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Rift.https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/hera81.pngHERA8https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/hera8.pngHERA8More simulators. These are for practicing flying spacecraft, and are incredibly immersive.https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/hera71.pngHERA7https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/hera7.pngHERA7Scientific equipment and a simulatorhttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/hera6.pngHERA6The activities of project participants are continuously monitored by scientists and HERA Mission Control personnel in cubicles just outside the facility. There are signs everywhere reminding people outside the facility to speak quietly, so as to not distract participants from the illusion of isolationhttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/hera5.pngHERA5The patch design for the upcoming HERA mission on a project computer2016-05-04T22:45:53+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2016/04/19/another-open-thread-on-vaccines/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/screen-shot-2016-04-19-at-11-58-01-am.pngScreen Shot 2016-04-19 at 11.58.01 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09.26.49https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cafkckqwaaan01t.jpgCafkckqWAAAn01thttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2016-01-30-20-29-29.jpg2016-01-30 20.29.292017-04-20T15:26:30+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2016/02/09/conspirasea-day-7-i-failed/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/fidu.jpgFiduhttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/motions.jpgMotionshttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/indictment.jpgIndictmenthttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2016-01-30-20-10-10-2.jpg2016-01-30 20.10.10 (2)https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/pessoa_neutra-svg1.pngPessoa_Neutra.svg2017-05-03T15:48:14+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2016/02/15/an-interview-with-andrew-wakefield/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/conf-doc-ru-96gal.jpgconf-doc-ru-96galBins like these are used to dispose of confidential documents in many offices, to protect privacy when clearing out old hard copies containing things like social security numbers or health records.2016-03-27T23:04:25+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2016/01/26/a-skeptic-on-the-conspira-sea-cruise-day-1/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/statement.jpgStatementhttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/winston-shrout-lecture.jpgWinston Shrout Lecturehttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/itinerary-and-cunning-hat.jpgItinerary and Cunning Hathttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/andy-wakefield-lecture.jpgAndy Wakefield Lecturehttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/horowitz-kane-lecture.jpgHorowitz Kane Lecturehttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/economy-cabin.jpgEconomy Cabin2016-05-06T18:23:27+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2016/01/27/reverse-the-constitutional-polarity-of-the-baryonic-trustee-matrix-legal-gibberish-on-the-conspirasea-cruise-day-2/2017-04-11T01:10:08+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2016/01/28/nothing-to-fear-conspirasea-cruise-day-3/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_4591.jpgIMG_4591The beloved pup in question named Alu (because I'm a geneticist). --Jennifer2016-02-17T01:44:51+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2016/01/30/troubled-waters-conspirasea-cruise-day-4ish/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/hallway.jpgHallwayhttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/image11.jpgimage1(1)2016-02-25T21:16:57+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2016/01/30/a-skeptic-on-the-conspirasea-cruise-day-5-i-just-cant-do-another-nautical-pun/2018-08-12T13:57:46+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2015/09/09/deep-conspirasea-fishing-a-fundraising-drive/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cruise0.jpgCruise02016-03-11T16:42:07+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2016/02/09/sexual-harassment-in-physical-anthropology/2016-02-13T20:04:46+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2015/12/28/why-there-are-still-monkeys-lessons-learned-from-teaching-evolution-in-kansas/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/11182158_10155419104600526_8203808857044731218_n.jpg11182158_10155419104600526_8203808857044731218_nMy sister and I came from the same parents, but we're both able to exist at the same time. 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The locations of the Upward Sun River site, as well as the seven previously reported archaeological sites dated at >8,000 y B.P. with successfully genotyped human mitochondrial DNA lineages, are listed on the map (with reported haplotypes). Reported populations of ≥ 20 individuals with ≥ 40% C1 (yellow) or B2 (blue) are shown. 