Harvard's Dan Lieberman argues that we humans evolved to become the best long-distance runners on earth -- and we did it barefoot!
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Spark Blog: Larry Engel: Running Better in “Non-sneakers”
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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 9th, 2009
Spark Blog: Video – Dr. Steven Pinker: Language Makes Us Human
Language is central to Steven Pinker's conception of what makes us human.
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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 17th, 2009
Spark Blog: Rewriting the History of the Modern Human Mind
Just ten years ago, the prevailing view was that the modern human mind suddenly gelled in Europe some 35,000 years ago. Alison Brooks and her colleague Sally McBrearty have challenged that notion.
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March 6th, 2009
Spark Blog: The Science Behind Why Chimps Are Not Pets
Researcher Brian Hare is an advocate for eliminating the chimpanzee pet trade. In the wake of the chimp attack, Brian explains the science behind his stance.
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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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January 16th, 2009
Spark Blog: Video: North Carolina Through the Looking Glass
Larry Engel discusses the challenges and joys of filming Alan with the chimps at the North Carolina Zoo.
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December 23rd, 2008
In the News: Counting Without Numbers
One of the earliest things American children are taught is how to count items out loud. But how much do we understand about numbers before we learn this vocabulary?
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