Anthropology

Why do women have breasts? - an updated hypothesis

Once upon a time, females who could afford to always breastfeed were rich. And males preferred to pair up with someone rich.

Sep 5 • Tove K

The origins of religion

The human way of life is older than Homo sapiens. Religion probably included.

Apr 5 • Tove K

Was consciousness invented at the Bronze Age collapse?

The ideas in The Origins of Consciousness in the Bicameral Mind by Julian Jaynes are both complete rubbish and a work of genius

Oct 16, 2025 • Tove K

An anti-education book review

School is unnatural. That is a three word summary of David Lancy’s book Learning Without Lessons

Oct 6, 2025 • Tove K

The survival skills of Helena Valero

Anthropology has been bad at capturing the living conditions of women. A kidnapped woman who returned to civilization was the exception.

Sep 30, 2024 • Tove K

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