I grew up in New York City, the son of a physician. As a boy I had a Jewish friend who told me that his father was a Marxist, and, of course, I hadn’t the foggiest idea what that was. So I was very curious to meet this exotic man when my friend invited me …
Science from a peculiar source indicates that our bodies have been hairless for at least 3.3 million years. The DNA of the lice that infest our head hair has a continuous ancestry for 12 million years, well prior to appearance of our hominin tribe six million years ago. However, the lice that reside on our …
Hominin language has always been centrally engaged in the attempt to achieve a “running” consensus about which of a limited number of narratives corresponded to the chaotic events that were happening all around them.
Do you think the unique ascension of the human spirit from bestial apes was causally related to a massive and abrupt cooling trend that had just occurred?
My uncle used to work at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. He was an artist in his soul and, among many other activities, designed the dioramas for the various exhibits. His favorite by far was the work he did at the Hall of Human Origins. He would often talk with great …
Liberty is the fruit of justice. In order to make the flower stay in bloom, it is the plant that must be tended.
The megaliths at Brogdar, in the Orkney Islands stand as a clarion ring straight through to very heart of who we are.
Everyday thought is characterized by positive illusions about oneself. But, can false belief that you are happy actually make you happy?
