Evolution, fat-shaming, David Aaronovitch on drugs, an anecdote from the 1970s, bonkers arguments .... and cats (again).
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Each and every one of us is only here because at many stages in the past some (probably most) of our ancestors stuffed themselves silly during rare periods of plenty. Throughout history, and across the globe, food was often in short supply, and the threat of starvation was very often just around the next corner. There were strong evolutionary pressures to develop strong compulsions to consume large amounts of energy-dense food whenever this was available; and most of us did. Those who didn’t often died and failed to leave offspring.
Evolution, fat-shaming, David Aaronovitch on drugs, an anecdote from the 1970s, bonkers arguments .... and cats (again).
Evolution, fat-shaming, David Aaronovitch on…
Evolution, fat-shaming, David Aaronovitch on drugs, an anecdote from the 1970s, bonkers arguments .... and cats (again).
Each and every one of us is only here because at many stages in the past some (probably most) of our ancestors stuffed themselves silly during rare periods of plenty. Throughout history, and across the globe, food was often in short supply, and the threat of starvation was very often just around the next corner. There were strong evolutionary pressures to develop strong compulsions to consume large amounts of energy-dense food whenever this was available; and most of us did. Those who didn’t often died and failed to leave offspring.