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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 23 May 2015

    Article omits the potential evo benefit for women: Genes from best male + Parental investment from most willing male.http://nyti.ms/1BgMxEz 

    6:02 AM - 23 May 2015
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      1. Anna Haunthropologist‏ @AnnaAnthro 23 May 2015
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        @sapinker And Monogamy is not the most common form of marriage in West, Serial Monogamy is. Plus it never was, globally or historically.

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      1. Gabriel King‏ @Gabriel_King182 23 May 2015
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        @sapinker @Mangan150 The AFBB matimg strategy in play.

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      1.  🏳️‍🌈 Dr. Meredith L. SHIVERS  👻 💀 🏳️‍🌈‏ @DrMLChivers 23 May 2015
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        @sapinker women also may benefit from paternity uncertainty and reduced aggression toward offspring

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      1. JSegal 2020‏ @jsegal44236 24 May 2015
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        @sapinker ...and jewelry.

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      1. Владимир Макаревич‏ @makarevichvp2 23 May 2015
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        @sapinker My Brain spaceship not yet released into the open ocean-but the power of sensual"Genome"and preparing to wind- thoughts sail catch

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      1. Steven Dragicevic‏ @firehand101 23 May 2015
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        @sapinker love love love it . Great read / thoughts.

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      1. Arronski‏ @Arronski 23 May 2015
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        @sapinker paging @heartiste

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      1. peter connor‏ @pyconnor 23 May 2015
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        @sapinker @clairlemon More powerful males could provide offspring protection...I'd guess that most cheating is with higher status men..

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      1. Ad Nausica‏ @adnausica 23 May 2015
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        @sapinker Funny, that was my response: "superior genetic dad for kids" + "committed provider" = max RS for female genes. Rarely same male.

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      1. swayfromusa‏ @swayfromusa 23 May 2015
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        @sapinker @Mangan150 these articles never seem to mention any tangible benefit to males from paternity uncertainty. Because there is none.

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      2. Dugald Foster‏ @DugaldFoster 23 May 2015
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        @sapinker good example found in Thackeray's 'Vanity Fair'. Heroine, Amelia, spurns the loyal Dobbin in favour of the swashbuckling Osborne

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      3. Dugald Foster‏ @DugaldFoster 23 May 2015
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        @sapinker She has a child with Osborne, and remains constantly faithful to him, even after his death on the battlefield (high risk-taker)

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      4. Dugald Foster‏ @DugaldFoster 23 May 2015
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        @sapinker Only then, when the child is in need of parental investment (a father figure and money) does she see Dobbin as the obvious choice

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      5. Dugald Foster‏ @DugaldFoster 23 May 2015
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        @sapinker So many great authors of the past are (oblivious) experts in creating universal case studies of evolutionary psychology in action

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      6. Dugald Foster‏ @DugaldFoster 23 May 2015
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        Dugald Foster Retweeted Shakti Lamba

        @sapinker another good example, by @lamba_shaktihttps://twitter.com/lamba_shakti/status/478562296273600512 …

        Dugald Foster added,

        Shakti Lamba @lamba_shakti
        Here's a paper I wrote presenting an evolutionary analysis of 'Hamlet' for an interesting workshop @wiko_berlin http://exeter.academia.edu/ShaktiLamba/Other-Academic-Writing …
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      1. AfterSisyphus‏ @AfterSisyphus 23 May 2015
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        @sapinker More reasons not to have a one-size-fits-all Government moral dogma.

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      1. David Lockie‏ @divydovy 23 May 2015
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        @sapinker and bet-hedging in case of genetic flaw in single partner?

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      1. frijolsocial‏ @frijolsocial 23 May 2015
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        @sapinker have you ever responded to @nntaleb comments?

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