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The Human Race Isn’t Going to Survive. But There’s Still Hope…

Blog, Human Bizarre | May 2, 2013 | Chipwalter

We will almost certainly transform into augmented versions of our current selves. The big question: can we survive long enough to become the next humans?

Neanderthals: Why Us and Not Them?

Human Bizarre, Origins Of:, Uncategorized, Why Do We... | January 26, 2013 | Chipwalter

Chip Walter, author of “Last Ape Standing,” describes what we know about the Neanderthal’s day-to-day life and why Homo sapiens were better adapted to survive and thrive in this Wall Street Journal article.

Mating With Neanderthals and Other Joys of Prehistoric Life – Four Creatures You Didn’t Know You Were So Close To

Human Bizarre, Origins Of: | January 23, 2013 | Chipwalter

By Chip Walter Recently the Internet was all atwitter after Harvard molecular biologist George Church was quoted in Der Spiegel as having said eventually an “adventurous female human” will be needed to act as a surrogate mother …

Werewolves: The Lycanthrope’s Lament

For Fun, Human Bizarre | October 28, 2012 | Jen

The French call them the Loup-Garou – the Latvians, “vilkacis.” Some cultures claim they’re servants of the devil; others believe they’re the hounds of God, sent to combat Satan’s demons. Why do we “believe” in …

Can a Tick Bite Turn You Into A Vegetarian?

Human Bizarre | August 15, 2012 | Jen

Amblyomma americanum, the “Lone Star tick,” is turning all kinds of people across the U.S. South from typical human omnivores to born-again vegetarians without their knowledge or consent. How can such a little arachnid cause such …

Waterboarding Doesn’t Work

Brain, Human Bizarre | May 18, 2012 | Chipwalter

Research on “enhanced interrogation” techniques prove to attain the opposite result for the interrogators.

The Daily Human – Antikythera Mechanism Identified

Human Bizarre, The Daily Human | May 16, 2012 | Eric

The Daily Human for May 17, 2012. Antikythera Mechanism Identified May 17, 1902 FACEBOOK COULD HAVE GONE PUBLIC 2000 YEARS AGO! In 1901, sponge divers near the coast of the Greek island of Antikythera …

Superheroes on the Couch: Why Do We Cosplay?

Brain, Human Bizarre, Why Do We... | May 16, 2012 | Jen

It’s called cosplay - and it’s more than just a non-October Halloween. Cosplay is a serious business. But why do we do it? And why does its appeal span genre, country, and culture? Psychologist Robin Rosenberg has made …

Lightbulbs in the Shower

Human Bizarre | March 21, 2012 | Jen

screen cap from Ira Glass on storytelling

Santa Claus, the tooth fairy, and…the “creative type? It’s time to retire the notion that some people are just born to be creative. In his new book, Imagine: How Creativity Works, Jonah Lehrer claims that there’s …

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