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The Genus Homo [short_description] The history of the hominid family is one of diversification, competition, and, sometimes, extinction. Ian Tattersall explains why we need a compact and phylogeny-based definition of the genus Homo.

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The Holographic Universe [short_description] How is a black hole in 5-D space like a 4-D particle/radiation field? Jean-Pierre Luminet explains the holographic principle, the Maldacena conjecture, and the resolution of the information paradox.

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Tribes and States [short_description] Tribes have equality and autonomy, but their structure is incompatible with modern democracy. Philip Carl Salzman describes Baluchi lineage groups: closer kin unite to oppose distant kin.

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Doing Mathematics Differently [short_description] Spattering drops of ink, Leibniz intuited that a theory as complex as the data it is supposed to explain is useless. Gregory Chaitin finds the same thing using algorithmic information theory.

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Categories: From Zero to Infinity [short_description] Set theory, category theory, and topology. Pierre Schapira explores the concept of identity within category theory, and what it means for the properties to be satisfied only up to homotopy.

######### Card Article *XXX* # ######### The Nuclear Reaction [short_description] A range of factors make nuclear power the best choice for electricity production. Michael Fumento musters the economic, environmental, and physical arguments to favor nuclear over wind and solar.

######### Card Article *XXX* # ######### Good for Nothing [short_description] Perhaps not the Fifth Horseman of the New Atheism, but still persuasive: George Scialabba reviews Faith Versus Fact by Jerry Coyne, a new contribution to the debates over science versus religion.

######### Card Article *XXX* # ######### The Rediscovery of the Neolithic [short_description] Trajectoires is a Neolithic archaeology lab at the University of Nanterre in France. Shawn Witkowski outlines its history and politics, focused on the work of Jean-Paul Demoule and his team.