An Anthropologist Contests a Long-Standing Assumption About Ancient Women Hunters

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An Anthropologist Contests a Long-Standing Assumption About Ancient Women Hunters     One of the most common stereotypes about the human past is that men did the hunting while women did the gathering. That gendered division of labor, the story goes, would have provided the meat and plant foods people needed to survive.That characterization of our time as a species exclusively reliant on wild foods – before people started domesticating plants and animals more than 10,000 years ago – matches the pattern anthropologists observed among hunter-gatherers during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Virtually all of the large-game hunting they documented was performed by men. Continued here

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You're Not an Imposter. You're Actually Pretty Amazing.     Do you feel like a fraud? Many of us do. Perhaps you started a new job and believe you have less experience than you need, despite being the perfect candidate on paper. Or maybe your boss trusted you with an assignment that you feel totally unprepared to lead, regardless of your flawless track record.  Continued here

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Your snacks may be delicious, but are they safe?     Food safety is a concern for Nigerians after increasing reports of food-borne illnesses in recent years. According to the Consumer Advocacy for Food Safety and Nutrition Initiative (CAFSANI), consumption of unsafe food in Nigeria results in about 173 million cases of diarrhoea and approximately 33,000 deaths due to foodborne illnesses. The country has over the years experienced repeated outbreaks of diseases that can be transmitted through contaminated food, including cholera and lassa fever. Continued here

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Companies are using sneaky software and legal tricks to make you endlessly pay for stuff you already bought     Companies are using sneaky software, subscription fees, and legal tricks to make you endlessly pay for stuff you already bought. Continued here

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How to Say No to Things You Want to Do     Saying no to a hopeful and expectant person can be challenging. But it’s a lot easier when the offer is unappealing: an unpaid speech in Buffalo in February, or yet another latte in exchange for an hourlong “brain picking.” It’s extraordinarily painful to say no to wonderful opportunities that you would very much like to do…except for the fact that they’re not the priorities you intentionally set. Continued here

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The Upper Atmosphere Is Cooling, Prompting New Climate Concerns     This story originally appeared on Yale Environment 360 and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.There is a paradox at the heart of our changing climate. While the blanket of air close to the Earth’s surface is warming, most of the atmosphere above is becoming dramatically colder. The same gases that are warming the bottom few miles of air are cooling the much greater expanses above that stretch to the edge of space. Continued here

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Neuroscientists May Have Found the Part of Your Brain That Makes You Hangry     Maybe it starts with a low-energy feeling, or maybe you’re getting a little cranky. You might have a headache or difficulty concentrating. Your brain is sending you a message: You’re hungry. Find food.Studies in mice have pinpointed a cluster of cells called AgRP neurons near the underside of the brain that may create this unpleasant hungry, even “hangry,” feeling. They sit near the brain’s blood supply, giving them access to hormones arriving from the stomach and fat tissue that indicate energy levels. When energy is low, they act on a variety of other brain areas to promote feeding. Continued here

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AI clones made from user data pose uncanny risks     Imagine, if you will, a digital doppelgänger. A clone that looks, talks and behaves just like you, created from the depths of artificial intelligence, reflecting your every mannerism with eerie precision. As thrilling as it might sound, how would you feel about it?This mirror image of an individual created by artificial intelligence is referred to as an “AI clone.” Our study dives into the murky waters of what these AI clones could mean for our self-perception, relationships and society. We identified three types of risks posed by AI replicas: doppelgänger-phobia, identity fragmentation and living memories. Continued here

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The Newest Spider-Man Movie Turns Its Hero's Greatest Power Against Him     Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse brings Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) face-to-face with Miguel O’Hara/Spider-Man 2099 (Oscar Isaac), the leader of the multiverse’s Spider Society. Unfortunately for Miles, their meeting doesn’t go particularly well. Indeed, not only does Miguel tell Miles that he was never meant to become Spider-Man, he also demands that Miles stand back and let his father, Jefferson Davis (Brian Tyree Henry), be murdered by The Spot (Jason Schwartzman).If Miles doesn’t, Miguel insists that “The Canon,” which is a collection of events that hold the Spider-Verse together, will be disrupted. The fate of the entire multiverse could essentially rest on Miles’ father’s demise. Miles, nonetheless, escapes Miguel’s home universe and sets out on a quest to save his dad’s life. In the minutes that follow, Across the Spider-Verse sees all of Miles’ various web-slinging friends and enemies rally together to either help him or stop him. Continued here

