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...evolutionary changes make inherent sense. Since the Industrial Revolution, modern humans have grown taller and stronger, so it's easy to assume that evolution is making humans fitter. But according to anthropologist Peter McAllister, author of Manthropology: the Science of Inadequate Modern Man, the contemporary male has evolved, at least physically, into "the sorriest cohort of masculine Homo sapiens to ever walk the planet." Thanks to genetic differences, an average Neanderthal woman, McAllister notes, could have whupped Arnold Schwarzenegger at his muscular peak in an arm-wrestling match. And prehistoric Australian Aborigines, who typically built up great strength in their...
...reflection on decline and collapse that evokes Ryan Adams at his most affecting. These out-of-nowhere masterpieces are coupled with enjoyable though less arresting tracks like the opener, “True Love,” where jangling guitars reminiscent of “Reckoning”-era Peter Buck lead into an infectious sing-along melody. The lyrics, as ever, veer for most of the album between the unintelligible and the nonsensical. At its best, however, the Spiral Stairs renders this criticism a minor quibble. If “The Real Feel” tells us anything meaningful...
Sabino Casella and Peter Rossi are both past presidents of the Harvard College Italian American Association...
...just doesn’t make sense to me on some level to be playing a game where you could be losing money,” adds Peter B. Gray, assistant professor in anthropology at UNLV. “On some level, I think I’m too rational...
...game—not only in the monetary rewards that its most skilled players can reap over time, but also the sheer thrill of engaging in an environment often depicted as risqué and fast-paced, a break from the mundane nine-to-five job. As UNLV professor Peter Gray observes, many players derive their enjoyment from adopting a new persona for a limited time—the incognito nature of an online poker table, the stoicism needed at a live game, or the chance to escape for a weekend to an exotic island...