    | II Origin and Migrations of Modern HumansFrom the origin of the modern human being to today's Society, what are the forces involved, from where and how did we arrive at the point where we are now ? In this CategoryWhat Separates Us from the Apes? Neandertals and the Path to the Modern HumanSeptember 17, 2006Type/Items(s): II Origin and Migrations of Modern Humans, Scientific Sessions  Ancient DNA extracted from Neandertal remains will help researchers understand the molecular evolution of modern humans. Image source: Wikipedia Professor Svante Pääbo, from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany is an eminent researcher in evolutionary genetics and ancient DNA. He believes that through genetic analysis of humans and some of our closest modern relatives, the great apes, patterns in our history could emerge. More... Always Look on the Unified Side of Life; Discussions on the Origins and Migrations of Modern HumansScientific Session 3: Origins and Migrations of Modern Humans, DiscussionSeptember 15, 2006Type/Items(s): II Origin and Migrations of Modern Humans, Discussions & short presentations, Scientific Sessions  Dame Julia Higgins looks on as Ofer Bar-Yosef, Svante Pääbo and Bernard Victorri listen attentively to questions during the dialogue on Origins and Migrations of Modern Humans. Image: V. Krebs, ICVolunteers After the three presentations on Origins and Migrations of Modern Humans, a lively question and answer session followed, in which a unified theory of migration and a successful case study in interdisciplinarity were presented. More... Human Migrations in Prehistory: The Cultural RecordsScientific Session 3: Origin and Migrations of Modern HumansSeptember 15, 2006Type/Items(s): II Origin and Migrations of Modern Humans, Scientific Sessions  The limits of standard procedure: According to some archaeological methods, all McDonald's Restaurants emerged contemporaneously across Eurasia somewhere around 1975 ± 30 AD. This website is not endorsed by Ronald MacDonald. Renowned Palaeolithic archaeologist Professor Ofer Bar-Yosef, discussed his work which, combined with genetic evidence, has shed new light on prehistoric migration. This work has been a continuously evolving and multi-disciplinary effort. More... Me Tarzan, You Jane: Linguistics, Human Migration and CultureLinguistic issues about the origins of modern humans. Prof. Dr. Bernard Victorri, Lattice-CNRS, Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris, FranceSeptember 15, 2006Type/Items(s): II Origin and Migrations of Modern Humans, Scientific Sessions  Linguists studying the distribution of language families today provide information to complement genetic and archaeological studies of human migrations. The discipline of linguistics is, in part, occupied with finding commonalities between languages in order to group them into families, similar to evolutionary trees. Relationships between language families indicate the relatively recent migration pathways of modern humans, and can be incorporated into a comprehensive migration model supported by Genetics, Archaeology, Palaeontology and other research areas. More... | Quick Jump to
The World Knowledge Dialogue at a glance The World Knowledge Dialogue Symposium 2006 is an institutional initiative to bridge the gap between the natural and the human/social sciences starting from new, revolutionary discoveries with potential impact at the scale of paradigmatic changes.Click for more information and summaries of sessions. Focus on Young Scientists "Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning." -- Albert Einstein Thirty-eight Young Scientists were selected from around the world to actively participate in The World Knowledge Dialogue. | ||
