Indonesia’s Ancient ‘Hobbits’ May Have Evolved Quickly

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If this kind of stuff interests you, "Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past" by David Reich is interesting and very up to date.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35749414-who-we-are-and-...

The Insight Podcast also has a lot of valuable stuff along those line in the archive.

https://insitome.libsyn.com

Source without the regurgitation:

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2019.048...

Pop-up box says "We value your privacy" but there's only an "I accept" button. To withdraw your consent you have to go to their privacy policy, which at the bottom says:

"The Website is hosted in the United States and is intended for and directed to users in the United States. If you are accessing the Website from the European Union, Asia, or any other region with laws or regulations governing personal data collection, use, and disclosure, that differ from United States laws, please be advised that through your continued use of the Website, which is governed by U.S. law, this Privacy Policy, and our Terms of Use, you are transferring your personal information to the United States and you consent to that transfer."

Makes me sad.

The first sentence quoted above makes no sense. If they really intended their site only for users from the US they could implement IP blocks. So what does this kind of legalese actually intend to cover? A way to avoid having to deal with GDPR or other international obligations?

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