Tag: bipedalism
Doctor’s Diary: No “Butts” About It
An anthropologist writes that the evolution of bipedal-walking primates was primarily caused by the shifting of select bones and muscles in the pelvis.
From The Atlantic on Teaching Human Evolution, a Bit of Rare Honesty in Reporting
With permission from John West and Sarah Chaffee, here is the full text of their interview with staff writer Olga Khazan.
You Can’t Climb a Mountain with Ostrich Legs
Compromises are driven by the limitations of a material world, but also by the vision that lies behind the design.
Helpful Atheist Makes a Case for God
“If only Tiktaalik had inherited three pairs of stubby little old fins we’d be centaurs now.”