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Are You Failing to Prepare the Next Generation of C-Suite Leaders? - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM DAGGERWING     For many people leaders, that’s been the mantra for the past three years. “Let’s just get through this moment in time, focus on the short-term solutions for our immediate needs, and when things go back to normal, we’ll deal with all the issues we’ve been putting on the backburner.” Continued here

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How Spotify Balances Employee Autonomy and Accountability     Autonomy may be the single most important element for creating engagement in a company. How can anyone feel engaged, let alone inspired, if she feels that some supervisor is always looking over her shoulder? But autonomy is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it spurs creativity and involvement. On the other, unchecked autonomy can lead to ambiguity and inefficiencies, even organizational chaos. To find the right balance, you have to wrestle with three challenges: Continued here

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Tanzania has moved its capital from Dar after a 50-year wait - but is Dodoma ready?     Tanzania designated Dodoma as its new capital in place of the seaside city of Dar es Salaam following a public referendum 50 years ago. Since then, the country has made small steps towards this goal – including the relocation of Parliament in 2017 – but Dodoma remained the national capital only in name. With the inauguration of the new presidential offices in Dodoma in May 2023, the transition to the capital is now all but complete. Ambrose Kessy, a public administration expert, answers the key questions. The history of Tanzania’s capital city is lengthy and complex. It stretches back to the German colonial era. To take advantage of Dar es Salaam’s protected harbour, the German government chose Dar es Salaam as the capital of German East Africa rather than the well-established port of Bagamoyo a mere 60km north. Continued here

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Emotional intelligence is the key to more successful entrepreneurs     Entrepreneurs have a key role to play in achieving the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This action plan, which has been adopted by all UN member countries, including Canada, was created to tackle today’s “most pressing social, economic and environmental challenges.”While governments play a central role in achieving these goals, non- and for-profit organizations can accelerate this progress through innovation. That is where entrepreneurs — anyone who starts or owns a business — come into the picture. Continued here

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'Honkai: Star Rail' PS4 and PS5 Port Release Details and Reward Exclusives     HoYoverse took a gamble when it developed a PlayStation port for the first time with its Breath of the Wild-inspired RPG, Genshin Impact. After seeing the soaring success on console, the company decided to also develop a PlayStation port for its new turn-based RPG, Honkai: Star Rail. However, it didn’t launch on the same day as PC and mobile devices, which was the case with Genshin. Understandably, PlayStation owners want to know exactly when they can play Honkai: Star Rail on their consoles.Here’s everything we know about Honkai: Star Rail’s PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 ports. Continued here

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Canadian police are becoming more militarized, and that is damaging public trust     Ejaz Choudry, a 62-year-old Mississauga resident in the midst of a mental health crisis, was shot dead by Peel Regional Police’s Tactical and Rescue Unit in June 2020. Choudry’s death renewed public concern about police use of force and draws attention to the use of police tactical units to respond to incidents involving people in mental distress.In October 2022, the Toronto Police Service released a podcast episode about its tactical unit, the Emergency Task Force (ETF). A scene in the episode depicts two ETF officers brandishing and shooting assault rifles with a suppressor and wearing helmets reminiscent of those worn by military personnel. Continued here

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Nigeria's security situation has got worse: what Tinubu's administration needs to do about it     Nigeria’s new president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has promised to make security a top priority of his administration. In his inaugural speech he promised, among other things, to provide security personnel with better training, equipment, pay and firepower. The new president has read the mood in the country well. A recent survey showed that 77% of Nigerians felt unsafe in their country. Continued here

