Evolution hit a bum note somewhere along the way as life for parents of this species was remarkably easier: "Like chimpanzees, they had childhoods and adolescent periods of teenage angst that were brief compared with those of modern humans." I fail to see how several years of "You all hate me!" while sitting on the couch in front of the TV & computer and refusing to bathe is an evolutionary advantage. Perhaps beatings by parents increase genetic fitness.
31 October, 2012
The Next Best Thing to Inviting Your Ancestors Over for Dinner
While we Earthmen may never invite our ancestors to dinner, Slate has a photo gallery called "Meet Your Hominid Ancestors" which is really neat. This is Australopithecus afarensis, not sure if it's Lucy or not.
Evolution hit a bum note somewhere along the way as life for parents of this species was remarkably easier: "Like chimpanzees, they had childhoods and adolescent periods of teenage angst that were brief compared with those of modern humans." I fail to see how several years of "You all hate me!" while sitting on the couch in front of the TV & computer and refusing to bathe is an evolutionary advantage. Perhaps beatings by parents increase genetic fitness.
Evolution hit a bum note somewhere along the way as life for parents of this species was remarkably easier: "Like chimpanzees, they had childhoods and adolescent periods of teenage angst that were brief compared with those of modern humans." I fail to see how several years of "You all hate me!" while sitting on the couch in front of the TV & computer and refusing to bathe is an evolutionary advantage. Perhaps beatings by parents increase genetic fitness.
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