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2 months ago | 
mankind.substack.com | David Roman |Peter Frost
To check all previous newsletters in the History of Mankind, which is pretty long, you can click here. This is the twenty-ninth Q&A for History of Mankind. Paying subscribers received an email asking for questions; and those are right below the paywall. Just let me remind you that all new paying subscribers get an electronic copy of my 2023 book ”Emperor Whisperers: a comparative history of ancient Western and Chinese philosophy” (also available here).
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
expressandstar.com | Peter Frost
Peter says: "I am trying to raise at least £1,000 for the Ukraine effort by working with the charity, World Vision, who support children all over the world, focusing their efforts on Ukraine. I already sponsor a child in Africa through World Vision so it’s a good fit. "To do this I have just written two books, both are a collection of short cosy mystery stories, all with a 'twisty' ending.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
privateedition.co.za | Peter Frost
At Jaguar’s recent track-day drive experience, its tastiest current machinery was put to the test against the backdrop of the Franschhoek mountains. Jaguar’s fastest and sharpest, the F-Pace SVR and F-Type R75, were both there to get the message across that Jaguar is still making arresting cars and remains proud of its racing heritage. There was a surprise, too. The electric I-Pace, something of a pioneer in the electric evolution, was also on hand to remind drivers why electric needn’t be dull.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
forum.figma.com | Peter Frost
Agreed. I switched back to the classic UI, it’s much simpler and easier to use.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
privateedition.co.za | Peter Frost
Ferrari DaytonaWith its launch in 1966, the Lamborghini Miura saw the invention of a whole new class of automobile: the supercar. Until then, fast cars had engines either in the front or at the back. Miura was the first to borrow from motor racing and put it in the middle. And so was born the production-ready mid-engined supercar. It launched just as Ferrari was getting ready to deliver a child of its own, the furiously fast but conventional-looking front-engined V12 Daytona.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Peter Frost
Al Deir, the Monastery, elaboratively carved out of sandstone at Petra in Jordan, is one of many similarly constructed buildings at this Unesco World Heritage Site. Photo / Derek BarrettThis month’s Nature Talks, to be held on Tuesday, October 15, is by Dr Derek Barrett, an anaesthetist at the Whanganui Hospital and a notable photographer in the Whanganui Camera Club.
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Aug 25, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Peter Frost
Joker, a trained rabbit-detection dog on Macquarie Island during the programme to remove all invasive mammals, becomes a point of interest for a passing King Penguin. Photo/Keith SpringerThe speaker for next week’s Nature Talks is Keith Springer, operations manager for the Mouse-Free Marion Island Project, BirdLife South Africa.
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Jul 23, 2024 | 
open.substack.com | Peter Frost
Blond Vanuatu boy (source: Graham Crumb, Wikicommons)Blond hair evolved independently in Oceania. As in Europe, it’s more common in children and women, but the age and sex differences are larger. Since it coincides geographically with risk of infant death due to maternal neglect, it may have been favored by mothers ensuring the survival of “cute” infants.
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
privateedition.co.za | Peter Frost
The idea was simple: head off into the bush and redefine what ‘wellness’ means. To my mind the word, the concept is a mite anodyne. Beige. Clinical even. Really, it should be a catch-all for everything that instils a sense of renewed optimism. With that in mind, I enlisted the help of four partners well versed in the art of bringing joy: the luxury safari company Wilderness, the iconic Victoria Falls Safari Lodge, Fastjet, the region’s newest airline, and Kariba’s premium lodge, Fothergill.
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
aporiamagazine.com | Peter Frost
Written by Peter Frost. Europeans have a surprising variety of hair and eye colors. Their hair colors are produced by alleles at over 200 loci and their eye colors by alleles at over 124 (Morgan et al., 2018; Simcoe et al., 2021). These alleles went from being nonexistent to their current high prevalence within a relatively short span of time, certainly less than the forty thousand years of Homo sapiens in Europe.
