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Contributors
Contributors
Meet some of the people featured in the May 2020 issue of The Scientist.
Contributors
Contributors

Meet some of the people featured in the May 2020 issue of The Scientist.

Meet some of the people featured in the May 2020 issue of The Scientist.

evolutionary biology, neuroscience, evolution

Why Human Speech Is Special
Philip Lieberman | Jul 1, 2018 | 10+ min read
Evolutionary changes in both the vocal tract and the brain were necessary for humans’ remarkable gift of gab.
Primer: Acoustics and Physiology of Human Speech
Philip Lieberman | Jun 30, 2018 | 2 min read
People have a unique anatomy that supports our ability to produce complex language.
Insects’ Neural Learning and Memory Center Discovered in Crustaceans
Catherine Offord | Dec 1, 2017 | 4 min read
Aggressive little marine predators, mantis shrimps possess a mushroom body that appears identical to the one found in insects.
Understanding the Roots of Human Musicality
Catherine Offord | Mar 1, 2017 | 10+ min read
Researchers are using multiple methods to study the origins of humans’ capacity to process and produce music, and there’s no shortage of debate about the results.
Week in Review: September 5–9
Jef Akst | Sep 8, 2016 | 2 min read
Environmental magnetite in the human brain; prion structure takes shape; watching E. coli evolve in real time; learning from others’ behavior 
To Retain a Brain
Karen Zusi | Jan 1, 2016 | 4 min read
Exceptional neural fossil preservation helps answer questions about ancient arthropod evolution.
Capsule Reviews
Bob Grant | Dec 1, 2015 | 3 min read
Welcome to the Microbiome, The Paradox of Evolution, Newton's Apple, and Dawn of the Neuron.
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