Lee Williams2 days agoHow Our Thoughts Shape the Way Spoken Words Evolvescientificamerican.com - Anvita PatwardhanCharles Darwin found inspiration for his theory of evolution in birds’ beaks, giant tortoise shells—and language. “The survival or preservation of …
Lee WilliamsAmerica’s 806 Billionaires Are Now Richer Than Half the Population Combined—a Lot Richermotherjones.com - Michael MechanicAre you better off now than you were when Donald Trump was president? That’s a dumb question for Republicans to pose, because the answer by most …
Lee WilliamsAboriginal people made pottery and sailed to distant offshore islands thousands of years before Europeans arrivedtheconversation.com - Sean Ulm and Ian J. McNiven and Kenneth McLeanPottery was largely unknown in Australia before the recent past, despite well-known pottery traditions in nearby Papua New Guinea and the islands of …
Lee WilliamsHuman Brains Have Gotten Astonishingly Bigger Over the Last 75 Yearsverified_publisherPopular Mechanics - Darren OrfThe incredibly study sheds a light on the resilience of modern minds. The human brain is one of the most impressive organs in the animal kingdom. By far the most advanced cerebrum nature has ever produced (at least, as far as we know), the brain consistently confounds scientists who are trying to …
Lee Williams"Women's work" could soon be officially measured in government dataAxios - Emily PeckThe Labor Department might soon start tracking an often overlooked part of the economy: "women's work." Why it matters: Unpaid household labor like …
Lee WilliamsBoomers are huggers, Gen Z fakes phone calls: How greetings differ across generationsverified_publisherFast Company - Shalene GuptaFirst impression start at hello, but what hello looks like can differ from place to place, and even by generation—whether it’s a cheek kiss, a handshake, or speeding up and walking away as quickly as possible. Language-learning platform Preply surveyed over 1,000 Americans on their views about …
