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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.

When Are We Most Likely to Lie?

Why Do We... | December 12, 2012 | Jen

Cartoon of man looking into liar's brain

We lie more when the time and place feel right. Can you tell when you’re in an “optimal lying environment?”

Bus Psychology 101 – What We Do to Avoid Strangers

Why Do We... | December 4, 2012 | Jen

Commute by bus? Do you strike up a conversation, or avoid strangers at all costs by feigning sleep or plugging into an mp3 player? If you have, you’re not alone. Welcome to the weird world …

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 …

Five Traits of Vampires Explained by Science

For Fun | October 26, 2012 | Jen

Pity the poor vampire: forced to spend his nights feeding from tombs, never getting to enjoy a sunny day at the beach, missing out on the world’s best garlicky pizza. Legends of blood sucking ghouls …

The Neanderthal in my Family Tree

Origins Of: | October 15, 2012 | Jen

As part of Slate.com’s ongoing Big Question series about what makes us human, science journalist Ann Gibbons did a little personal genetic research and found that she’s part Neanderthal. If you’re of European descent, there’s …

Kon-Tiki Expedition Lands – August 7, 1947

The Daily Human | August 7, 2012 | Eric

The 1947 Kon-Tiki expedition was a modern recreation of a hypothetical ancient Pacific voyage. Assembled by Thor Heyerdahl, the Norwegian ethnographer sought to demonstrate that long excursions in primitive rafts were possible suggesting that Polynesian …

Are American Kids Spoiled?

Why Do We... | June 27, 2012 | Jen

Kid throwing a tantrum in the middle of excess

Anthropologists say that Kids in other countries pull their weight in the family – what’s going on with American children?

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