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LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net to science@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

The Theory That Men Evolved to Hunt and Women Evolved to Gather Is Wrong

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The Theory That Men Evolved to Hunt and Women Evolved to Gather Is Wrong

www.scientificamerican.com

LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net to science@lemmy.world · 1 year ago
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The influential idea that in the past men were hunters and women were not isn’t supported by the available evidence

cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/15901115

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    Consider virtually every other sporting example in the history of sports that require speed, strength, and endurance for more examples.

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      the article you didn’t read goes into that, and ultra marathons show parity between the sexes.

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        There’s also this:

        https://lemmy.world/comment/12209418

        The fact that women perform at parity in ultra marathons doesn’t invalidate the very obvious differences in speed, strength, and stamina between biological males and females. Muscle and bone density alone account for a lot of that.

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