2016-01-28T23:31:24+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2015/10/19/the-lost-city-that-isnt/2017-08-15T01:17:32+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2015/09/03/open-access-and-pseudoarchaeology-an-encouraging-update/2015-10-07T22:32:10+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/site-policies/2016-04-19T18:38:18+00:00weekly0.6https://violentmetaphors.com/2015/09/17/republicans-arent-anti-vaccine-yet/2015-10-01T15:23:48+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2015/07/21/public-outreach-thats-inaccessible-by-the-public/2015-09-03T17:32:12+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2015/08/21/mixed-messages-during-national-immunization-awareness-month/2015-08-21T19:48:12+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2015/08/14/good-science-communication-means-never-calling-them-retard-even-if-youre-nassim-taleb/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/lowly-individuals.jpgLowly Individualshttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/travel-costs.jpgTravel Costshttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/800px-anger_controlls_him1.jpgAnger Controls Him by Jessica Flavinhttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/taleb-snip-2.jpgNassim Taleb, in his own words"The method is to treat people like you as if they were nonthinking animals. What can you do about it?"https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/taleb-snip-1.jpgNassim Taleb in his own wordsSelf-aggrandizing, demeaning to everyone else.https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/800px-anger_controlls_him.jpgAnger Controls HimAnger Controls Him by Jessica Flavinhttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/nt21.jpgNT2"The method is to treat people like you as if they were nonthinking animals. What can you do about it?"https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/nt11.jpgNT1Self-aggrandizing, demeaning to everyone else.https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/nt2.jpgNTT CommentSelf-aggrandizing, demeaning to everyone else.https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/nt1.jpg"The method is to treat people like you as if they were nonthinking animals. What can you do about it?"2020-11-15T02:13:08+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2015/06/22/encouraging-science-journalism-the-genome-of-kennewick-man/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/nature14625-f3.jpgnature14625-f3Figure 3 from Rasmussen et al, showing how Kennewick Man's genome relates to other Native American populations. 2015-08-24T10:42:05+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2015/06/17/no-seriously-dont-politicize-anti-vax-sentiment/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/5299215762_646afdf625_b.jpg"My God, it's full of stars!"Seriously, everyone.https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/4177295-26260908-thumbnail.png4177295-26260908-thumbnailSource: Dan Kahan and the Cultural Cognition Projecthttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/vacandfriends.pngvacandfriendshttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/mp900399983-300x199.jpgMP900399983-300x199This is a better illustration of what vaccination is really about. Courtesy of Microsoft stock images, so it's even free!2015-06-28T13:12:09+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2015/05/18/a-normal-persons-review-of-the-apple-watch/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/fullsizerender.jpgFullSizeRenderNot every message needs an immediate response.https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_1857.jpgIMG_18572015-08-04T22:05:48+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2015/05/13/the-most-important-playground-conversation-a-presentation/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/slide17.jpgSlide17https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/slide18.jpgSlide18https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/slide15.jpgSlide15https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/slide16.jpgSlide16https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/slide13.jpgSlide13https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/slide14.jpgSlide14https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/slide11.jpgSlide11https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/slide12.jpgSlide12https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/slide9.jpgSlide9https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/slide10.jpgSlide102015-05-14T16:49:39+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/05/17/whats-the-difference-between-science-and-pseudo-science/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/authority.jpg2016-10-11T17:20:55+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2015/05/09/1709/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/glove.jpggloveBarrow AK. Photo by Jennifer Raff.https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/4967_191914030525_2083863_n.jpg4967_191914030525_2083863_nBarrow, AK. Photo by Jennifer Raff.https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/4937_193455990525_4137773_n.jpg4937_193455990525_4137773_nHere I am working at the Nuvuk site in 2009. 