James Wharram, world voyager in Polynesian catamarans whose passion for boat-design went with an enthusiasm for free love – obituary He went into business making his ‘double canoes’ for people in what ...

Despite the popularity of cultural evolution as an idea, with cultures as organisms and memes as genes, the actual science has lagged. But by applying the tools of population genetics to Polynesian ...

A turtle carved into the side of an ancient canoe plank found in New Zealand was a common motif in Polynesian boat crafting. Radiocarbon dating put the canoe’s last voyage at around 1400 AD. Tim ...