a look at back at stories that caught our eye this week
“God gave you two ears and one mouth” as the old Spanish proverb has it Listening is a much underrated skill; and some of the most able managers we have worked for have always been good listeners. Here’s a tip from regular correspondent Mr Peter Seymour on how you could accentuate this skill From The Stylist
https://www.stylist.co.uk/life/listening-styles-communication-connection-social-skills/805311
These genes are made for walking One of the mot exciting developments in science has been the way the genetic studies are slowly being aligned with fossil studies. It looks as if the chromosomal areas associated with walking upright are slowly being identified, with exciting possibilities for those of us who wish to know more about this fascinating phase in human evolution From Nature
A map of genomic regions that could explain the evolution of our unique skeletal architecture, which enables us to walk upright. Researchers used deep learning to analyse measurements from whole-body X-rays of more than 31,000 people, and combined them with their genetic data. One hallmark of walking upright is having longer legs relative to arms; another is narrower hips. Genomic regions linked to these features bore signs of evolutionary selection in humans. The work also points to regions of our DNA that place us at risk of the common skeletal disease osteoarthritis.Nature | 4 min read
Reference: Science paper
It’s too darn hot as Cole Porter used to have it. As we continue to smash through world record temperatures, it may not be the heat per se that gets you, but the humidity which goes with it According to The Conversation
And so farewell Tony Bennett; Definitely one of the nice guys of history, as well as being a most talented singer. However, we own to a confession: we had perhaps overlooked Mr Bennett’s oeuvre until reminded forcefully by the opening sequence of Goodfellas, where the bold brassy score Rags to Riches sets the scenes for the lurid story to come
#climate chane #global warming #listening skills #bipedalism #tony bennett
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