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Why Are Humans Different From All Other Apes? It’s the Cooking.
- RiderOfGiraffes 17y agoLink to single page version: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/27/books/27garn.html?pagewanted=all http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/27/books/27garn.html?pagewant... Beside, the Economist had this ages ago, and it was submitted to much discussion. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=490292 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=490292 http://www.economist.com/science/displayStory.cfm?story_id=13139619 http://www.economist.com/science/displayStory.cfm?story_id=1... http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/wrangham/wrangham_index.html http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/wrangham/wrangham_index.html http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=554977 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=554977 Having said that, it was submitted so long ago it looks like it's no longer possible to add comments there, so it may as well be discussed again here.
- ajju 17y ago>>Marriage, or what Mr. Wrangham calls "a primitive protection racket," was a solution. I am happily married, and it's a little bit more than a protection racket for me, but this made me laugh :)
- arcadeparade 17y agoHumans and chimps both taste the same to me.