Dr. Svante Pääbo, an evolutionary biologist featured in The Human Spark, was recently awarded the 2009 Kistler Prize. Watch video of Dr. Pääbo with Alan Alda.
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November 10th, 2009
In the News: 2009 Kistler Prize to Dr. Svante Pääbo
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September 18th, 2009
In the News: What Does Ape Behavior Say About Us?
Scientists are attacking the question of how we became human from a number of new directions – in addition to analyzing the evidence of ancient fossils.
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August 20th, 2009
In the News: Video – Pyroengineering
Pyroengineering. A big word for what early modern humans learned to do with silcrete at least 72,000 years ago, according to researchers.
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August 18th, 2009
In the News: Oldest Musical Instruments
Talk about "oldies" music! Scientists recently uncovered the oldest musical instruments, in the form of carved bone and ivory flutes.
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June 12th, 2009
In the News: Test Your Brain
A Web site called Test My Brain lets you participate in online experiments and get feedback about how you compare to other online participants.
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May 27th, 2009
In the News: A Fossil Called “Ida”
The media has jumped all over this beautifully preserved 47-million-year-old fossil, with some even calling it a “missing link.” What do you think?
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April 13th, 2009
In the News: Evolution and Color Vision
The colors a species can perceive is dictated by the types and number of visual pigments found in the retina. How might our color vision system have evolved?
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April 7th, 2009
In the News: Primate Planning
A chimp named Santino at a Swedish zoo seems to be forcing a more nuanced picture of what types of anticipation and planning our closest relatives are capable of.
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March 5th, 2009
In the News: Ancient Footprints
Anthropologists recently announced they’ve discovered the first example of footprints from the early human species Homo erectus.
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February 24th, 2009
In the News: Nobel Conference – Who Were the First Humans?
Gustavus Adolphus College hosted a conference last October focused squarely on the idea of “The Human Spark.” We've met with many of the speakers.
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