@article {24129, title = {Dating the Origin of Us}, journal = {The Scientist}, volume = {27}, number = {11}, year = {2013}, pages = {28-29}, edition = {11/1/2013}, abstract = {

When did {\textquotedblleft}behaviorally modern humans{\textquotedblright} (BMHs){\textemdash}i.e., us, the single species that has taken over the planet using our unusual cognitive abilities{\textemdash}first arise? We do not know for sure, but anthropogeny, which takes a systematic approach to explaining human origins, offers some clues. Advances in anthropogeny require a broad array of information gathered from numerous disciplines. But most human-origin events are shrouded in mystery and difficult to reconstruct, making this a discipline where setting up thought experiments could be useful.

}, url = {http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/38008/title/Dating-the-Origin-of-Us/}, author = {Ajit Varki} }