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Third molars are a bitch
Despite my only having three of them, one of them required that the oral surgeon shave off a portion of my mandible. Thus, I hereby proclaim third molars “a bitch.” While I’m at it I would like to thank my human ancestors for utlizing this extra set of molars so that they may process vegetation [...]
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Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) and the evolution of human bipedalism
12.26.08 | Permalink | 5 CommentsHuman bipedal locomotion is arguably the most defining adaptation in the narrative of human evolution. It has altered the way our bodies dissipate heat, the way we give birth, and even the way we use our hands – to some extent it has influenced the function/morphology of every element of our anatomy. Of course, when [...]
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What gibbons might teach us about the evolution of human bipedalism
12.19.08 | Permalink | 4 CommentsRecently, I posted a bit of news regarding an article that appeared in The Journal of Experimental Biology. Well, I promised I would look into that matter further, and so here I am. The article, authored by Evie Vereecke and Peter Aerts, analyzes the mechanics of the gibbon foot in hopes of better understanding the [...]
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A very, merry, human evolutionary Christmas
12.16.08 | Permalink | 7 CommentsIt’s that time of year again, and as much as I make it a habit to espouse with the greatest of intensity my disgust at the very idea of Christmas I secretly love it because it means people buy me things… Specifically, they buy me books. Now, it’s never been difficult for me to formulate [...]
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Our gibbon-footed ancestors?
In a recent article in the Journal of Experimental Biology researchers at the University of Liverpool have hypothesized that ancestral humans possessed the ability to walk bipedally on a flat foot, much similar to the way modern gibbons do.
To understand how successful or ‘restrictive’ the flexible foot might have been for early humans we set [...] -
Plantar fasciitis: Bleeding for Lucy’s mistake
12.11.08 | Permalink | 6 CommentsThe Medicine
Plantar fasciitis is a quite common*, very painful foot problem caused by repeated tension on the plantar aponeurosis (or plantar fascia), a ligamentous structure that runs from the calcaneus (heel) to the bases of the proximal phalanges (toes), which results in inflammation. It is found most common in individuals who participate in high stress activities [...] -
Four Stone Hearth (54th Edition)
11.19.08 | Permalink | 3 CommentsThe time has come to talk of many things: Of shoes–and ships–and sealing-wax– of the 54th edition of the Four Stone Hearth! the web’s most amazing (only?) anthropology-encompassing blog carnival. The last edition, as you might remember, was held over at Archaeoporn on election night. For those of you as enthralled with anthropology as I, [...]
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‘Alien from earth’
…is the title for the NOVA documentary on Homo floriensis that is going to air tomorrow, November 11th at 8:00pm.
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Dr. Darwin, medicine woman: Foundations of evolutionary medicine (Part I)
[This is a multiple-part series that will deal with the foundation and current state of research at the intersection of evolution and medicine]
A fantastic article was published in the journal Preventive Medicine in 2002 (As far as medicine goes, it might as well be from the Paleolithic… I know…), entitled “Evolutionary Health Promotion.” The authors, [...] -
Grasping reality: A critique of judgement
This blog tends to be scientifically focused, as you may have noticed. I am very passionate about the goings on and productions of the scientific method and, especially, the many ways in which these pieces fit together (or, conversely, do not).
While the Earth continues turning, and humans go on with their daily lives, however, many [...]
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