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  • March 15, 2019 at 10:05 am #98968
    nittany ram
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    The switch to processed foods gave us a slight overbite that unlocked the door to an expanded vocabulary.

    Link: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/03/ancient-switch-soft-food-gave-us-overbite-and-ability-pronounce-f-s-and-v-s

    March 15, 2019 at 11:20 am #98970
    Billy_T
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    Slightly OT:

    Did you see my recommendations for two very recent science books?

    Have you read them and do you know the authors? Both focus primarily on evolutionary science.

    The Tangled Tree, by David Quammen
    The Goodness Paradox, by Richard Wrangham.

    Both are seriously fascinating. My guess is someone with a science background would get even more out of them.

    https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Tangled-Tree/David-Quammen/9781476776620

    https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/530240/the-goodness-paradox-by-richard-wrangham/9781101870907/

    March 15, 2019 at 2:23 pm #98975
    nittany ram
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    I haven’t read those books, Billy. They do look interesting so when I get a chance I will check them out.

    March 15, 2019 at 5:15 pm #98978
    Billy_T
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    nittany ram wrote:

    I haven’t read those books, Billy. They do look interesting so when I get a chance I will check them out.

    Cool. Would really like to hear your take. ZN talked about them a bit. He has a much better background in science than I do. But, unless I’m mistaken, you’re an actual scientist in real life, so your view would be a great addition.

    March 16, 2019 at 3:36 pm #99004
    nittany ram
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    Billy_T wrote:

    But, unless I’m mistaken, you’re an actual scientist in real life, so your view would be a great addition.

    Technically that may be true, but I don’t work in reseach, so it’s probably more accurate to say that I work IN science rather than I AM a scientist.

    March 16, 2019 at 5:46 pm #99008
    zn
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    nittany ram wrote:

    Technically that may be true, but I don’t work in reseach, so it’s probably more accurate to say that I work IN science rather than I AM a scientist.

    I’m a scientist. That’s because I post stuff about science. It’s true that I can’t do the math. But, that’s just a technicality.

    March 16, 2019 at 7:28 pm #99010
    nittany ram
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    zn wrote:

    I’m a scientist. That’s because I post stuff about science. It’s true that I can’t do the math. But, that’s just a technicality.

    You drink, and you post things.

    Ss

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