I wanna know your thoughts on this issue. The issue is about cognitive differences between the sexes, which is always a hot anthropological issue. Recently, Sheril Kirshenbaum from The Intersection posted some examples of NSF's Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 report. The results of the report indicate that females are much less adept in answering... Continue Reading →
Gorillas with Weapons and Mirror Neurons & Macaques
If you don't follow my other blog but are interested in tool use, I just blogged about gorillas who have been seen using clumps of grass and branches as weapons as well as the new research which links macaque tool use and mirror neurons at Primatology.net. John Hawks also covered the macaque & mirror neuron... Continue Reading →
Where cultural anthropology meets entertainment, Discovery Channel’s Last One Standing
Last Thursday I caught Discovery Channel's new reality television show called Last One Standing. The premise of the show is that they take six men and place them in different ethnic groups around the world to learn the respective fighting style and compete on behalf of the ethnic group. It is macho and over produced.... Continue Reading →
