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Re:Evolution has given humans a huge advantage over most oth... by msabalau on Tuesday April 17, 2012 @08:26AM (#3852236)
It is true, as the article correctly points out, people often misinterpret average life expectancy, because they don't fully take on board the impact of child mortality.

That being said, the "grandmother hypothesis", that our ancestors gained evolutionary advantage in taking care of grandchildren seems to be a matter of some contention still, with some experts taking the view that no one survived to be grandparents.

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Re:Evolution has given humans a huge advantage over most oth... by pavel_lishin on Tuesday April 17, 2012 @01:20PM (#3853779)
> some experts taking the view that no one survived to be grandparents.

Wouldn't this imply that most parents, then, died before they saw their children reach puberty? (I admit to knowing nothing about the social dynamics of ye olde anciente humanse; I'm just assuming that once you're of biological age, you become incredibly likely to get knocked up.)

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