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Continued work on the evolution of skin colour

While at STIAS, I plan to complete a long-standing data analysis of large bodies of archaeological, paleontological, and climatological data in order to gain a comprehensive understanding of the evolution of skin colour in Homo sapiens for a joint project with Nina Jablonski.

George Chaplin George Chaplin

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The struggle to overcome racism

Nina Jablonski. 2012. The struggle to overcome racism. New Scientist, Opinion: The Big Idea. 4pp

Nina Jablonski Nina Jablonski

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Near Infrared Spectroscopy Evaluation of Bladder Function: The Impact of Skin Pigmentation on Detection of Physiologic Change during Voiding

Shadgan, Babak, Lynn Stothers, Behnam Molavi, Sharif Mutabazi, Ronald Mukisa, and Andrew Macnab. 2015. Near Infrared Spectroscopy Evaluation...

Andrew MacNab Andrew MacNab

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Skin We Are In

Magona, Sindiwe and Nina G. Jablonski. 2018. Skin We Are In. David Philip Publishers. https://www.newafricabooks.com/shop-all-books/skin-we-...

Nina Jablonski Nina Jablonski
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