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Climate Change as Driving Force for Evolution
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Climate Change as Driving Force for Evolution
December 27, 2012 at 11:28 am
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/201...080906.htm

Quote:Dec. 24, 2012 — A series of rapid environmental changes in East Africa roughly 2 million years ago may be responsible for driving human evolution, according to researchers at Penn State and Rutgers University.
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RE: Climate Change as Driving Force for Evolution
December 27, 2012 at 12:09 pm
(December 27, 2012 at 11:28 am)Minimalist Wrote: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/201...080906.htm

Quote:Dec. 24, 2012 — A series of rapid environmental changes in East Africa roughly 2 million years ago may be responsible for driving human evolution, according to researchers at Penn State and Rutgers University.

So you now subscribe to some form of out-of-Africa? Wink
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RE: Climate Change as Driving Force for Evolution
December 27, 2012 at 12:41 pm
Even multi-regionalists acknowledge that the genus homo arose in Africa.

OoA as a theory in itself includes a lot of assumptions, some of which, have been dismissed by recent studies...such as the no interbreeding between HSS and HNS.
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RE: Climate Change as Driving Force for Evolution
December 27, 2012 at 10:33 pm
It doesn't really surprise me, since extinction is a major force in evolution, and climate change is a major cause of extinction. I'm not surprised that all three are linked together. It saddens me the fascinating science that some miss out on.
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RE: Climate Change as Driving Force for Evolution
December 27, 2012 at 11:08 pm
Their choice, Cap. Reality frightens some people. Fairy tales are more comforting to them.
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RE: Climate Change as Driving Force for Evolution
December 28, 2012 at 9:37 am
(December 27, 2012 at 11:08 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Their choice, Cap. Reality frightens some people. Fairy tales are more comforting to them.

Isn't it strange though? Reality is so badass, and I got bored of fairy tails when I was a kid.
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RE: Climate Change as Driving Force for Evolution
December 28, 2012 at 9:43 am
(December 28, 2012 at 9:37 am)CapnAwesome Wrote:
(December 27, 2012 at 11:08 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Their choice, Cap. Reality frightens some people. Fairy tales are more comforting to them.

Isn't it strange though? Reality is so badass, and I got bored of fairy tails when I was a kid.

Fairytale are still fun, the trick is to recognise when they are fairytales.
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RE: Climate Change as Driving Force for Evolution
December 28, 2012 at 11:29 am
(December 28, 2012 at 9:37 am)CapnAwesome Wrote:
(December 27, 2012 at 11:08 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Their choice, Cap. Reality frightens some people. Fairy tales are more comforting to them.

Isn't it strange though? Reality is so badass, and I got bored of fairy tails when I was a kid.

Probably disqualifies you from ever being pope.
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RE: Climate Change as Driving Force for Evolution
December 28, 2012 at 11:56 am
(December 28, 2012 at 9:37 am)CapnAwesome Wrote: I got bored of fairy tails when I was a kid.

I'd still tap that fairy's tail!

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RE: Climate Change as Driving Force for Evolution
December 28, 2012 at 1:15 pm
(December 28, 2012 at 11:56 am)pocaracas Wrote:
(December 28, 2012 at 9:37 am)CapnAwesome Wrote: I got bored of fairy tails when I was a kid.

I'd still tap that fairy's tail!

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