Category: Human Origins
Using Bonobos to Bash Human Exceptionalism
As podcaster Scott Adams would say, there is simply no “payday” for these people in recognizing what makes us, as humans, unique.
Doctor’s Diary: No “Butts” About It
An anthropologist writes that the evolution of bipedal-walking primates was primarily caused by the shifting of select bones and muscles in the pelvis.
The “Hard” Problem of Consciousness
Above is a picture of three children in the 1950s. One of them is me, the other two are not.
Doctor’s Diary: Evolution in the Country of the Blind
Fans of H. G. Wells are probably familiar with his 1904 short story, “The Country of the Blind.”
Evolution Can’t Explain Sexual Modesty; Why Not?
Darwinism is supposed to be a universal theory about biological diversity advancing through reproduction. Could such a basic observation be beyond its scope?