[jennyp]

Actually, it's a rarely discussed phenomenon that Australian aborigines who conceive children with non-aborigines tend to have extremely high rates of miscarriage and stillbirth. This is likely attributable to the 70,000-50,000 year genetic separation of aborigines from the rest of mankind.

Wow, you must find that article again! I've been wondering if that kind of phenomenon exists anywhere. And yes, that would be quite a controversial claim if a researcher were to publish it.

If it is true, I'd expect that aborigines would have less problems mating with Malaysians, BTW. I wonder about an aborigine + a !Kung? or aborigine + a Fuegian? I suppose we could start a "cross-cultural dating service" to try to discreetly generate some raw data... :-)

[jennyp]

If it is true, I'd expect that aborigines would have less problems mating with Malaysians, BTW.

BTW, I think I meant "Polynesians".

[PatrickHenry]

I suppose we could start a "cross-cultural dating service" ...

I think we need to create a UN agency to get on this project right away. We have to save humanity from speciation.