“We’ve for the first time been able to put together three quite different methods for reconstructing diet and gotten one cohesive picture of the diet of this ancient species and that picture is really quite different from what we’ve seen in other hominins (human ancestors),” she said.
“That’s exciting, we’re seeing a lot more variation …
Let me qualify the sensationalist headline a bit. There’s probably not just any one gene that can be found to qualify someone as mentally disabled when mutated, however, what they’re talking about here in Nature is a program launched in the UK that aims to identify mutations in genes different from the already known genetically based …
Frans de Waal describes some clever experiments that showcase examples of morality in the animal kingdom. The most interesting, or the most easy to parallel to human sense of morality, is exhibited toward the end of the video and involves a pair of Capuchin monkeys. I won’t ruin the surprise- as hilarious as it is …
Via Scoop.it – Philosophy and Science of Mind and Brain Wild chimpanzees monitor the information available to other chimpanzees and inform their ignorant group members of danger.Via www.sciencedaily.com
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ScienceDaily (2010-05-27) — When people witness or imagine the pain of another person, their nervous system responds in essentially the same way it would if they were feeling that pain themselves. Now, researchers have new evidence to show that that kind of empathy is diminished when people (black or white) who hold racial biases see …