Rob Russell

Rob Russell

@gtv840

I came, I saw, I took a photo.

Online in Eastern Australia

Joined Nov 1, 2022

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These Cells Spark Electricity in the Brain. They’re Not Neurons. | Quanta Magazine

www.quantamagazine.org/these-cells-spark-electricity-in-the-brain-theyre-not-neurons-20231018/?mc_cid=a5a50ca368&mc_eid=a2d2b35b51

Oct 20, 2023

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Grammar Changes How We See, an Australian Language Shows

www.scientificamerican.com/article/grammar-changes-how-we-see-an-australian-language-shows/?utm_source=Live+Audience&utm_campaign=2437e496f0-briefing-dy-20231020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b27a691814-2437e496f0-51411640

Oct 20, 2023

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Your brain doesn't slow down until your 60s – later than we thought

www.newscientist.com/article/2308810-your-brain-doesnt-slow-down-until-your-60s-later-than-we-thought/

Oct 19, 2023

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Mapping the ‘Unknome’ May Reveal Critical Genes Scientists Have Ignored

www.scientificamerican.com/article/mapping-the-unknome-may-reveal-critical-genes-scientists-have-ignored/

Oct 19, 2023

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Comparative transcriptomics reveals human-specific cortical features

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ade9516?adobe_mc=MCMID%3D79523175011926840884008246006374541631%7CMCORGID%3D242B6472541199F70A4C98A6%2540AdobeOrg%7CTS%3D1697202154

Oct 19, 2023

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A duplicated gene shaped human brain evolution… and why the genome project missed it

www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/a-duplicated-gene-shaped-human-brain-evolution-and-why-the-genome-project-missed-it

Oct 18, 2023

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branching out

www.proteinspotlight.org/back_issues/143/

Oct 18, 2023

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War Is Not Part of Human Nature

www.scientificamerican.com/article/war-is-not-part-of-human-nature/

Oct 18, 2023

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Stop calling it a choice: Biological factors drive homosexuality

theconversation.com/stop-calling-it-a-choice-biological-factors-drive-homosexuality-122764

Oct 18, 2023

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9.10: Paralogous genes and gene families

bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Cell_and_Molecular_Biology/Book%3A_Biofundamentals_(Klymkowsky_and_Cooper)/09%3A_Genomes_genes_and_regulatory_networks/9.10%3A_Paralogous_genes_and_gene_families

Oct 18, 2023

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Evolution of the SRGAP2 Gene Is Linked to Intelligence in Mammals

karger.com/bmh/article/1/1/1/49397/Evolution-of-the-SRGAP2-Gene-Is-Linked-to

Oct 18, 2023

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Comparative genomics and the study of evolution by natural selection - PubMed

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19140982/

Oct 18, 2023

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SRGAP2 and the gradual evolution of the modern human language faculty

academic.oup.com/jole/article/3/1/67/4797564

Oct 18, 2023

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The Theory That Men Evolved to Hunt and Women Evolved to Gather Is Wrong

www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-theory-that-men-evolved-to-hunt-and-women-evolved-to-gather-is-wrong/?utm_source=promotion&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=november-sa-alert&utm_content=article&utm_term=SA-20231101_CVP_v1_s1

Oct 18, 2023

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Grammar Changes How We See, an Australian Language Shows

www.scientificamerican.com/article/grammar-changes-how-we-see-an-australian-language-shows/?utm_source=promotion&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=november-sa-alert&utm_content=article&utm_term=SA-20231101_CVP_v1_s1

Oct 18, 2023

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Neurobiology of gender identity and sexual orientation

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6677266/

Oct 16, 2023

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Deciphering Neurons: A Journey into Synapse Formation - Neuroscience News

neurosciencenews.com/synapse-formation-24946/

Oct 15, 2023

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The medial septum controls hippocampal supra-theta oscillations - Nature Communications

www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-41746-0

Oct 11, 2023

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Medial Septum’s Key Role in Memory Storage and Recall - Neuroscience News

neurosciencenews.com/medial-septum-memory-24932/

Oct 11, 2023

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Surprising Findings – Were the First Animals Born Predators?

scitechdaily.com/surprising-findings-were-the-first-animals-born-predators/

Oct 8, 2023

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Hormone-mediated neural remodeling orchestrates parenting onset during pregnancy

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adi0576?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ScienceAdviser&utm_content=distillation&et_rid=546570279&et_cid=4930434

Oct 7, 2023

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Archaeologists Dig Up 1,400-Year-Old Native American Canal in Alabama

www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/archaeologists-dig-up-1400-year-old-native-american-canal-in-alabama-180980742/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&spMailingID=48898631&spUserID=NjgxODg1NDY2NTYzS0&spJobID=2560549983&spReportId=MjU2MDU0OTk4MwS2

Oct 7, 2023

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Genome-wide variation in the Angolan Namib Desert reveals unique pre-Bantu ancestry

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adh3822

Sep 28, 2023

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Evidence for the earliest structural use of wood at least 476,000 years ago - Nature

www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06557-9

Sep 20, 2023

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Why We’ll Never Live in Space

www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-well-never-live-in-space/?utm_source=promotion&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=october-sa-alert&utm_content=article&utm_term=SA-20231001_CVP_v1_s1

Sep 20, 2023

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Meaning from movement and stillness: Signatures of coordination dynamics reveal infant agency | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2306732120

Sep 20, 2023

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Males and females differ in specific brain structures

