Did English originate in Turkey?

By: J T McAlister  •   •  0 Comments  •  9 years ago

ScienceMapping the Origins and Expansion of the Indo-European Language Family Bouckaert et al.ABSTRACTThere are two competing hypotheses for the origin of the Indo-European language family. The conventional view places the homeland in the Pontic steppes about 6000 years ago. An alternative...

Social Networks and the Dunbar Number

By: J T McAlister  •   •  2 Comments  •  9 years ago

One of the most startling results of the expanded neocortex, the primate brain that appeared about sixty million years ago, is the development of the social group. Primatologists have determined that, due to their highly social nature, all primates need to maintain personal contact with other...

Scientists Discover Children’s Cells Living in Mothers’ Brains

By: J T McAlister  •   •  4 Comments  •  9 years ago

WOW! Blown away by the discovery of children's cells in the blood and brains of their mothers after pregnancy!This condition is called chimerism after the fire-breathing Chimera from Greek mythology, a creature that was part serpent part lion and part goat. Naturally occurring chimeras are far...