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		<title>The Evolution of Media: Tool – Content – Behavior</title>
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Most people think modern societies are materialistic—we prize our possessions too much.  But after working on a fun design-anthropology project on the co-evolution of medium and content, I realized we don’t appreciate our stuff ...]]></description>
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		<title>Laughter is an Evolutionary Advantage!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being able to laugh at a situation or at yourself seems to be an evolutionary advantage.  There have probably been a number of situations in the lives of people and gorillas where things were so ...]]></description>
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		<title>From The Amphora to The Soiree-Decanter</title>
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		<dc:creator>Cynthia Young</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Archaeologists get giddy when their strata reveal a clean progression in the style and functionality of the artifacts found within the layers of earth.  But, archaeologists don&#8217;t have to be the only ones excited about ...]]></description>
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		<title>Dancing In Our DNA</title>
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Go ahead and watch the babies boppin and dancing in the Snazl above.  All of the clips are cute and one clip shows a baby dance prodigy.  But with a pair of anthropological glasses, one ...]]></description>
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