Incipient Speciation in Ensatina Salamanders

BBC: Darwin: Evolution and emancipation

"What drove Charles Darwin to his extraordinary ideas on evolution and human origins? Adrian Desmond, with co-author James Moore, argue in a new book that the great scientist had a 'sacred cause': the abolition of slavery."

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Both Darwin's grandfather, Josiah Wedgwood, his uncle, Jos Wedgwood, were prominent abolitionists.

Acts 17:26: http://scripturetext.com/acts/17-26.htm

ἐποίησέν τε ἐξ ἑνὸς πᾶν ἔθνος ἀνθρώπων κατοικεῖν ἐπὶ παντὸς προσώπου τῆς γῆς, ὁρίσας προστεταγμένους καιροὺς καὶ τὰς ὁροθεσίας τῆς κατοικίας αὐτῶν,

And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth and hath determined the times before appointed and the bounds of their habitation

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Slave Medallion, An example of the
slave medallions produced by Josiah
Wedgwood to promote the abolition
of slavery, © Wedgwood Museum Trust

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BBC: Sir David Attenborough on creationism and morals

Slightly misleading headline above. Discussion wanders around a fair amount.

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The earth is a big place to wander around!

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BBC: Scientists hail stunning fossil

"A beautifully preserved 47-million-year-old fossil gives scientists new insights into the early evolution of primates."

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I was really impressed until I found out they bought the damned thing at a "Fossil Flea Market", or "Swap Meet", or something. There's the dedicated Paleontologist searching the booths and tables, credit card in hand, searching for the world's nect greatest find. Gak! :confused:

Great tits acquire taste for bats

BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8245165.stm

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Guardian: Great tits found hunting bats for food

Only change is constant. Over the course of time it is the lucky and the adaptable generalists who survive.

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BBC: Fossil finds extend human story

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Coming soon to a television near you, Discovering Ardi.

It would be interesting to have an analysis done on human devolution vis-a-vis burgeoning populations.

The advent of intensive mass-production of foodstuffs and other goods eliminated the need for massive populations to provide services and support for their brethren, yet we produce people out the whazoo day in and day out who now have nothing to do and nothing to contribute but to consume (a science fiction short was written about this issue 40 years or so ago).

In fact, the ability to get a job in the ever-decreasing tech fields (anything technical) is actually forcing talented people to give up hope.

Soylent Green anyone?

edit: found it - The Midas Plague by Frederik Pohl (1954)

:)

Back to where we started.....

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BBC: DNA identifies new ancient human dubbed 'X-woman'

"Scientists have identified a previously unknown type of ancient human through analysis of DNA from a finger bone unearthed in a Siberian cave."

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And how do we know they are not still among us? I swear I have spotted several Neanderthals, particularly aroung gyms: heavy, protruding eye brow ridge, lantern jaw, weak chin, sloping forehead, etc. The truth is out there! :)

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BBC: South African fossils could be new hominid species

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Ah, did they, or didn't they? The only folks I can find in favor of Neanderthal-Homo Sapiens crossbreeding seem to be Creationist advocates, seeking to kick the slats out from under that pesky Evolution Theory. Just as I don't look to science to deal with my beliefs, I won't look to religion to deal with my facts. <sigh> :p

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...ertal-dna.html

While there doesn't seem to be genetic evidence of H. sapiens sapiens and H. sapiens neanderthalensis having interbred, I don't think you can rule out the possibility without understanding the prevalence of drug and alcohol usage among human populations of the era.:devil: