human-family-still-walks-fours-200000715.html Terry — They are not knuckle walking but using
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terry turner
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late-Pleistocene into-Africa??
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Whole-genome sequencing reveals a complex African population demographic history and signatures of local adaptation Shaohua Fan cs 2023 Cell 186,P923-939.e14 doi org/10.1016/j.cell.2023.01.042 •Whole-
Whole-genome sequencing reveals a complex African population demographic history and signatures of local adaptation Shaohua Fan cs 2023 Cell 186,P923-939.e14 doi org/10.1016/j.cell.2023.01.042 •Whole-
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Marc Verhaegen
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