Why We Kiss

Around the time that Thumbs, Toes and Tears (my third book) came out, I wrote an article for Scientific American Mind magazine exploring the evolution of kissing. It’s one of six uniquely human traits.

The article, like the one I wrote for Scientific American about crying , was very popular and republished multiple times. And both were picked up in other mainstream and peer reviewed publications around the world.

Here’s an updated version…

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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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