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"Forging Something New." Why Star Trek Canon Is No Match for 'Strange New Worlds' Season 2     In Star Trek: The Original Series, Nurse Chapel had a creepy ex-finance obsessed with robots, and Dr. M’Benga played second fiddle to Dr. McCoy. But for the current cast of Strange New Worlds, the baggage of their characters is the furthest thing from their minds. “We’re not really too worried about it,” Babs Olusanmokun tells Inverse of his portrayal of M’Benga. “We’re really forging something new — with respect, of course, to what came before.” Like all sci-fi prequels, Strange New Worlds Season 2 has to walk a fine line between honoring retro canon and following its own path. Or does it? For the cast, whatever happens in the 1960s show doesn’t impact who these people are now. And with Strange New Worlds Season 2 dropping on June 15, casual fans shouldn’t feel like they have to do any homework, while hardcore fans can kick back and enjoy the ride. Continued here

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The 10 Best Nintendo Switch Games Ever Made     The Nintendo Switch is getting old as it enters its seventh year of life — in console years, it’s practically ancient — but that hasn’t stopped the platform from having some of the best games out there. In addition to being a great device for third-party games and indies, the platform thrives thanks to its exclusive slate of first-party Nintendo titles. And, in terms of success, it helps that the company almost never discounts its games. You’d be hard-pressed to find The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for anything less than full price. And yet, it’s worth it. There is a lot to choose from when deciding what to play on Switch, but these ten games are a great place to start. Mario’s Nintendo Switch adventure is one of the plumber’s best games ever. It feels massive but is always a true joy to play. The combination of fun settings like New Donk City with abilities that let Mario take the powers of creatures in the world make for one of the more inventive outings the series has ever had. Continued here

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Windrush compensation scheme: how the UK government is failing its citizens with this 'belittling and horrible' process     The Windrush scheme was set up in 2018 to provide documentary confirmation of British citizenship and residency rights for the Windrush generation and other commonwealth citizens, and their children. This came in the wake of the growing scandal that had seen the Home Office, as a result of Theresa May’s hostile environment policy, repeatedly refuse existing residency rights to many people whose home had been the UK for decades. In announcing the scheme, then home secretary Amber Rudd apologised for her government’s appalling treatment of the Windrush generation. People had suffered devastating harm. They had lost jobs and homes, and been deprived of healthcare. Many had been threatened with deportation. Some were deported to countries they had not visited since early childhood. Continued here

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Today Only, You Can Get a Bird's Eye View of Mars in Near-Real-Time     A new tool allows you to see what Mars is like right now, minus a little relativistic time delay.The European Space Agency is enabling a robot to do what no robot has done before: provide a real-time view of the surface of Mars. The agency is live downlinking the pictures to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its Mars Express orbiter, which launched two decades ago today from the Baikonur complex in Russia. It entered orbit in December 2003. Continued here

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The photo that made the plastics crisis personal     When photographer Chris Jordan first stepped onto Midway Atoll, a tiny stretch of land in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, in September 2009 to document "overwhelming" levels of ocean waste, little did he know that his striking image of a dead albatross chick would go viral and change the world's response to the plastics crisis.After taking some shots of waste piled high, Jordan was looking for a more personal way to highlight the scale of overconsumption. After hearing about an island 1,300 miles (2,100 km) northwest of Honolulu covered in thousands of dead birds, all with their stomachs full of everyday plastic items like bottle tops and toothbrushes, "I immediately felt this magnetic pull to go," he says. He was determined to "find a way to photograph [these birds] that honoured the depth of this environmental tragedy". Continued here

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Case "ChaseDreams" Walker Is Obsessed With Secret Rock Climbing Locations     On the cult favorite comedy series The Other Two, Walker plays Chase “ChaseDreams” Dubeck, a rising tween pop star. And in Season 3 (streaming now on Max), Chase turns 18 and transforms from the tween heartthrob who sang “Marry U at Recess” to a full-grown 18-year-old debuting his “dirty rat boy” look and getting engaged to Kiernan Shipka. In other words: Pete Davidson era.“I've really enjoyed playing Chase, especially this season, as he’s getting a little older,” Walker, who is actually 20, tells Inverse. Continued here

