Thursday, January 10, 2008

Forensic DNA Presentation

This morning I listened to a talk by Joan Bienveneuve of the Army Forensics lab. The presentation was part of a seminar held at my day job--Chemical Heritage Foundation. She spoke about identifying the remains of soldiers using DNA. With this process, unknown soldiers have been identified from as far back as the Civil War. Although most IDs are from the Viet Nam and Korean wars.

The WEIRDest People in the World by Joseph Henrich

  Joseph Henrich ’s The WEIRDest People in the World : How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous is an enorm...