Edge Annual Question 2016
This years Edge Annual Question asked their assorted eminent scholars to pick the most interesting scientific news from the last few years. The result is a nice set of short posts recapping some recent discoveries. Here’s a round-up of archaeology/anthropology related responses:
- Joscha Bach, Everything Is Computation
- Laura Betzig, People Are Animals
- Gregory Cochran, The Origin Of Europeans
- Jared Diamond, The Most Important X…Y…Z…
- W. Tecumseh Fitch, Paleo-DNA and De-Extinction
- Michael McCullough, Religious Morality Is Mostly Below The Belt
- Tor Nørretranders, High Tech Stone Age*
- Gloria Origgi, How To Be Bad Together: Antisocial Punishment of Pro-Social Cooperators
- Steven Pinker, Human Progress Quantified
- Timothy Taylor, Weapons Technology Powered Human Evolution
- Peter Turchin, Fatty Foods Are Good For Your Health