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New Report: Hiring Stays Strong in May, but Quality Remains a Concern     U.S. employers added 339,000 jobs in May in an unexpected upswing. Continued here

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Stop Eliminating Perfectly Good Candidates by Asking Them the Wrong Questions     Assessing a job candidate is all about the questions you ask during the interview. But too often leaders ask the wrong things, focusing more on what the interviewee has done in the past rather than what they can do in the future. If you need to hire someone to work on an innovation project, make sure you’re asking questions that get to their ability to collaboratively problem solve. For example, you want to know how they would handle particular problem-solving situations rather than whether they’ve done exactly what you’re looking for in the past. You should assess whether they are able and willing to fill in gaps on teams when it becomes clear a particular role isn’t being filled. And, it’s important to understand what they’re passionate about working on. Innovation happens when you bring people with different passions and approaches together to work toward the same goal. Continued here

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Improve Your R     There’s nothing wrong with listing your definitive actions and quantifiable results on your resume — this is standard advice. The problem is, however, that you may not be telling an employer what they really need to know. Details are important, but what’s your story? By telling a story in your resume, employers will be able to see what you can do for them based on what you’ve been able to do in the past.You know the standard advice. But for the most part, recruiters aren’t calling. And on the rare occasions when you do land an interview, you stumble over questions about what you’d bring to the hiring company and why you’re the perfect fit. So how can you make your résumé, profile, and interview more effective? Continued here

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Removing antimicrobial resistance from the WHO's 'pandemic treaty' will leave humanity extremely vulnerable to future pandemics     In late May, the latest version of the draft Pandemic Instrument, also referred to as the “pandemic treaty,” was shared with Member States at the World Health Assembly. The text was made available online via Health Policy Watch and it quickly became apparent that all mentions of addressing antimicrobial resistance in the Pandemic Instrument were at risk of removal.Work on the Pandemic Instrument began in December 2021 after the World Health Assembly agreed to a global process to draft and negotiate an international instrument — under the Constitution of the World Health Organization (WHO) — to protect nations and communities from future pandemic emergencies. Continued here

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The Wildest Christopher Nolan Thriller on Streaming Nails a Real Neurological Condition     Leonard Shelby lives in a constant state of confusion. The protagonist of the 2000 film Memento tries to make sense of the world by taking Polaroid pictures, jotting down notes, and tattooing messages on his body — a substitute for remembering new info, since his memory always fails.“I have no short-term memory,” Leonard explains to the clerk at the front desk of a hotel. “I know who I am, I know all about myself, I just … since my injury I can’t make any new memories. Everything fades.” Continued here

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40 Years Ago, One Classic Sci-Fi Movie Was Ahead Of Its Time -- For The Wrong Reasons     One of the greatest things about ‘80s science fiction movies was the odd insistence on blending bleeding-edge sci-fi with teenage high-school comedy. And although 1985’s Back to the Future is infinitely more famous with this cocktail, someone else did it first on June 3, 1983 — and perhaps more subversively. If you don’t buy the idea of a teenage kid accidentally hacking into the firing codes for nuclear weapons, that’s okay, because Matthew Broderick’s relationship with Ally Sheedy makes even less sense. WarGames is a funhouse mirror reflection of a classic sci-fi thriller that often feels like a dark comedy. And four decades after its release, the movie remains timeless not because of what it was about then, but what it symbolizes now. Continued here

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7 Brilliant Questions Emotionally Intelligent People Ask Themselves (Over and Over and Over)     Question 1: "Why?" Continued here

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Science News Briefs from around the World: June 2023     Chernobyl’s adaptable canines, sewage sea spray in the U.S., hibernating germs on Everest, and much more in this month’s Quick HitsThe Yamnaya people, long associated with horses, are now the earliest known riders. Skeletons from around 3000 B.C.E., unearthed from burial mounds in Eastern Europe, show wear patterns consistent with “horseman syndrome,” providing the oldest direct evidence of humans on horseback. Continued here