Author Archives: Jacqueline Pantano

MY THOUGHTS I enjoyed this class a lot. Lectures were interesting and opened my mind on the omnipresence and importance of evolution in understanding human behavior and existence. As a humanities student, I got to explore scientific literature, which without this course I would have never done. I believe in the value of interdisciplinary learning.Continue reading “INBIO 101 “Evolution and Human Behavior””

EVOLUTIONARY EXPLANATION The video “The Trouble with Cognitive Bias” by Learn. Genetics, explains how cognitive bias are a series of processes, involving the intake and evaluation of information, that defy rationality and logic. Human beings do not always process their environment in logical ways. However, their behavior is always connected to greater adaptation and survivabilityContinue reading “EMOTIONS INFLUENCE OUR JUDGMENT”

Staying positive during these trying times is hard. The uncertainty makes the anxiety spiral. Media does not help. I recently went into my first mediatic anxiety ridden search. I was reading all the possible catastrophic consequences this viral outbreak could cause; economic crash, mental health issues soaring, years of normal life being taken away. IContinue reading “Corona Virus: To Read When Feeling Hopeless”

As the Evolution Institute explains evolutionary mismatches are genetic mutations that once were favored by natural selection, as they allowed the organism that carried them higher survivability in the environment of the time.  As the environment changes, however, often genetic evolution in the organisms that inhabit it does not follow as quickly. In other words,Continue reading “Sugar Craving: Evolutionary Mismatch?”

Mike Caulfield in his site infodemic.blog explains the ways we can all make sure the sources we are getting information from are trust-worthy. He is concerned about the spread of misinformation about the coronavirus. While the corona virus is certainly a hot topic right now, I think Caulfield’s techniques are useful for every day informationContinue reading “True Information Vs False Claims: How to Know? Mark Caulfield”

When and where was Lucy discovered? How old is Lucy? What species is she? Why was the discovery of the Lucy fossil so important? Lucy was discovered in the Afar region in Ethiopia at the end of November in 1974, precisely at noon.  She is 3.2 million years. She belongs to the species Australopithecus afarensis.Continue reading “Becoming Human Documentary & Questions”

A friend told me one afternoon, and he presented it as a “trivia fact,” that women are on average shorter than men, because males on average prefer, and always have preferred, shorter females to taller ones. He argued that females were not shorter than males originally, but through a process of natural selection, determined byContinue reading “Why Are Women Shorter Than Men?”