'Mystery population' of human ancestors gave us 20% of our genes and may have boosted our brain function

Live Science ^ | March 18, 2025 | Kristina Killgrove

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I have never grown Carnations! Hop over to The (August) Garden Thread and tell me all about it; I absolutely LOVE their scent!

[madison10]

Yep.

[madison10]

In a sense. Not green/gray biologics as we think of them, but from not of this planet. Those procreation with the daughters of men fit, too.

[madison10]

Nephilim.

[Farmerbob]

[When you have too many people in a tribe...]

Or when the ruling class become too greedy, you decide to gather your women, move beyond the frontier, and take your chances with the 4 legged predators.

[wafflehouse]

intelligence is only one critical characteristic among many for survival and longevity

[Grampa Dave]

Pareto’s rule, also known as the 80/20 rule, is the principle that roughly 80% of effects come from 20% of causes.

It suggests that a minority of inputs or actions are responsible for the majority of results.

This concept, named after economist Vilfredo Pareto, can be applied to various aspects of life, from business and economics to personal productivity and even language learning.

[Windcatcher]

Half of my family is Greek (from Sparta), but my grandmother had blue eyes (mine are green) and we’ve been told by other Greeks that we’re much too fair-skinned to look Greek. I’m sure I’ll find many surprises.