by Paige Madison | Dec 24, 2018 | Feature, Science
Everything you thought you knew about human evolution is wrong. I’m kidding of course, but this is often the impression given by news headlines. While this is far from the truth (scientists have made huge leaps in understanding human origins in recent decades), there...
by Paige Madison | Nov 19, 2018 | Feature
I remember when I first learned about the crazy, contentious new species of human relative Homo floresiensis. I was a little late—when the little “hobbit” was announced in 2004 I was only in high school, just barely beginning to understand the discipline of...
by Paige Madison | Aug 30, 2018 | In the News
The controversial ancient hominin remains of Homo floresiensis have only been found at one site: the cave known as Liang Bua. The cave, located on the eastern Indonesian island of Flores, is a pretty fascinating and magical place. As some of you know, I have visited...
by Paige Madison | Aug 7, 2018 | Feature, Science
It’s hard to believe it’s already August. The year has sped by at an unprecedented rate, so much so that I missed the halfway point of the year (by a couple of months–oops). But, I’ve decided I need to do a roundup of my favorite finds this...
by Paige Madison | Jun 15, 2018 | In the News
Joachim Neander was a 17th-century Calvinist theologian who often hiked through a valley outside Düsseldorf, Germany, writing hymns. Neander understood everything around him as a manifestation of the Lord’s will and work. There was no room in his worldview for...
