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Somewhat related, today I read "Researchers found that the foot's impact during walking sends pressure waves through the arteries that significantly modify and
by clumsysmurf 10y ago
Somewhat related, today I read
"Researchers found that the foot's impact during walking sends pressure waves through the arteries that significantly modify and can increase the supply of blood to the brain."
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170424141340.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170424141340.h...
- acchow 10y agoWhat is the evolutionary explanation for this?
- remline 10y agoNavigation is thought to be central to the evolution of our cognition as it is both complex and essential for survival and propagation, hence the "the method of loci" as a memory tactic. Walking was the primary or possibly only time when navigation was important for most early people..
- aaron-lebo 10y agoDoes there have to be? Doesn't evolution produce a lot of things which are side-effects not goals?
- sheldoan 10y agoyep. the biological term is "spandrel" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spandrel_(biology) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spandrel_(biology)
- drcross 10y agoEvolution doesn't care as long as you reach reproductive age and carry out that task properly.
- ptaipale 10y ago... and live long after that in good health, to support your offsprings and help them succeed in their reproduction.
- criveros 10y agoShit, I use an elliptical.