Bulletins & Other News: Feb. 19, 2008

Are We Alone? - Encore presentation: "Driving Evolution"
We've all descended from a common ancestor, but, as Homo sapiens, we no longer brachiate through trees and have long abandoned our stone tools for iPods. Evolution has shaped us into the big-brained, bipedal, text-messaging specimens we are today. But it didn't happened without a lot of pressure. We'll look at some of the forces that have driven human evolution - from the snake-phobia that sharpened our eyesight, to the anger-management that was a prerequisite for civilization. Also, how your Blackberry may be changing the brains of future generations. And, are we engineering our own successors through robotics?
Guests:

• Lynne Isbell - anthropologist, University of California, Davis
• Timothy Taylor - archeologist, the University of Bradford in the U.K.
• Nicholas Wade - science writer, New York Times, author of Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors
• Lee Gutkind - author of Almost Human: Making Robots Think

You can listen to this episode at: http://radio.seti.org/

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Tor Books - 2/19 Releases from Tor Books
You can find the listing this new blog post: 2/19 Releases from Tor Books
www.tor-forge.com | www.myspace.com/torbooks | www.myspace.com/torteen | Facebook Group | http://twitter.com/torbooks

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Word Weavers - Features: Christine Aisenberg, Jimmy D. Gillentine
Come check out the new Features at Word Weavers! Click here to check them out now: http://www.myspace.com/weaversofwords
Word Weavers Anthologies | http://www.freewebs.com/weaversofwordshttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/WeaversofWords/

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The Smoking Poet - THE SMOKING POET: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – SPRING 2008
For full submission guidelines and contact information, visit: http://thesmokingpoet.tripod.com/
Spring 2008 Issue Deadline: February 28, 2008

The Smoking Poet's FIRST ANNUAL SHORT STORY CONTEST
Details can be found here: http://thesmokingpoet.tripod.com/id17.html

News worth reposting:
Darkened Horizons - TILL DEATH DO WE PART NOW AVAILABLE
Darkened Horizons presents "TILL DEATH DO WE PART" available at: http://www.lulu.com/darkenedhorizons
(Not recommended for children! Strong graphic violence, sexuality, and profanity.)

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Yasmine Galenorn - Mark Henry Guest Blogging At The Witchy Chicks
"You can meet new author (and zombie aficionado) Mark Henry over at the Witchy Chicks

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Jennings Grove - Chapter 9: Third Night, Part V
Part V of Chapter 9 is now live! Read more at: http://jenningsgrove.gravesidetales.com

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The Edge of Propinquity - Volume 26, February 2008
| where he's making history (of a sort) as our first 'official' male Guest Blogger today. Drop in and wish him good luck with his new (and first) book that's coming out in a few days! ~ Yasmine"

• Kendrick - Broken by Jennifer Brozek
• Luminations - Podcast by Rick Silva
• Santa Maria - Gatherings by James M. Sullivan
• Vorare - Minding by Ivan Ewert
• Sojourns - Love Lost, Part Two by Ryan Macklin
• Guest Author - The Valley by Alana Joli Abbot

You can look over the Edge at: http://www.edgeofpropinquity.net/default.asp

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Locus Online - The Locus Awards
If you are a subscriber and you would like to vote then go to: https://secure.locusmag.com/2008/2008PollAndSurvey.html