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...dads have to spend time close to babies for hormones to kick in, and this hasn't always been possible. Today we take child survival for granted, but in traditional societies, 40% of offspring might die before age 5. To keep infants safe, it made sense for them to be held at all times. With Mom often caring for more than one offspring and Dad busy rustling up food, the job sometimes had to be outsourced to grandmothers, aunts and others...
None of this gives modern fathers who neglect their kids an evolutionary pass. Indeed, some studies suggest that even having one full-time dad might not be enough. Among many traditional societies across South America, people subscribe to the folk wisdom that any man with whom a woman has had sex in the 10 months before giving birth makes some biological contribution to the fetus growing inside her. Even the woman's official husband accepts this, and any possible father is welcome to assist--discreetly--in providing care for the child. Research by anthropologist Steve Beckerman and his team suggests...
Bill France Jr. was smaller and quieter but no less visionary or hardworking than his dad. During the construction of Daytona International, he would be on site dawn to dusk, driving a bulldozer, wielding a shovel, whatever had to be done. Later he would work at the family racetracks as a flagman or scorer. He was ready for the reins when they were given...
...been waiting more than 30 years to say this: “Dad, I always told you I’d come back and get my degree,” Gates remarked at the beginning of his speech...
Harvard students will often describe summer trips as “family vacations” regardless of whether they’re going to China, Argentina, or just across town. The important matter is that Mom, Dad, and the siblings are coming along. In much the same way, just a few days sooner than expected, I’ve found myself on a family vacation while staying at Harvard. That’s a nice place...