The Evolution of the Mean Girl
Did female competition lead to covert aggression? It turns out that women may have evolved to do just that, according to a new article by Tracy Vaillancour.
The Contentious “Skull 5”
Skull 5, in-situ. Dmanisi, Republic of Georgia.
Dr. David Lordkipanidze’s newest evidence to come from Dmanisi has set the stage for a lively debate between thelumpers and splitters. For the past two decades, Lordkipanidze—a five-time Leakey Foundation grantee (1998-2003)—and his colleagues have excavated at Dmanisi, a long-term study site in the Caucasus in the Republic of Georgia, approximately 50 miles
Thinking about Thinking
As far as we know, human beings are the only animal capable of introspection—the ability to examine our own mental processes.
Video: Dr. Bernard Wood
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If you weren’t able to join us in Cleveland for “On the Trail of Lucy: a collaborative exploration of Australopithecus,” you can watch Dr. Bernard Wood’s excellent keynote lecture “Relatives and Ancestors” here on WVIZ World, thanks to ideastream, the lead sponsor of the symposium.
For more on the events in Cleveland, listen to“Ire of Lucy” on ideastream, about