Humans are the only species that can choke on their food?
In chapter 5 we discuss the advantages for speech and singing provide by the descended larynx in humans. An oft made observation that...
Controversy over Sahelanthropus
In Chapter five we discuss Sahelnthropus tchadensis, touted as the first member of the Hominid tribe to walk upright. New research...
The ancestor to all hominins had a ‘mosaic’ of ape and human brain features
Interesting artcile about new research on the Australopithecan brain: https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/the-ancestor-to-all-hominins-had-...
The McGurk Effect and How Different Sensory Parts of the Brain Interact with Each Other
On page 90 of Chapter 5, we talk about the problems of sounds not being. readily identifiable when they don't have an iconic character,...