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...where there is less UV radiation, homo sapiens have light skin to help absorb sufficient Vitamin D for healthy bones. Red hair has no apparent evolutionary advantage, although some have suggested that it could be useful for sex selection, according to Lalueza-Fox. “From experience, the Darwinian fitness of redheads is exceptionally high,” redhead Scott M. McKinney ’09 joked. “Red hair for humans is like the peacock’s train. Let’s just say, being a redhead hasn’t hurt...
...everyone needs a hobby--raised $5 million from July through September, mostly on the Internet. Paul is a libertarian. In fact, he was the Libertarian Party presidential candidate in 1988. The computer revolution has bred a generation of smart loners, many of them rich and some of them complacently Darwinian, convinced that they don't need society--nor should anyone else. They are going tobe an increasingly powerful force in politics...
...Greenbaum and Ingber have managed to gain a foothold for HCSUCS in the world of the arts on campus, as well as the world at large.GESTATIONThe gestation of the group began in 2006 at the annual Demon Comedy Festival, when Greenbaum and Ingber recognized a void in the Darwinian social order of campus organizations.Within a matter of months, the group was functional, producing seven shows and participating in five more.“They were unequivocally all successful,” says Greenbaum. “We saw there was an implicit desire for comedy on campus. People really wanted...
...what does it mean, exactly, to be a man these days? Once upon a Darwinian time, a man was the one spearing the woolly mammoth. And it wasn't so long ago that a man was that strong and silent fellow over there at the bar with the dry martini or a cold can of beer--a hardworking guy in a gray flannel suit or blue-collar work shirt. He sired children, yes, but he drew the line at diapering them. He didn't know what to expect when his wife was expecting, he didn't review bottle warmers...
...shoots and then, depending upon their appetite at the moment, only certain varieties. If the right kind of bamboo is unavailable, they will starve to death. If ever there was an example of a species hell-bent on committing suicide, it is the giant panda. In keeping with the Darwinian concept of survival of the fittest, we should allow them...