Human pheromones and cooperation
31 May 2013 | EVOLUTION Manly Sweat Makes Other Men More Cooperative Effect is more pronounced in men with high testosterone Excerpt: “I didn’t know […]
Month: May 2013
Wolves and dogs: mainstream "theory of mind" vs facts
Who’s (Socially) Smarter: The Dog or the Wolf? by John Bohannon on 28 May 2013, 5:40 PM Excerpt: “The mainstream theory is that wolves became […]
Theories of mind and consciousness: Intellectual apartheid
From the psychiatry research yahoo group: Fascinating things. “One of the fascinating things about theories of mind and consciousness is that they almost invariably speak […]
Nutrient dependent epialleles vs mutations
Science 24 May 2013 Editors’ Choice GENETICS Tagging New Genes by Laura M. Zahn Excerpt: Epialleles are heritable, nongenetic (epigenetic) differences in DNA methylation…. Regions […]
Nutrient dependent pheromone controlled adaptive evolution of teeth
22 May 2013 | ANTHROPOLOGY How Long Did Neandertals Breastfeed? Excerpt: “The teeth begin growing before birth… If early weaning was typical of Neandertals, Humphrey […]
Pheromones and exploration forge differences in twins and species
Exploration forges differences in identical twinsBy Puneet Kollipara Web edition: May 9, 2013 Excerpt: “Scientists have recognized that having distinct experiences within the same […]
Pheromones and the reform of psychiatry's diagnostic doctrine
Excerpt: “The blog post made waves in the media and rattled some psychiatric clinicians and researchers. But Insel says that he has been talking about […]
5-10,000 years of nutrient dependent pheromone controlled adaptive evolution
New discovery of ancient diet shatters conventional ideas of how agriculture emerged (reported 5/17/13) News article excerpt: “We have used a relatively new method known […]
Pheromones and the adaptive evolution of lying
Nutrient-dependent pheromone-controlled adaptive evolution of lying. Evolution of lying by Rob Brooks, The Conversation May 17, 2013 Excerpt: “Cooperation makes it possible for some individuals […]
Nutrient dependent pheromone controlled bacterial methylomes
Decoding Bacterial Methylomes A new technique could soon spur unprecedented insight into the role of bacterial epigenetics in the evolution of pathogen virulence. May 15, […]