Richard Bribiescas > Quotes

“Most cannot say the words without giggling, blushing, or otherwise feeling like an immature twelve-year-old. But that’s okay. It can be done but only after years of serious postgraduate training and a healthy respect for paleoanthropology. Say it. Homo erectus. Yes, it literally means 'erect man.' Homo erectus was a hominid ancestor who contributed to the evolution of modern humans, otherwise known as our own species, Homo sapiens. The last two million years or so was an important period during our evolution, one that has spawned decades of important research and numerous books”
― Richard Bribiescas, How Men Age: What Evolution Reveals about Male Health and Mortality