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What's in a surname? New study explores what the evolution of names reveals about China

What's in a surname? New study explores what the evolution of names reveals about China | Science News | Scoop.it
What can surnames tell us about the culture, genetics and history of our society?
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Will is Power… from the Selfish Gene to the Transcendence of the Human Being

Will is Power… from the Selfish Gene to the Transcendence of the Human Being | Science News | Scoop.it
The human being is compounded of a congeries of genes. These genes are responsible for the man to greatly appreciate his own well being, and greatly suffer with his own pain. They are also responsi...
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Research team shows cultural practices can cause biological evolution

According to a group of historians and anthropologists who have been studying several tribes of people in South America, cultural practices have led to evolved physical traits for one tribe that has caused them to have a unique appearance compared other tribes in the area.

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Culture not genes drives humans forward

Culture not genes drives humans forward | Science News | Scoop.it
Evolutionary biologist at the University of Reading Professor Mark Pagel argues that our cultural influences are more important to our success as a species than our genes in his new book published this week.
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Memetics, Schematics, and Cultural Genetics

Memetics, Schematics, and Cultural Genetics | Science News | Scoop.it
Recently I came across a reference to memetics, which I've heard of and frankly dismissed as a conflation of the biological and cultural, similar to UG, in a way that ignores the cognitive processe...

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