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140211094201.htm

Sep 8, 2023

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If AI becomes conscious, how will we know?

www.science.org/content/article/if-ai-becomes-conscious-how-will-we-know?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ScienceAdviser&utm_content=last&et_rid=546570279&et_cid=4870021

Aug 25, 2023

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Transcriptional neoteny in the human brain | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0900544106

Jul 26, 2023

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Body Cognition and Self-Domestication in Human Evolution

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6536601/

Jul 14, 2023

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‘Spatial Computing’ enables flexible working memory

picower.mit.edu/news/spatial-computing-enables-flexible-working-memory

Jul 14, 2023

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Create an AI image playground in Discord | Zapier

zapier.com/blog/make-ai-image-playground-in-discord/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=itbl-gbl-pgv-ooc-blog_make_ai_image_playground_in_discord_20230626-ctn

Jun 25, 2023

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How does evolutionary theory explain human behavior?

www.quora.com/How-does-evolutionary-theory-explain-human-behavior/answer/Robert-K-Russell-1?__filter__=all&__nsrc__=notif_page&__sncid__=39459803029&__snid3__=52861241972

May 7, 2023

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How many of our 'founding fathers' could Australians name without looking them up?

www.quora.com/How-many-of-our-founding-fathers-could-Australians-name-without-looking-them-up/answer/Robert-K-Russell-1?__filter__=all&__nsrc__=notif_page&__sncid__=39279691055&__snid3__=52622188955

May 1, 2023

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The Extraordinary Ways Rhythm Shapes Our Lives

thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-extraordinary-ways-rhythm-shapes-our-lives/

Apr 29, 2023

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Has there ever been such a thing as an animal/human hybrid?

www.quora.com/Has-there-ever-been-such-a-thing-as-an-animal-human-hybrid/answer/Robert-K-Russell-1

Apr 27, 2023

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How did nesting behavior evolve? There's no survival value in twigs accidentally placed across branches unless they can support eggs and ...

www.quora.com/How-did-nesting-behavior-evolve-Theres-no-survival-value-in-twigs-accidentally-placed-across-branches-unless-they-can-support-eggs-and-a-brooding-bird/answer/Robert-K-Russell-1?comment_id=329829658&comment_type=2&__filter__=all&__nsrc__=notif_page&__sncid__=38778005384&__snid3__=51976580924

Apr 18, 2023

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The best AI video generators in 2023 | Zapier

zapier.com/blog/best-ai-video-generator/

Apr 17, 2023

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An ancient gene stolen from bacteria set the stage for human sight

www.science.org/content/article/ancient-gene-stolen-bacteria-set-stage-human-sight?utm_source=Nature+Briefing&utm_campaign=42907e90c4-briefing-dy-20230417&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-42907e90c4-47014559

Apr 17, 2023

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Do you think the socially driven, human biological devolution and technological advancements have increased or deceased our ability to su...

www.quora.com/Do-you-think-the-socially-driven-human-biological-devolution-and-technological-advancements-have-increased-or-deceased-our-ability-to-survive-an-apocalypse-as-a-household-Would-our-ancestors-survive-in-more-or-less/answer/Robert-K-Russell-1?prompt_topic_bio=1

Apr 17, 2023

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How does the brain know how to choose which decisions to make?

www.quora.com/How-does-the-brain-know-how-to-choose-which-decisions-to-make/answer/Robert-K-Russell-1?__filter__=all&__nsrc__=notif_page&__sncid__=38731573163&__snid3__=51915644069

Apr 16, 2023

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How did humans evolve from egg-laying animals?

www.quora.com/How-did-humans-evolve-from-egg-laying-animals/answer/Robert-K-Russell-1?prompt_topic_bio=1

Apr 11, 2023

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How the placenta evolved from an ancient virus

whyy.org/segments/the-placenta-went-viral-and-protomammals-were-born/

Apr 10, 2023

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The 5 Catastrophic Mass Extinctions of Prehistoric Ages

humanoriginproject.com/mass-extinctions-prehistoric-ages/

Apr 10, 2023

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OpenAI Codex

openai.com/blog/openai-codex

Apr 10, 2023

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Koala: A Dialogue Model for Academic Research

bair.berkeley.edu/blog/2023/04/03/koala/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Apr 10, 2023

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What is the difference between ecological and biological species, and which one occurs more rapidly?

www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-ecological-and-biological-species-and-which-one-occurs-more-rapidly/answer/Robert-K-Russell-1

Apr 9, 2023

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I have seen some strange deep sea creatures. There is a period of time in gestation where mammals have gills. Could it be that some mamma...

www.quora.com/I-have-seen-some-strange-deep-sea-creatures-There-is-a-period-of-time-in-gestation-where-mammals-have-gills-Could-it-be-that-some-mammals-in-the-sea-fell-off-the-boat-continuing-metabolism-to-become-deep-sea/answer/Robert-K-Russell-1?__filter__=all&__nsrc__=notif_page&__sncid__=38229304874&__snid3__=51264016328

Apr 9, 2023

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How can human evolution be explained in relation to other species? Why has no other species evolved anywhere near the level of humans?

www.quora.com/How-can-human-evolution-be-explained-in-relation-to-other-species-Why-has-no-other-species-evolved-anywhere-near-the-level-of-humans/answer/Robert-K-Russell-1?__filter__=all&__nsrc__=notif_page&__sncid__=38307980053&__snid3__=51365801072

Apr 9, 2023

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