The Miracle of the Human Hand

We take it for granted, but the human hand is a marvel. How did it become that way? Without it, we wouldn’t be human …

Look at your hand. Hold it up. Flex it. Bend it. M...

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Published on July 20, 2025 08:17
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Childhood Is Why We Are the Last Ape Standing

Chip Walter
This is from my January 29, 2013 Slate.com article which explores how our long childhoods enabled us to survive and become The Last Ape Standing. (Published by Bloomsbury/Walker Books.)

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