Physical Anthropology
National University of Ireland Galway
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The evolutionary basis of physical attraction
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Physical appearance is more or less the only thing to go on when we encounter someone new. Their appearance is based primarily on a genetic lottery and yet we use this to decide if someone is aesthetically pleasing or unappealing in a matter of seconds. This essay aimed to discuss in depth various factors that influences an individual’s judgement on physical attractiveness and how these factors have evolved over time.
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Who are we as a species
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Humans (taxonomically Homo sapiens) are the only extant members of the subtribe Hominina, a branch of the tribe Hominini belonging to the family of great apes. They are characterized by erect posture and bipedal locomotion; high manual dexterity and heavy tool use compared to other animals; open-ended and complex language use compared to other animal communications; and a general trend toward larger, more complex brains and societies. My perspective on what makes humans unique
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Why do we smile
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Long before written symbols, even before spoken language, our ancestors communicated by gesture. Even now, a lot of what we communicate to each other is non-verbal, partly hidden beneath the surface of awareness. We smile, laugh, cry, cringe, stand tall, shrug. These behaviors are natural, but they are also symbolic. My view on why we smile and how does it relate to our extant relatives
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What apes can teach us about ourselves
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As civilized humans, we don’t often like to think of ourselves as animals, but that is exactly what we are. When it comes to the great apes (chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans), we share over 90 percent of our genes with these species, making them our closest evolutionary cousins. The biological gap between us and our great ape cousins is small. At last count, only 1.23 percent of our genes differ from those of chimpanzees. This amounts to about 40 million differences in our DNA, h...
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To access an email, what's the most important anatomical structure to utilise
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There are different technological devices that can be used to asses an email nowadays. Therefore, the anatomical structure most important to assess the email will depend on the medium. The structures I deem to be important for us to access the email is a combination of the brain and our hands. I also discussed about the evolution of these two structures
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Ape infant vs Human infant
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My view on the differences between a human infant and a Bonobo infant. Posing questions such as; What is the same, what is different? Why does one walk on the hind-limb and the other not?
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Humans and anthropology
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The timeline of human evolution outlines the major events in the development of the human species, Homo sapiens, and the evolution of the human's ancestors.
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Animals and anthropology
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Overview of Dogs and Monkeys and Apes in anthropology
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