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I don't see any real connection between banning the burka and moving immigrants into reservations. I am all for intercultural understanding, but even I can't deal with the burka thing. It isn't even an issue of disliking the religion (although I do). I just find it upsetting to see other...

Cambria Red, thanks =) Wilhelm, race is actually a social construct. There is a whole host of academic articles on the topic. I encourage you to consult them. What I said earlier about the 80% is just one example of the evidence that tells us that our current racial categories are not...

Without question, many environmental factors are crucial. What we inherit is more of a range of possibility. Where we end up on that range is brought out by environment. When it comes to IQ, stimulation during early development is critical (among other things). A baby born with a capacity...

I guess I'm joining this one a little late... I'm sure one would find some variation by just comparing averages. If the question is about averages, then there isn't much to discuss. The problem is that some people take that to mean that IQ is really tied to "race." For one, IQ is determined...

Yeah he did. Ursula is the name for U5. My new question is: Does each "subclade" of U descend from a different R female or U female? U descends from R, but don't the subclades descend from the original U*?

The FDA claims they have authority over this because the companies advertise results as a medical tool. Not all genetic tests are "medical tools" of course. It's just that many include health information, which may "falsely scare or falsely reassure" people about their health risks. This...

Now that the FDA has expressed suspicion towards genetic testing companies, does it make you more skeptical about your results or the prospect of testing? I know many here are not in the US, but it seems relevant either way to have any govt agency take this stance. Personally, I'm now...

I know, but I lost the box from the kit (either someone threw it away or it's somewhere in my mom's basement) Thanks for the suggestion. I just emailed them and they said their test only gives general Haplogroup, which I remember anyway, so the sequence they gave probably wouldn't be enough...

Well, I know that U descends from R, but does that mean each subclade descends from R? I thought that "subclade" signified that it descends from one U female. I'm clearly missing something here... Thanks for the offer. I did the GP about four years ago and lost my ID since and only remember...

Left Lib Economic Left/Right: -5.12 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.13

I've got two. The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor and The University of Chicago. I studied Anthropology at Michigan. They have arguably the #1 ranked Anthro department. Chicago is Michigan's biggest rival for the #1 spot in Anthro. That's why I applied there. I ended up studying a...

Depends... In general, pretty much everything about us is a result of three things: the genes passed on to us, how those genes recombine, and how they are expressed in our environment. As far as behavior specifically, I'd imagine it depends on age. It seems more reasonable to argue that a...

lol no, but maybe now... I just meant because people were using the choosing food from their refrigerator example :p

Of course Really interesting topic. I've had arguments about this in grad school. Of course thinking is possible without language, however we define language. How can we explore language acquisition in babies or glottogony or the behavior of other great apes if we don't accept that thinking...

Ok, that makes sense. It looks like Ursula is used only for U5. So would you argue that only U5 are "European"? I tested with the Genographic Project and they only told me U. I can narrow down a little bit, just based on where I'm from... but it's not specific enough. For eg, I'm pretty...

Does anyone know if everyone in U descended from Ursula? I am getting mixed results in my search. Some places suggest Ursula stands for all of U. Others suggest it is just one of the subclades. What is the "name" of the common ancestor of all U members if not Ursula? Any other Uers on this...