Monthly Archives: September 2016

Alfred W. Adler 1870-1937

Posted on September 27, 2016 by beaugrand

 “FOLLOW YOUR HEART  BUT TAKE YOUR BRAIN WITH YOU” He was an Austrian medical doctor, psychotherapist, and founder of the school of individual psychology. Influenced by: Sigmund Freud, Friedrich Nietzsche, Pierre Janet, Hans Vaihinger Il était un médecin autrichien, psychothérapeute, … Continue reading →

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The History of Skin Pigmentation

Posted on September 27, 2016 by beaugrand

To begin with, it is difficult for historians to document anything with certainty since Native Americans, as a non-literate society, did not produce the written sources upon which historians rely. What is cited as Native American usage was generally attributed … Continue reading →

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Skin Pigmentation (part 1)

Posted on September 27, 2016 by beaugrand

Robert Hale Ives Goddard, III (1941–) is curator emeritus in the Department of Anthropology of theNational Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian Institution. He is widely considered the leading expert on the Algonquian languages and the larger Algic language … Continue reading →

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Skin Pigmentation (part 2)

Posted on September 27, 2016 by beaugrand

Skin Pigmentation Continue The evolutionary genetic architecture of skin pigmentation in Northern Europeans, West Africans, and East Asians. A number of genes known to affect skin color have alleles that show signs of positive selection in East Asian populations. A … Continue reading →

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Skin Pigmentation (part 3)

Posted on September 27, 2016 by beaugrand

  All modern humans share a common ancestor who lived around 200,000 years ago in Africa Comparisons between known skin pigmentation genes in chimpanzees and modern Africans show that dark skin evolved along with the loss of body hair about … Continue reading →

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The Adventures of Tintin / Les Aventures de Tintin

Posted on September 27, 2016 by beaugrand

  The Adventures of Tintin (French: Les Aventures de Tintin) is a series of 24 comic albums created by Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé. The series was one of the most popular European comics … Continue reading →

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Augustus D. Juilliard 1836-1919

Posted on September 27, 2016 by beaugrand

  Augustus D. Juilliard 1836-1919, He was an American businessman whose philanthropy built the renowned conservatory of dance, music, and theatre in New York City that bears his name, The Juilliard School. He was a banker and industrialist who bequeathed … Continue reading →

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