The find of the Century!
1) From the New York Times:Homo Naledi, New Species in Human Lineage, Is Found in South African Cave
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/11/science/south-africa-fossils-new-species-human-ancestor-homo-naledi.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0
2) From National Geographic:
This Face Changes the Human Story. But How?http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/09/150910-human-evolution-change/
3) NOVA on Lee Berger:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/next/evolution/lee-berger/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_campaign=nova_next
4) The original paper:
http://elifesciences.org/content/4/e09561
5) A recent article in SCIENCE by Ian Tattersall about defining genus Homo:
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/349/6251/931.full#ref-2
6) NOVA made a new human origins documentary just in time to be obsolete, but I'm going to watch it anyway!:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/dawn-of-humanity.html
7) And just for fun, a BBC story about using genetics to trace the origins of the Basque people:
Ancient DNA cracks puzzle of Basque origins
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-34175224
Palm Oil, Anyone?
Uses of palm oil:
http://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/which-everyday-products-contain-palm-oil
Sustainable palm oil:
http://greenpalm.org/about-palm-oil/what-is-palm-oil
Palm oil plantation in Borneo:
Deforestation in Borneo:
Middle-Out Economics vs. "TrickleDown/Reaganomics/"Voodoo" Economics and Class in America
http://theweek.com/articles/535236/conservative-obsession-finding-nextapple-wont-help-economy
http://billmoyers.com/2014/12/04/voodoo-econ/
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/06/opinion/paul-krugman-voodoo-economics-the-next-generation.html?_r=0
Class:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/26/business/economy/middle-class-shrinks-further-as-more-fall-out-instead-of-climbing-up.html?_r=0
http://theweek.com/articles/535832/are-republicans-weirdly-hesitant-talk-about-americas-middle-class
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