2016-06-21T17:01:28+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2015/04/22/new-study-overturns-yet-another-anti-vaccine-talking-point/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/10881718_10101816467251861_7887796545766026690_n.jpg10881718_10101816467251861_7887796545766026690_nAn absence of integrity in pseudoscientific constructions is revealed over time.2016-11-12T14:09:10+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2015/04/10/why-the-food-babe-is-wrong-its-not-just-because-shes-ignorant/2017-11-08T08:44:49+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2015/02/12/darwin-day/2015-04-11T17:14:32+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2015/01/31/dear-parents-lets-talk-about-measles/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/vaccine-superhero.jpgVaccine superheroBe a vaccine superhero this month !https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/rougeoledp.jpgRougeoleDPhttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2014-06-28-12-30-42.jpg2014-06-28 12.30.42https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2014-06-28-12-30-28.jpg2014-06-28 12.30.28https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2014-06-04-13-05-55.jpg2014-06-04 13.05.55Source: Dan Kahan and the Cultural Cognition Projecthttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2014-06-04-13-05-37.jpg2014-06-04 13.05.37https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2014-06-04-13-05-28-2.jpg2014-06-04 13.05.28-2https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2014-05-30-11-20-37.jpg2014-05-30 11.20.37https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2014-05-30-10-56-37.jpg2014-05-30 10.56.37https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2014-11-28-15-04-09.jpg2014-11-28 15.04.092016-04-21T11:32:17+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2015/02/04/please-dont-politicize-vaccine-refusal/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/shirt.jpgColinhttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/polarimpact.pngpolarimpactSource: The Cultural Cognition Project at Yale Law School2017-01-02T21:41:53+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2015/02/01/mike-adams-of-natural-news-as-fine-a-lawyer-as-he-is-a-scientist2/2015-02-09T18:10:40+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/12/20/the-most-important-playground-conversation-how-to-persuade-a-friend-to-vaccinate/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/questions.jpgquestionshttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/picture-7.pngPicture 7https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/picture-6.pngPicture 6https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/picture-5.pngPicture 5https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/picture-4.pngPicture 4https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/picture3.pngPicture3https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/picture2.pngPicture2https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/picture1.pngPicture12017-12-12T03:35:22+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2014/03/10/problematic-science-journalism-native-american-ancestry-and-the-solutrean-hypothesis/2018-12-02T04:43:52+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2014/05/21/nicholas-wade-and-race-building-a-scientific-facade/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/us-census-races.jpgUS Census racesThe United States census classifications of race or color, 1890-1990. Table 1 from Lee, S. (1993) “Racial classifications in the US census 1890-1990.” Ethnic and Racial Studies Volume 16 (1). https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/structure1.jpgStructureFigure 1 from Rosenberg et al. 2003 showing Structure runs at 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 populations. Each population is separated by a black line. Ancestry groupings inferred from the program on the basis of genetic similarity are represented by different colors. https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/structure.jpgStructureFigure 1 from Rosenberg et al. 2003 showing Structure runs at 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 populations. Each population is separated by a black line. Ancestry groupings inferred from the program on the basis of genetic similarity are represented by different colors. https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/screen-shot-2014-05-20-at-8-21-17-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-05-20 at 8.21.17 PMhttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/wade.jpgWadePlus ça change, plus c'est la même chose https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/us-census-races-1890-1990.jpgUS Census races 1890-1990The United States census classifications of race or color, 1890-1990. Table 1 from Lee, S. (1993) “Racial classifications in the US census 1890-1990.” Ethnic and Racial Studies Volume 16 (1). 2019-03-06T14:44:53+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2015/01/29/are-you-arguing-with-yourself/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/bp2.jpg"Alu makes peace"https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/brisket.jpgbriskethttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/bantams.jpgbantamshttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/kcm_0196-x2.jpg"Alu finds a ball"https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/kcm_0917-2-xl.jpg"Alu's Immense Dignity (Farting Dog)"https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/kcm_0917-x2.jpg"Alu's Immense Dignity (Farting Dog)"https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/kcm_0620-x2.jpgKCM_0620-X2https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/kcm_0228-xl.jpg"Alu discovers her friend is fast"https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/kcm_0223-x2.jpg"Alu discovers her friend is strong"https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/kcm_0219-l.jpg"Alu finds a friend"2016-06-01T01:15:55+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2015/01/26/a-bit-of-personal-news/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/onward.jpgOnwardMentoring is everything in science. 