I want to share with you news about some yet to be released research on the role of two genes, ASPM & Microcephalin, in language tone, which has just hit the press releases. ASPM & Microcephalin are known to play a role in brain development of primates. The role of these two genes in language [...]
May 29, 2007
How Alexander the Great used Holocene morphogenesis to capture Tyre
There’s a lotta anthropology goodness surfacing on the internets today, and I’ll try to share some of the ones that sparked my interests. The first is an application of archaeology, specifically geoarchaeology, in solving the mystery on how Alexander the Great conquered the island of Tyre.
I’m assuming everyone knows who Alexander the Great was. In [...]
