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03.30.13What Can You Do With A Database of the Human Face?
Being Human Paul Ekman began creating a database of every expression the human face is capable of making, ending up with a list of over 3000.
03.06.13Video: Dig Deeper: Adrienne Zihlman
In the News The Leakey Foundation sits down with Dr. Adrienne Zihlman (UC Santa Cruz) to discuss her multi-faceted career in human evolution research. In celebration of International Women’s Day, ‘Dig Deeper’ in to the work of Adrienne Zihlman, Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and pioneering anthropologist who has had major impacts on the study of human… more »
02.05.13Google Celebrates Mary Leakey with a Doodle
Today in History In honor of the 100th anniversary of Mary Leakey’s birthday, Google has made a lovely illustration of her in the field, with her beloved Dalmatians. You can read about the creation of the doodle here. We love that her dogs made the cut! What do you think? Mary Leakey Google Doodle… more »
12.09.12Culture: the Engine of Human Adaptation
Guest Post, Being Human Humans can rapidly adapt to much wider range of circumstances than any other creature.
11.29.12The Adaptive Value of Happiness
Guest Post, Being Human Since Darwin, some scientists have believed that the uniquely human ability to make and enjoy complex music facilitated successful courtship in our ancestors.
11.13.12An Interview with Steven Heine: Looking for Human Universals
Being Human Sandra Aamodt interviews psychologist Steven Heine on genetic essentialism, culture, and the weirdest people in the world.
10.29.12Monsters Incorporated
Being Human When was the last time you were stalked and attacked by a hungry mountain lion—or any other large predator for that matter?
10.17.12The Evolution of Everyday Thought
Being Human Recent research on how evolution has shaped the mind and its development suggests that this view does not do justice to biological reality...
10.15.12The Roots of Human Aggression
Guest Post, Being Human Humans are more often at peace than at war; we cooperate more than we conflict. In fact, there is mounting evidence that cooperation may be acentral facet in explaining our success as a species.
09.25.12Against Animal Natures: An Anthropologist’s View
Guest Post, Being Human To understand the behavior of nonhuman animals, then, scientists nowadays may look for the expression of stable individual personality traits...
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