Gracilization: evidence of humans domesticating themselves

""gracilization" -- that is, "a worldwide thinning of the human skull" starting around 40,000 years ago. Why was it that, millenniums before the agricultural revolution, our ancestors became progressively lighter-boned and smaller? A crucial clue: The fossil record and...

Maximum Wage for Greedy People like Bankers? Bring it on!

"Saturday, 22 August 2009 Compass High Pay Commission Campaign Compass are running a campaign for a High Pay Commission to balance the Low Pay Commission that led to the minimum wage. They have a statement that anyone in support of it can sign. This is the web address...

Zero Time. Did it ever happen?

"Sorting the terms gives this simple equation: ( tv )2 - ( to )2 = ( tc )2 Using the difference of two squares, it reduces to the same form as the original hypothesised equation. When we trace back our observed time to zero at the Big Bang, universal time has the value tc,...

THE JESUS TOMB?

"By all ancient accounts, the tomb of Jesus was empty-- even the Jewish and Roman authorities acknowledged this. "So says Ben Witherington, a professional Christian complaining about the fantastic Discovery Channel film about the Family Tomb of Jesus. Few will deny the...

Is Religion a Right Wing Plot?

"The recent Baylor survey shows that the majority belief in the US is in an authoritarian God, and 40% of young people believe in him. This authoritarian God has views that are amazingly like those of George Bush and the Republican party. Maybe Bush can crow even though he...