2015-01-31T13:53:48+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2015/01/14/storytelling-vs-science/2015-01-18T22:29:30+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2014/12/15/closing-my-browser-tabs-121514/2016-02-01T04:17:49+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2014/09/20/andrew-wakefield-loses-again-in-court-what-happened/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/view.jpgview2019-02-21T04:53:29+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/09/12/standing-up-for-evolution-education-in-texas/2014-11-30T22:59:31+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/09/17/adventures-with-the-texas-state-board-of-education/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/participants.jpgparticipantsA sampling of people present to speak on behalf of evolution/climate change education: Nikoloi Litvonyenkov (UT student), Kristen Miller White (professional geologist), Arthur Stewart (Senior minister, Midway Hills Christian Church), and Jennifer Darrouzet (Software engineer).https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/media.jpgmediaMedia at the Board of Education meetinghttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/creationists.jpgcreationistsSome of the pro-Creationism/Intelligent Design individuals who came out to testify against the proposed science textbooks 2014-11-30T22:49:33+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2014/11/30/yes-doctors-know-what-theyre-talking-about-refuting-a-common-anti-vaccine-argument/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/hieronymus_bosch_053.jpgHieronymus_Bosch_053"<a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hieronymus_Bosch_053.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Hieronymus_Bosch_053.jpg">Hieronymus Bosch 053</a>" by <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hieronymus_Bosch" class="extiw" title="en:Hieronymus Bosch">Hieronymus Bosch</a> (circa <span style="white-space:nowrap;">1450</span>–1516) - www.rijksmuseum.nl : <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/?lang=en">Home</a> : <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/collectie/zoeken/asset.jsp?id=SK-A-1601&lang=en">Info</a> : <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/images/assets/steunafbeeldingen/SK-A-1601-a">Pic</a>. Licensed under Public domain via <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/">Wikimedia Commons</a>.2020-03-02T00:01:41+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2014/11/26/a-scientist-was-asked-to-review-a-new-paper-youll-never-guess-what-happened-next/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/kcm4407.jpg_KCM44072014-12-05T19:50:45+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2014/10/23/i-live-only-2-hours-from-the-ebola-hospital-in-dallas-heres-what-im-doing-to-protect-my-family/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-24-at-6-53-16-am.pngScreen Shot 2014-10-24 at 6.53.16 AMPerspectivehttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-23-at-9-31-15-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-10-23 at 9.31.15 PMFrom http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/pdf/infographic.pdf2014-11-05T02:03:34+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2014/10/04/another-day-another-anti-vaccine-paper-retracted/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-04-at-1-31-23-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-10-04 at 1.31.23 PM2015-01-22T20:59:02+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2014/09/10/closing-my-browser-tabs-september-10-2014/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/me-ryan-aaron.jpgMe, Ryan, Aaronhttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ryans-knuckle.jpgRyan's knuckleOne for my paleopathology friends! Ryan Jensen has the best boxer's knuckles I've ever seen. https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/photo-1.jpgphoto-1I love this shot I got backstage of Michelle Waterson discussing her fight with Greg Jackson. https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tara-and-jodie.jpgTara and JodieI'm forever a Team Jackson-Winkeljohn girl! Hanging out with my friends Tara LaRosa and Jodie Esquibel after the fightshttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/roxanne.jpgRoxanne2014-09-13T17:27:40+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2014/09/03/closing-my-browser-tabs-september-3-2014/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/photo1.jpgphoto(1)2014-09-05T00:50:07+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2014/08/30/the-genetic-prehistory-of-the-north-american-arctic/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/screen-shot-2014-08-29-at-9-30-34-am.pngScreen Shot 2014-08-29 at 9.30.34 AMhttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/screen-shot-2014-08-29-at-9-05-36-am.pngScreen Shot 2014-08-29 at 9.05.36 AM2014-08-30T21:12:31+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2014/08/08/genetics-professors-unite-in-criticism-of-nicholas-wades-book/2015-12-16T13:44:26+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2014/07/26/mike-adams-goes-too-far/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/sign.jpgSign2015-06-11T09:16:45+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2014/06/21/thank-you-translators/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/7752980066_a73cbbb6aa_k.jpg7752980066_a73cbbb6aa_k2015-06-04T07:21:55+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2014/07/18/come-hear-me-speak-in-dallas/2014-09-03T23:48:13+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2014/07/16/sexual-harassment-and-scientific-fieldwork/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/fieldwork.jpgFieldworkhttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/in-the-field.jpgIn the fieldOne of my best fieldwork experiences. 