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Learn about how archaeologists are solving a prehistoric poop problem; what leads people to be \\u201ccultural omnivores\\u201d; and an easy trick for telling stars and planets apart when you\\u2019re stargazing.

What can we learn from prehistoric poop? by Cameron Duke

• Borry, M., Cordova, B., Perri, A., Wibowo, M., Prasad Honap, T., Ko, J., Yu, J., Britton, K., Girdland-Flink, L., Power, R. C., Stuijts, I., Salazar-Garc\\xeda, D. C., Hofman, C., Hagan, R., Samdapawind\\xe9 Kagon\\xe9, T., Meda, N., Carabin, H., Jacobson, D., Reinhard, K., \\u2026 Warinner, C. (2020). CoproID predicts the source of coprolites and paleofeces using microbiome composition and host DNA content. PeerJ, 8, e9001. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9001
• Fossilized Feces Tell Tale of Earliest Americans. (2008, April 3). NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89355318
• Shillito, L.-M., Blong, J. C., Green, E. J., & Van Asperen, E. (2020). The what, how and why of archaeological coprolite analysis. Earth-Science Reviews, 103196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2020.103196
• The origin of feces: CoproID reliably predicts sources of ancient poop. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-04/mpif-too041420.php

Research uncovers what leads people to be "cultural omnivores" \\u2014 and it\'s not nice by Kelsey Donk

• Pop Concert, Opera \\u2014 Or Both? What Drives People To Become \\u201cCultural Omnivores.\\u201d (2020, April 23). Research Digest; Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2020/04/23/pop-concert-opera-or-both-what-drives-people-to-become-cultural-omnivores/
• Shin, H., & Youn, N. (2020). How insecure narcissists become cultural omnivores: Consuming highbrow culture for status seeking and lowbrow culture for integrity signaling. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000303

There\'s an Easy Trick to Telling Stars and Planets Apart in the Sky by Cody Gough

• Byrd, D. (2015). Why do stars twinkle, but planets don\\u2019t? | EarthSky.org. Earthsky.Org. https://earthsky.org/space/why-dont-planets-twinkle-as-stars-do
• Ashwin. (2015, July 17). Why Do Stars Twinkle, But The Sun Doesn\\u2019t? Science ABC. https://www.scienceabc.com/nature/universe/why-do-stars-twinkle-but-the-sun-planets-doesnt.html
• Astronaut James Reilly Describes Seeing Stars in Space (2014). SpaceFlight Insider - Official Page YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaUCMzgidvs

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