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Freaks of Nature Mark takes issue with The New York Times regarding their reporting about FOXP2 -- the so-called "speech gene" -- and the reporter, Nicholas Wade, responds: http://correspondents.theatlantic.com/david_shenk/

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I'm very sympathetic to the terrific challenges you face in making new scientific research appealing and digestible to the public. But I have some specific concerns about your latest report on the FOXP2 gene, beginning with the headline, "Speech gene shows his bossy nature."
Jeff Johnson
Jeff Johnson
Wow, kind of a hostile response there, eh? Let's hope that your comments will have an influence on his future articles even though his pride wouldn't allow him to acknowledge the validity of a single one of your points.
Mon at 6:58am
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Freaks of Nature Mark is interviewed on Point of Inquiry:
http://www.pointofinquiry.org/

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Mark S. Blumberg is Professor and Starch Faculty Fellow at the University of Iowa. His books include The Oxford Handbook of Developmental Behavioral Neuroscience, Body Heat: Temperature and Life on Earth, and Basic Instinct: The Genesis of Behavior. ...
Jeff Johnson
Jeff Johnson
Great interview, Mark. Very interesting stuff. I'm a regular listener of Point of Inquiry, and was actually wondering recently when you might make an appearance on the show, or another one like it. Glad to have my question answered so soon!
October 6 at 6:37pm
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Freaks of Nature Watch this amazing video from 1900 of Kobelkoff, a "trunk man" who is reported to have inspired Tod Browning's movie Freaks:
http://www.europafilmtreasures.eu/PY/327/see-the-film-kobelkoff'

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Welcome to Europa Film Treasures, the European cinematographic heritage website. You want to discover our films? Discover the film: Kobelkoff - 1900
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Freaks of Nature Check out this new video about Freaks of Nature arising from Mark's visit to the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ag_IhNvvRZA

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Join host Robert Hicks, PhD, Director of the Mütter Museum of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia as he interviews Mark S. Blumberg, PhD, author of Freaks of Nature. To learn more about the Mütter ...
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Larissa
Larissa
Great stuff! I love the point about timing and trunks and also the one about the structure of the brain reflecting the development shaping the brain! Wonderful examples.
January 9 at 10:12pm
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