2014-10-15T11:04:39+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2014/07/15/responses-to-scientific-racism/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/impediment.jpgimpediment2014-11-16T03:30:04+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2014/07/05/spot-the-pseudoscience-cat-food-edition/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/catfood.jpgCatfoodMeow2014-08-12T22:42:25+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2014/07/02/why-a-federal-court-ruled-against-anti-vaxers/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/scale_of_justice.pngScale_of_justicehttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/constitution.jpgconstitutionhttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/gavel.jpggavelhttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/scales1.jpgscales2016-09-22T20:04:21+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2014/06/02/nicholas-wades-troublesome-approach-to-scientific-critiques/2014-06-22T01:19:15+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2014/05/15/what-an-ancient-paleoindian-girl-tells-us-about-native-american-prehistory/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1-15226_chatters1hr.jpg1.15226_chatters1HR2016-09-05T19:20:25+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2014/04/28/what-would-it-take-to-convince-you/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ant.jpgJealously GuardedHard at work2014-06-24T06:19:16+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2014/04/27/a-note-of-thanks-and-a-request/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/i-see-you.jpgScrutiny. 2014-06-05T07:38:55+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2014/04/16/marketforfear/2016-11-12T14:10:13+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2014/04/20/how-the-immune-system-works/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/600px-healthy_human_t_cell.jpg600px-Healthy_Human_T_CellA scanning electron microscope image of a healthy human T cell. (From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-cell)https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1000px-antibody-svg.png1000px-Antibody.svgAntibodies bind antigens (From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibody)https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/hla-dr4.pngHLA-DR42015-04-01T00:21:14+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/05/24/a-bat-for-your-friday/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/littlebrownbat.jpgbigbrownbatThis is the first bat I ever rescued; a big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus). Notice how I'm handling it without gloves? DON'T DO THAT. (The only reason I wasn't wearing gloves with him was because I'm up to date on my rabies vaccinations, and I knew for a fact that this little guy wasn't sick since I'd been caring for him for a while)2014-04-17T15:38:27+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2014/04/14/the-lies-anti-vaxers-tell-and-why-it-matters/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/distortion.jpgSkylinePseudo-archaeology provides a distorted view of history. 2017-01-13T08:01:32+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/06/04/hypatia/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/record-csgn40272_5.jpgRecord CSgn40272_5I think this Muse of Research from the Field Museum is an appropriate symbolic image of Hypatia. From http://fieldmuseum.org/about/architecture2014-04-14T22:28:35+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2014/04/06/weekend-open-thread-please-share-your-thoughts/2018-05-26T09:40:04+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/support-violent-metaphors/2016-04-20T11:56:38+00:00weekly0.6https://violentmetaphors.com/2013/08/14/the-truth-about-vaccinations-your-physician-knows-more-than-the-university-of-google/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/iron-lung.jpgiron lungImage from http://www.freeinfosociety.com/media/images/1404.jpg2017-06-02T15:19:40+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2014/02/23/the-dangers-of-magical-thinking-in-the-martial-arts/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/insideverticalgunting.jpgInsideVerticalGunting2015-12-31T14:14:08+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2014/02/18/the-oldest-north-american-genome-and-what-it-tells-us-about-the-peopling-of-the-americas/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/140214_newsci_nativeamegenome-crop-promovar-medium2.jpg140214_NEWSCI_NativeAmeGenome.jpg.CROP.promovar-medium2https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/screen-shot-2014-02-18-at-9-54-37-am.pngScreen Shot 2014-02-18 at 9.54.37 