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Michael is an archaeologist and biological anthropologist. He undertook his undergraduate training at the Australian National University (1992) and Honours year at the University of Sydney (1994) investigating the question of megafauna extinctions. Michael’s career has covered many diverse roles: consultant archaeologist in Queensland; state archaeologist with the Heritage Services Branch ... Continue Reading »

Do you dare to delve into the science of attraction? On Valentine’s Day we investigated with the RiAus what men and women really desire. When it comes to meeting new people, can you judge a book by its cover? Can a man’s face predict his likely parenting skills? Thanks to your ... Continue Reading »

Is the modern male evolution's greatest mistake? Anthropologist and author Peter McAllister claims today's man isn't a patch on what he once was; that despite his huge brain, the modern bloke fails to measure up physically, creatively and emotionally with men of the distant past. Discover why ancient men were smarter and ... Continue Reading »

Born: 1934, London, UK Jane Goodall, an internationally recognised authority on primates, has studied chimpanzee social and family behaviour for almost 50 years. Her extensive research has substantially altered scientific thinking about the relationship between humans and other mammals. After travelling to Kenya in her twenties, Goodall began her ... Continue Reading »

Alan Cooper received an Australian Research Council Federation Fellowship award in 2004 that allowed him to move from Oxford University (where he was Director of the Henry Wellcome Ancient Biomolecules Centre) to Adelaide in 2005 to establish the Australian Centre for Ancient DNA. He specialises ... Continue Reading »

Nearly every man on the planet is an inferior version of men that have come before, a visiting author says. Peter McAllister is in town for Science Week, promoting his book Manthropology, the Science of the Inadequate Modern Male. Tonight's free public event at the RiAus Science Exchange is fully booked. Full ... Continue Reading »

It's all very scientific. Love and sex that is. Although we might not be thinking about our hormones when checking out the hot prospect on the other side of the room, visiting scientist Chris Krishna-Pillay says there is a lot going on inside our bodies and brains as we prepare ... Continue Reading »