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...death in combat over a female, exclusion from breeding by a stronger male), but they also have more to gain (spreading their genes far and wide). Still males have one overpowering disadvantage-they can never be sure that the offspring are their own. A cuckolded male is a biological loser, tricked into investing his time and energy in another male's genes. Thus sexual jealousy evolved among monogamous males as an adaptation. So did courtship rituals. By monopolizing a female's time, but not copulating, a courting male waits long enough to make certain that the female...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Sociobiology and Sex | 8/1/1977 | See Source »

...Play the Superfecta. If you can pick the first four hourses in the correct order you are too lucky ever to be a successful loser...

Author: By Steven A. Wasserman, | Title: Losing Through Insemination | 7/12/1977 | See Source »

Losing isn't easy. Even though you've always been a loser, someday you might get lucky and win. With any one of the following systems you are guaranteed to lose...

Author: By Steven A. Wasserman, | Title: Losing Through Insemination | 7/12/1977 | See Source »

CHAPTER 4: HOW TO TALK LIKE A LOSER...

Author: By Steven A. Wasserman, | Title: Losing Through Insemination | 7/12/1977 | See Source »

...real loser, whether a gambler, a writer, or both, uses the language of the trade. Here are the key words and phrases used around the track...

Author: By Steven A. Wasserman, | Title: Losing Through Insemination | 7/12/1977 | See Source »

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