Fifteen hundred years is ample time in which to lose mutual comprehension. Iceland was colonized by the Norwegians at the end of the ninth century AD. Today's Icelanders, with considerable effort, can understand people from the Scandinavian peninsula, but the… — Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza Copy Share Image
We chose to do this work mathematically, which has the advantage of precision but is not always appreciated by readers. It is perhaps for… — Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza Copy Share Image
Mathematics may be the only exception in the sciences that leaves no room for skepicism. But, if mathematical results are exact as no empirical… — Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza Copy Share Image
Fifteen hundred years is ample time in which to lose mutual comprehension. Iceland was colonized by the Norwegians at the end of the ninth… — Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza Copy Share Image
Specific units - such as memes are intended to represent have meaning when there is essential discontinuity between categories. Such convenient discontinuities are found… — Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza Copy Share Image
“If there's any interaction between genes and languages, it is often languages that influence genes, since linguistic differences between populations lessen the chance of… — Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza Copy Share Image
