Re: Interesting Items

Regarding the first article.

This is an example of the limitations of EQ. There are other things that
measure brain complexity other than relative brain size, such as the degree
convolutions (sulci and gyri), the number of layers in the neocortex, and
whether or not the particular species in question experience REM sleep or
not.

For the most part you cannot determine these things from skull fossils, at
least as far as I know.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Yates" <billyates@billyates.com>
To: <asa@calvin.edu>
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 5:20 PM
Subject: Interesting Items

> Some interesting things on the web today...
>
> Bigger brains aren’t always better
> http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6998797/
>
> Anthropologist resigns in 'dating disaster'
> http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=42940
>
> Human 'dental chaos' linked to evolution of cooking
> http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7035
>
> Signs of intelligent design emerging
> http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/02/19/signs_of_intelligent_design_emerging/
> (long URL)
>
> Jennings Explores ABCs of UFOs
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A26961-2005Feb15?language=printer
>
> I found these via World Net Daily (http://worldnetdaily.com/)
>
> --Bill Yates
>
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Received on Sun Feb 20 19:35:17 2005