Miki Ben Dor: "The Complete and Unifying Explanation of Human Evolution"

I agree with everything he writes here.

To date, no complete evolutionary explanation has been given for the formation of the human species, and certainly not a complete and unifying explanation at the same time.

An evolutionary explanation explains a physiological or behavioral phenomenon in a species and is complete when it includes a description of adaptability to a defined ecological change. A unifying explanation explains several phenomena as a result of a single reason, as, for example, a description of many geological phenomena as a result of the displacement of tectonic plates (displacement of continents).

In a series of four scientific articles published at the end of 2020 and throughout 2021, all of them together with my partner at Tel Aviv University, Prof. Ran Barkai, we laid out the basis for the explanation and the complete and unifying evolutionary explanation for the formation of the human lineage leading to the Homo sapiens species. We explained many of the significant phenomena in human prehistory, such as increased brain volume, language development, changes in stone tools, and more.

The purpose of the post is to present a concise description of the explanation.

Read the whole thing.

Casey Ruff recently interviewed Miki on this topic, it was a really excellent interview. I especially enjoyed his comments on anthropologists and the Paleo Diet at the end.