The secret to the rise of Man?
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Man became the world&#39;s alpha species thanks to his outsized brain, according to the view that has dominated anthropology for decades.
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The complexity of life took    billions of years to push and stretch and reshape the biological niche that    is Earth. It would seem prudent Â if one had the means Â to save some portion    of the blueprints of this majesty, so that the process would not have to start    over from scratch in the event of a global cataclysm.
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New masters of the universe--or creators of too much leverage?
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The west is stripping the developing world of its talent. The pressures of ageing populations and the need to be at the frontier of technological change has meant skilled labour is in short supply, so raiding
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Tycho:  It's hard to imagine not having access to a deep reservoir of supernatural knowledge to enrich and inform my daily life.  As early as age thirteen I was already curating a collection of incredible facts, highly granular assessments of wicked and ancient lizards, up to and including notes on their diet, sleep habits, and taste in home decor.  From the demure to the diabolical, I have sought to build a robust profile of the hidden world.  My very mind is an arsenal.
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Rise of the Machinesâ¢ scuttles a little closer
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Tiger Woods has it. So does Arnold Schwarzenegger and George Clooney. Mickey Mantle certainly had it. And Magic Johnson still does. It's charisma, and you can't manufacture it, bottle it or buy it. It seems you're just born with it.
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Kit-form Lurch servants/monkey butlers for all Topflight Mancunian scientists believe they will soon pioneer an improved technique for splicing together human nerves. This could offer a range of benefits, not least the ability to assemble huge, powerful bodies out of miscellaneous human parts and implanted brains harvested from condemned criminal maniacs.â¦
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America used to be the tallest country in the world. From the days of the founding fathers right on through the industrial revolution and two world wars, Americans literally towered over other nations. In a land of boundless open spaces and limitless natural abundance, the young nation transformed its increasing wealth into human growth.
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Use some psychological tricks and end up richer.
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Sink your hooks into powerful growth.
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SALT LAKE CITY Nov 18, 2004 - New research suggests that developing the ability to run long thought to be a byproduct of walking for early man was actually an instrumental step in the evolution of people from ape-like creatures into what we know today
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The history of how Christianity became an accepted mainstream religion is an interesting one. If you have never heard the story of the Roman Emperor Constantine and his effect on the world's current religious landscape, read on to learn how one mans actions during his rise to power changed the world forever.
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The proliferation of action-adventure movies can be explained by our collective craving for heroes. They need not come from other planets or have super powers, for we have all-too-mortal creatures worthy of hero worship in our firefighters.
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Evangelicals in Kenya want to radically alter one of the world's most important exhibits of fossils recording the ascent of man from primates. By Lakshmi Sandhana.
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New research suggests that developing the ability to run &#151; long thought to be a byproduct of walking for early man &#151; was actually an instrumental step in the evolution of people from ape-like creatures into what we know today as humans.
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Comment is free: George Monbiot: Britain's future prosperity has been hardwired to rising use of transport fuels, without a thought for the supply drying up.