AM2019-09-09T17:55:16+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2014/02/12/nature-publication/2014-02-12T23:28:31+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2014/02/07/how-to-tell-if-an-ancient-dna-study-is-legit/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bunny-suit.jpgBunny suit2014-02-07T21:11:47+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2014/02/06/scientists-should-tithe-ten-percent-of-their-time-on-public-education-carl-sagan/2014-05-03T14:48:16+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2014/02/05/we-were-wrong-about-bill-nye/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/hams-slide.jpgHam's slideKen Ham's explanation of evolutionhttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/nye-and-ham.jpgNye and Ham2015-06-15T08:44:36+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2014/01/14/guest-post-on-peer-review-on-the-peerj-blog/2014-04-10T00:02:04+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2014/01/10/how-to-be-a-good-graduate-student/2014-04-06T02:54:03+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2014/01/04/the-placid-progress-of-science/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/20140104-182257.jpg20140104-182257.jpg2014-01-05T00:26:58+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2014/01/04/is-evolution-in-trouble/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/screen-shot-2014-01-03-at-3-42-26-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-01-03 at 3.42.26 PMVirginia Heffernan responds to my critique of her piece with empty formalism.https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/screen-shot-2014-01-03-at-2-09-05-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-01-03 at 2.09.05 PMFrom: http://www.pewforum.org/2013/12/30/publics-views-on-human-evolution/2015-08-20T23:07:55+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/12/13/how-to-become-good-at-peer-review-a-guide-for-young-scientists/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/results.pngResultsAn approach to critically evaluating the Results/Interpretation/Discussion portion of a manuscripthttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/approach.pngApproachAn approach to critically evaluating the Approach/Methods portion of a manuscripthttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/introduction.pngIntroductionAn approach to critically evaluating the Introduction/Background portion of a manuscript. 2016-09-27T05:44:21+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/05/25/on-astrology/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/very-large-array.jpgVery Large ArrayFrom my visit to the Very Large Array at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (http://www.vla.nrao.edu/) last year. One of the most amazing places I've ever been. 2014-01-02T20:48:05+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/06/09/gmo-safety/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/corn_comparison_1.jpgCorn_Comparison_1Graph purporting to compare the nutritional content of GMO and non-GMO food. From (http://www.momsacrossamerica.com/stunning_corn_comparison_gmo_versus_non_gmo?page=1)https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_0730.jpgIMG_0730My favorite genetically modified organismhttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/squirrel-gmo-corn.jpgSquirrel gmo cornProof that squirrels can detect the bad chemicals in GM corn?2014-09-18T03:02:06+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/06/15/why-you-should-vaccinate-your-children/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/screen-shot-2013-06-15-at-9-09-34-am.pngScreen Shot 2013-06-15 at 9.09.34 AMTable 2 from Kata (2012)https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/screen-shot-2013-06-15-at-7-42-21-am.pngMeasles outbreaks in EnglandFrom http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-222771862016-11-12T14:08:16+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/06/25/scary-chemicals-in-your-food/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/screen-shot-2013-06-25-at-10-38-38-am.pngScreen Shot 2013-06-25 at 10.38.38 AMDr. Derek Lowe's response to Buzzfeed's pseudoscientific claims2014-01-02T20:47:03+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/07/05/your-brain-needs-exercise/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/jennyairdyne.jpgJennyAirDyneMy brain therapy. Photo taken by gymjones.comhttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/liu_newborn_neuron_adult-_mouse.jpgLiu_newborn_neuron_adult-_MouseNewborn neuron in the brain of an adult mouse. Haikun Liu, German Cancer Research Center2014-01-02T20:46:51+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/07/20/gmo-study-is-pseudoscience/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/screen-shot-2013-07-18-at-2-59-57-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-07-18 at 2.59.57 PMCarman et al. 2013 Figure 1https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/screen-shot-2013-07-17-at-12-39-17-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-07-17 at 12.39.17 PM2016-08-18T16:12:59+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/09/01/cutting-off-our-nose-to-spite-our-face-scientific-funding-in-the-age-of-sequestration/2014-01-02T20:46:00+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/09/08/an-example-of-how-to-read-a-vaccine-safety-study/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/5738561625_273451d765_b.jpgPensive MonkeyThink hard. Go