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Spark Blog: Chimpanzee Culture?

August 26th, 2009
Spark Blog: Chimpanzee Culture?

Psychologist Vicky Horner discusses research into chimpanzee cultural transmission. Do chimps have "culture" like humans?

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In the News: Video – Pyroengineering

In the News

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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In the News: Oldest Musical Instruments

In the News

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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Spark Blog: Twitter Trivia

August 11th, 2009
Spark Blog: Twitter Trivia

Can you use Google and Twitter? If so, wrangle with these trivia questions to receive free science DVDs.

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Spark Blog: Behind the Scenes and Inside the Skulls

August 7th, 2009
Spark Blog: Behind the Scenes and Inside the Skulls

We took a look inside Alan's brain using an MRI machine. Apparently he has quite a plump hippocampus.

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What is the nature of human uniqueness