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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.
Aug 18th, 2009
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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.
Mar 17th, 2009
WHAT IS THE HUMAN SPARK?
What is the nature of human uniqueness?
In a three-part series originally brodcast on PBS in January 2010, Alan Alda takes this question personally, visiting with dozens of scientists on three continents -- even undergoing an examination of his own brain.» Learn More
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