deep. 2016-09-18T16:33:21+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/10/27/does-aggression-define-manhood/2014-04-26T15:26:11+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/10/13/why-arent-there-more-women-in-science/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/thor-2-poster-2.jpgthor-2-poster-2From http://screencrush.com/thor-2-poster-dark-world-asgard/2015-06-15T22:42:15+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/09/27/critical-analysis-of-intelligent-design-research/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/screen-shot-2013-09-26-at-9-49-18-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-09-26 at 9.49.18 PMFigure 7 from Castro-Chavez https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/pierce_15_10_mid_1.jpgpierce_15_10_MID_1From: http://www.nature.com/scitable/content/42614/pierce_15_10_MID_1.jpg2018-01-15T17:06:46+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/10/05/natural-news-attacks-ted-for-tightening-standards/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/screen-shot-2013-10-05-at-5-48-01-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-10-05 at 5.48.01 PMPubMed search results for "cancer causes" limited to papers published in 2013https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/screen-shot-2013-10-05-at-5-46-47-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-10-05 at 5.46.47 PMPubMed search results for "infertility causes", limited to papers published in 2013https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/screen-shot-2013-10-05-at-5-44-33-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-10-05 at 5.44.33 PMPubMed search results on "autoimmune disorder causes" with results limited to papers published in 2013https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/screen-shot-2013-10-05-at-5-43-34-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-10-05 at 5.43.34 PMPubMed search results "autism causes" (limited to papers published in 2013)https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/screen-shot-2013-10-05-at-5-22-28-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-10-05 at 5.22.28 PMTable II from Wakefield et al. 1998 (RETRACTED)2014-01-02T20:44:35+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/11/02/i-got-the-flu-vaccine-and-you-should-too/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/fluview_piechart_image.jpegFluView_PieChart_ImageSubtypes of influenza reported (http://gis.cdc.gov/grasp/fluview/fluportaldashboard.html)https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/flushot.jpgFlushotGetting the jab!2014-01-02T20:44:24+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/11/15/cultural-sensitivity-is-fashionable-too-by-andy-hurley-and-jennifer-raff/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/andy-and-jenny.jpgAndy and JennyBeing fashionable together. 2014-01-02T20:44:16+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/11/20/a-24000-year-old-genome-from-siberia/2015-06-27T21:30:40+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/11/22/why-anti-vaxers-hate-the-nvicp-and-just-what-is-it-anyway-by-colin-mcroberts/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/600px-us-courtoffederalclaims-seal-svg.png600px-US-CourtOfFederalClaims-Seal.svgFrom http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Federal_Claims2016-09-22T20:02:49+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/12/02/why-does-the-media-want-you-to-believe-that-we-are-primate-pig-hybrids/2017-11-18T09:21:07+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/12/05/katie-courics-irresponsibly-misleading-conversation/2014-04-19T23:07:20+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/11/18/my-dog-is-now-a-meme/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131118-210607.jpg20131118-210607.jpghttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131118-210456.jpg20131118-210456.jpg2014-07-16T03:57:43+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/10/20/dear-texas-creationists/2013-10-21T03:58:57+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/10/18/send-me-your-vaccine-qustions/2014-04-15T00:12:25+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/10/04/for-your-consideration/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/charlesyoung.jpgcharlesyoungSource: http://www.peterboyd.com/darwinyoung.htm2013-10-06T05:37:51+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/07/03/wednesday-morning-bats/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/bats02.jpgbats02A Mexican free-tailed bat in flight. Image from http://fairoaksranch.communitycircular.com/articles01-bat-cave.php2013-09-05T14:03:45+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/07/09/cutting-edge-science/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/20130709-212040.jpg20130709-212040.jpg2013-09-05T14:03:19+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/08/06/creationism-and-answers-in-science-one-weekend-in-texas-with-fossil-porn/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ammonite.jpgammonitehttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/big-trilobite.jpgBig trilobitehttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/spiky-trilobite.jpgSpiky trilobitehttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/very-spiky-trilobite.jpgVery spiky