Tag: A. Amadei et al.

Close-up portrait of a neandertal kid - Generative AI

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
November 13, 2025

Categorized
Evolution, Genetics, Paleontology, Philosophy of Mind

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A. Amadei et al., Carly Cassella, Featured, Neanderthals, Paul Pettitt}

Tales From the Neanderthal Nights: Why They Really Disappeared

_{A new paper offers an assessment that does not need the Neanderthal to be the subhuman whose disappearance is explained by evolution. Arithmetic will suffice} _{Denyse O'Leary
November 13, 2025

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Evolution, Genetics, Paleontology, Philosophy of Mind}

There seems less interest today in maintaining a “subhuman” status for our Neanderthal ancestors. It’s good if that sort of thing makes people uncomfortable.