by Christine Kenneally BH | May 8, 2013 | Ancient DNA, Ancient genomics, Australopithecus afarensis, Brain, Complexity, Consciousness, Evolution, Extinction, Fire, First human..., Genes, History, Homo erectus, Homo floresiensis, Homo habilis, Humans, Mitochondrial DNA, Neandertals, Prehistoric humans, Science, Social complexity/connection, Soul/Free Will, Walking
I reviewed four new science books for The New York Times. They span millions of years, beginning with the birth of humanity and ending with a serious look at...
by Christine Kenneally BH | Jun 20, 2011 | Brain, Complexity, Evolution, Genes, History, Populations, Science
The sins of the fathers may be visited on the deoxyribose nucleic acids of the sons. I wrote about the "Epigenetics: The Ultimate Mystery of Inheritance" for Slate.
by Christine Kenneally BH | Mar 30, 2011 | Evolution, Food and Drink, Humans, Lice, Parasites, Science
Lice are humanity's most ardent companions. I couldn't stop scratching my head while I wrote this for The Monthly.
by Christine Kenneally BH | May 27, 2010 | Bilinguals, Brain, Common sense, Evolution, Intonation, Plasticity, Words
"Rawa-dawa!" And other words. In this week's cover story at New Scientist.
by Christine Kenneally BH | Oct 5, 2009 | Altruism, Baboons, Chimpanzees, Co-operation, Complexity, Evolution, Genes, Social complexity/connection
Frans de Waal, director of the Living Links Center at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center in Atlanta, believes that it's just as natural to be nice as it is be mean. Man may be wolf to man, as the old saying has it, but de Waal points out with casual...
by Christine Kenneally BH | Jun 21, 2009 | Evolution, First human..., Food and Drink, Men, women & language, Prehistoric humans
I Cook, Therefore I Am. How dropping food in fire made us human. Slate