trilobite2013-09-21T22:36:51+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/08/12/mammals-fossils-and-a-paleontological-fight/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1-meng_reconstruction-arboroharamiya-jenkinsi-reducued.jpg1 Meng_Reconstruction Arboroharamiya jenkinsi reducuedZhao Chuang/Jin Meng et al.'s reconstruction of Arboroharamiya. Image from http://www.nature.com/news/fossils-throw-mammalian-family-tree-into-disarray-1.13522https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo.jpgphotoWhere did I come from??? https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/nature06277-f1-2.jpgnature06277-f1.2https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/398-004-411b88e5.jpg398-004-411B88E5https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/eutharian_radiation_models.gifeutharian_radiation_modelsThree models of mammalian origins and radiation. From Archibald and Deutschman, 2001https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/haramiyid.jpgharamiyidReconstruction of Megaconus mammaliaformis University of Chicago, April Isch. From: http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/36915/title/Fossils-Snarl-Mammalian-Roots/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/500160a-f1.jpg500160a-f12013-09-07T11:17:51+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/08/13/creationism-in-texas-good-news/2014-04-11T00:13:42+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/06/19/more-on-vaccines/2013-06-19T20:29:15+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/06/13/myriad-genetics-ruling/2013-06-14T04:25:44+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/06/13/fighting-words/2013-06-13T23:47:09+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/06/01/on-erick-erickson/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/screen-shot-2013-06-01-at-5-21-03-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-06-01 at 5.21.03 PM(From Smuts, Barbara B, and Gubernick David J Male-infant relations in non-human primates, Table 1 p4. In “Father-child Relations: Cultural and Biosocial Contexts“, edited by Barry S. Hewlett. Transaction Publishers, 1992)2013-06-02T20:12:22+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/05/28/dare-mighty-things/2013-05-29T13:09:23+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/05/27/weekend-ephemera/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/scary-scientology-psychiatry-photo.jpgScary scientology psychiatry photo2014-04-12T06:09:31+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/05/19/weekly-ephemera/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/andy-and-patrick.jpgAndy and PatrickDuring soundcheck, Andy and Patrick sang "Save Rock and Roll" to each other. It was just as sweet as you might imagine. https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/riviera-crowd.jpgRiviera crowdSo many happy people! https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/andy-singing.jpgAndy singinghttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/patrick-and-me.jpgPatrick and meI'm really bad at taking pictures of myself, and since we had a lot of downtime before the show, Patrick tried to give me a tutorial on how to look cute. https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/fall-out-boy.jpgFall out Boyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/patrick-stump.jpgPatrick Stump2016-06-15T23:12:26+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/05/21/the-mystery-of-the-900-year-old-flesh-joined-twins/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/screen-shot-2013-05-18-at-10-11-42-am.pngScreen Shot 2013-05-18 at 10.11.42 AMMarshall et al. 2011, Table 3. https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/s200_charla-marshall.jpgs200_charla.marshallDr. Charla Marshall, doing ancient DNA work. Note the protective clothing designed to minimize risk of contamination from modern DNA.https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/screen-shot-2013-05-18-at-9-26-27-am.pngAngel children burialFrom Marshall et al. 2011, figure 2, showing the burial position of the two children. Note that this is not a photograph but rather a sketch image. While it’s important to show the disposition of the skeletal elements in order to illustrate the scientific background, out of respect for descendent communities I (and others) feel it is inappropriate to post actual photographs of human remains without permission. 2013-05-21T13:21:45+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/05/05/a-simple-guide-to-how-science-works/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/screen-shot-2013-05-05-at-11-11-37-am.pngScreen Shot 2013-05-05 at 11.11.37 AM2014-06-01T22:02:57+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/04/26/doing-archaeology-with-dna/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/shadoboxing-in-the-ancient-dna-lab.jpgShadoboxing in the ancient DNA lab2013-04-27T22:18:39+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/04/27/science-papers-for-non-scientists-where-do-europeans-come-from/https://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/mt-genome.jpgThe mitochondrial genomehttps://violentmetaphors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/haplogroup-h-phylogeny.jpgHaplogroup H phylogenyModified Figure 1a from Brotherton et al., 20132013-04-27T22:00:52+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.com/2013/04/23/introducing-myself-in-more-than-140-characters/2013-05-01T22:18:51+00:00monthlyhttps://violentmetaphors.comdaily1.02021-10-01T15:47:56+00:00