When the ancestors of modern humans left Africa 50,000 years ago they met the Neandertals. In this encounter, the Neandertal population contributed around two percent of the genome to present day non-African populations. ...
Archaeology
Apr 23, 2020
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Philosophers seeking to answer questions around inequality in household labor and the invisibility of women's work in the home have proposed a new theory—that men and women are trained by society to see different possibilities ...
Social Sciences
Dec 22, 2022
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A trio of researchers from the University of Cincinnati, the University of Colorado Boulder and Clemson University has found that college students giving evaluations of their professors in upper-level courses exhibited a ...
Sexuality education often fails LGBTQIA2S+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, Two-Spirit with the + indicating other identities not listed) students, few of whom report ever receiving inclusive ...
Social Sciences
Dec 1, 2022
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The number of fingers does not determine typing speed, new study shows. People using self-taught typing strategies were found to be as fast as trained typists.
Social Sciences
Feb 10, 2016
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Turns out the ancient Greek knew what he was talking about.
Social Sciences
Mar 29, 2018
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Remotely operated camera traps, sound recorders and drones are increasingly being used in conservation science to monitor wildlife and natural habitats, and to keep watch on protected natural areas. But Cambridge researchers ...
Social Sciences
Nov 24, 2024
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1483
When historian Frederick Jackson Turner presented his famous thesis on the US frontier in 1893, he described the "coarseness and strength combined with acuteness and acquisitiveness" it had forged in the American character.
Social Sciences
Sep 7, 2020
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As many Phys.org readers undoubtedly know, Einstein famously said that imagination is more important than knowledge—but there's more to it. The full quote reads: I believe in intuition and inspiration. … At times I feel certain ...
For chronic pain sufferers, it may be smart to let sleeping dogs lie, a new University of Alberta study suggests.
Social Sciences
Oct 16, 2018
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