... <Snip> RKS: Kin selection, as outlined by Bill Hamilton, is actually the favouritism shown towards those with which you are familiar. Primates have no...
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D. Winslow
dave_w_03303
Apr 3, 2005 8:02 pm
From: "artemistroy" <artemispub@...> ... It seems to me there is ample evidence of our social tendencies, using whatever model one chooses. But I think...
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Robert Karl Stonjek
r_k_stonjek
Apr 3, 2005 11:19 am
... RKS: If ID wants to be considered a science, then we should put it to scientific test. The recent death of the pope has given us an ideal opportunity to...
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Robert Karl Stonjek
r_k_stonjek
Apr 3, 2005 10:57 am
... RKS: I find it impossible to believe that science held this view. Mice pick up and manipulate food items as anyone who has had pet rats or mice would...
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Julienne
zjulienne
Apr 3, 2005 9:36 am
"Teens39; Brains Not Fully Wired for Reason" (OHSU's second brain awareness lecture explores the late-developing frontal lobe) by Gabrielle Glaser The Oregonian...
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Ian Pitchford
ipitchford
Apr 3, 2005 8:37 am
Rats Rule By DAWN WALTON Saturday, April 2, 2005 Page F9 LETHBRIDGE, ALTA. -- In a brightly lit laboratory, rats are placed one by one into a pool and clocked...
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Ian Pitchford
ipitchford
Apr 3, 2005 8:37 am
Saturday, April 2, 2005 Evolution debate has new player Group treads delicate territory, promotes 'intelligent design' By DEBORAH BACH SEATTLE...
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Artemis
artemistroy
Apr 3, 2005 7:34 am
A prehistory of the North A Prehistory of the North by John F. Hoffecker seems like an interesting book about the settlement of the northern regions of the...
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Artemis
artemistroy
Apr 3, 2005 7:33 am
Human generation length. Male: 31-32, Autosomal: 28-30, Female: 25-28 American Journal of Physical Anthropology (Early View) Cross-cultural estimation of the...
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Artemis
artemistroy
Apr 3, 2005 7:31 am
Symmetry, Beauty and Health This study found that symmetry is associated with health but not with attractiveness. An important excerpt: Inconsistencies among...
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Artemis
artemistroy
Apr 3, 2005 7:26 am
Continuing the afrocentrist model challenge... mtDNA haplogroup M originated in Asia The origin of mtDNA haplogroup M has been matter of some controversy. A...
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artemistroy
Apr 3, 2005 5:53 am
Why is it only Whites are accused of racism when there is ample evidence that all races tend to favor their own? Obviously, there is more to race than just...
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Herbert Gintis
hgintis
Apr 3, 2005 5:31 am
... I don't see what the problem is. Suppose people don't acknowledge that races exist, and hence that one race consistently uses linguistic constructs that...
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Thomas Zo ėga Rams...
t_z_ramsoy
Apr 2, 2005 10:02 pm
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Ian Pitchford
ipitchford
Apr 2, 2005 4:55 pm
In search of reason Dick Taverne inveighs against the doomsayers in The March of Unreason. A little knowledge and a lot of bombast are dangerous things, says...
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Artemis
artemistroy
Apr 2, 2005 4:49 pm
ATLANTA - Watch hip-hop videos today and you'll probably be blown away by the amount of skin on display. Breasts bursting out of bikini tops. Bottoms "covered"...
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Ian Pitchford
ipitchford
Apr 2, 2005 4:49 pm
Last Updated: Friday, 1 April, 2005, 13:44 GMT 14:44 UK E-mail this to a friend Printable version Smile experiment gauges intuition The smile on the left is...
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Ian Pitchford
ipitchford
Apr 2, 2005 4:49 pm
April 2005 Biomechanics Born to Run Humans will never win a sprint against your average quadruped. But our species is well-adapted for the marathon. By Adam...
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Ian Pitchford
ipitchford
Apr 2, 2005 4:49 pm
Last Updated: Friday, 1 April, 2005, 00:22 GMT 01:22 UK E-mail this to a friend Printable version Scan 'shows if people trust you' Scans can help scientists...
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Herbert Gintis
hgintis
Apr 2, 2005 6:22 am
... Suppose there are real difference between races, yet people to not acknowledge these differences. Suppose people apply standards that favor one race over...
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Pierre Tremblay
pjtremblay2000
Apr 2, 2005 2:32 am
Hi Fred! I expanded my search for additional information that may be helful... Colorblind Racism - By Sally Lehrman, Institute for Justice and Journalism....
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Pierre Tremblay
pjtremblay2000
Apr 2, 2005 2:32 am
Hi Fred! Maybe this will help: Racism Without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in the United States - 2003 - By: Eduardo...
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Fred Britton
fwbritton
Apr 1, 2005 10:17 pm
... The above contains a baffling phrase, "color-blind racism." The phrase is "explained," sort of, by what follows, "race neutrality accompanied by token...
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K S Harris
keithsharris
Apr 1, 2005 10:17 pm
Hello Pierre, Which "races" do you believe should fit into the category of disadvantaged minorities in the U.S., and on what bases? Regards, Keith K.S. Harris,...
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Robert Karl Stonjek
r_k_stonjek
Apr 1, 2005 10:11 pm
Plant synapses: actin-based domains for cell-to-cell communication Frantisek Baluska, Dieter Volkmann and Diedrik Menzel Institute of Cellular and Molecular...
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Robert Karl Stonjek
r_k_stonjek
Apr 1, 2005 10:11 pm
Great extinction came in phases The rocks at Meishan stretch over the Permo-Triassic (PT) boundary The greatest mass extinction recorded in Earth history did...
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Robert Karl Stonjek
r_k_stonjek
Apr 1, 2005 10:11 pm
Animal laughs no joke says expert Laughter may not be unique to humans Many animals may have their own forms of laughter, says a US researcher writing in the...
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Pierre Tremblay
pjtremblay2000
Apr 1, 2005 9:37 pm
Greetings! For a few year now I have been actively following the ways that white people, and especially those involved in 'academic39; enterprises will continue...
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Pierre Tremblay
pjtremblay2000
Apr 1, 2005 9:35 pm
Greetings! An interesting study that alerts researchers about possible causes for differences between 'race' groups. Pierre A counterfactual approach to the...
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Robert Karl Stonjek
r_k_stonjek
Apr 1, 2005 9:30 pm
Why We Know Painfully Little About Dying By June Lunney and Joanne Lynn Sunday, March 27, 2005; Page B04 Those of us who specialize in advanced illness and the...