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HOMOLOGY VS ANALOGY. “These new data tell a cautionary tale: we must beware of considering any human trait unique without a thorough search among animals. More importantly they show the value of both homology and analogy in understanding the human capacity for speech.” https://lnkd.in/dTkGwcGB View in LinkedIn

ERRONEOUS PRESUMPTION. “Such a descended larynx was believed until recently to be uniquely human, and thus has been emphasized in many accounts of language evolution. New comparative data call this emphasis into question.” https://lnkd.in/dTkGwcGB View in LinkedIn

SEED BLACK HOLES. “An SMBH is born first as a much smaller seed BH, which then grows by accreting matter and merging with other BHs. Numerous studies have been devoted to explaining how and when these seed BHs and their host galaxies form.” (SMBH = supermassive black hole; BH = black hole). https://lnkd.in/dHcpNrnR View in LinkedIn

THE DESCENDING LARYNX. “A key factor in human speech production is our unusual vocal tract: we have a descended larynx, hyoid and tongue root which enable us to produce a greater diversity of formant frequencies patterns, and thus of speech sounds, than would be possible otherwise.” https://lnkd.in/dTkGwcGB View in LinkedIn

QUASAR ROLE. “Supermassive black holes (SMBHs) at the centres of galaxies are known to actively accrete, forming so-called `active galactic nuclei' (AGN) or `quasars'. These AGN are believed to feed back energy into their host galaxies, regulating star formation and the growth of the SMBH itself.” https://lnkd.in/d9BB4wDY View in LinkedIn

PLANCK DENSITY. “It is assumed that the "Planck" density of about 10(94) g/sm3, the substance of stars such changes occur, which should stop the compression of the stars to prevent endless drop to the point of singularity.” https://lnkd.in/dCUPXXmn View in LinkedIn

LARGE FAST WINDS. “High velocity (10(2)–10(3) km s−1) energy-driven winds on large scales have been recently also studied by Bieri et al. by means of radiation-hydrodynamic simulations of isolated galactic discs. They suggest that outflow rates as high as ~10(3) M⊙ yr−1 are sustained by IR radiation, with scattering on dust grains enabling efficient momentum transfer to the gas.” (IR = infrared). https://lnkd.in/dHcpNrnR View in LinkedIn

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GAGGED KNOWLEDGE. “We know more than we can say: We know more than we can tell and we can tell nothing without relying on our awareness of things we may not be able to tell. “ Polanyi (1958) the Social Phenomenologist. https://lnkd.in/dCz2CcNZ View in LinkedIn

BREEDING GROUND. “Recent ALMA observations presented by Trakhtenbrot et al. have revealed a large number, ~50%, of massive star-forming galaxies interacting with quasar hosts (within