Comments on: Age Confirmed for ‘Eve,’ Mother of All Humans: 200,000 years http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/08/age-confirmed-eve-mother-humans-200000-years/ The official Derren Brown Blog Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:25:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: 1984 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/08/age-confirmed-eve-mother-humans-200000-years/#comment-63461 1984 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:09:41 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=13747#comment-63461 Not sure that this date will be final... but it makes Hitchens argument about God ignoring man for at least 98.000 years before it was time to interfere at least 100.000 years longer. Not sure that this date will be final… but it makes Hitchens argument about God ignoring man for at least 98.000 years before it was time to interfere at least 100.000 years longer.

]]> By: Barrie http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/08/age-confirmed-eve-mother-humans-200000-years/#comment-63412 Barrie Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:24:01 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=13747#comment-63412 Should predated be hyphenated ie pre-dated? I read it as 'predated' as in 'eaten'! Should predated be hyphenated ie pre-dated? I read it as ‘predated’ as in ‘eaten’!

]]> By: Berber Anna http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/08/age-confirmed-eve-mother-humans-200000-years/#comment-63402 Berber Anna Sun, 22 Aug 2010 11:07:15 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=13747#comment-63402 Carlos, this article was posted by Phillis, not by Derren ;) Carlos, this article was posted by Phillis, not by Derren ;)

]]> By: Daniel http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/08/age-confirmed-eve-mother-humans-200000-years/#comment-63383 Daniel Sun, 22 Aug 2010 07:09:19 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=13747#comment-63383 Do we have to call her Eve? I'm sick of these biblical references. What's wrong with Slutty Mabel? Do we have to call her Eve? I’m sick of these biblical references. What’s wrong with Slutty Mabel?

]]> By: Carlos Ruiz http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/08/age-confirmed-eve-mother-humans-200000-years/#comment-63377 Carlos Ruiz Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:15:33 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=13747#comment-63377 Dear Mr. Brown, Correction!!! Eve was not the mother of all humans, Adam was already there...LOL. Thinking outside the box. Dear Mr. Brown,

Correction!!! Eve was not the mother of all humans, Adam was already there…LOL. Thinking outside the box.

]]> By: Alice Shaw http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/08/age-confirmed-eve-mother-humans-200000-years/#comment-63371 Alice Shaw Sat, 21 Aug 2010 11:01:50 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=13747#comment-63371 "Happy Birthday To You" “Happy Birthday To You”

]]> By: Senexiracundus http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/08/age-confirmed-eve-mother-humans-200000-years/#comment-63370 Senexiracundus Sat, 21 Aug 2010 09:30:25 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=13747#comment-63370 I can see how you can date mitochondrial DNA by averaging out the expected number of mutations over a certain time period, but how did they manage to work out her name? I can see how you can date mitochondrial DNA by averaging out the expected number of mutations over a certain time period, but how did they manage to work out her name?

]]> By: Mrtotes http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/08/age-confirmed-eve-mother-humans-200000-years/#comment-63369 Mrtotes Sat, 21 Aug 2010 07:59:06 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=13747#comment-63369 Surely evolution is continuous? This is just one way of digitising the information because for some reason humans feel the need to assign labels to everything... Surely evolution is continuous? This is just one way of digitising the information because for some reason humans feel the need to assign labels to everything…

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