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Human Ancestors Were Good Dads
Posted on19. Mar, 2010 by Brian Reid.
OK: let’s forget about the fish. Turning to much more interesting (and, perhaps, applicable) science, Evolution of Dad spotted this excellent piece on, um, the evolution of dads that stemmed from a publication in American Anthropolologist. As Discovery News put it: Gettler’s hypothesis aims to explain a mystery anthropologists have long explored. When the Homo [...]
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Colbert on March Nad-Less
Posted on18. Mar, 2010 by Brian Reid.
I take seriously my obligation to serve as a resource for those dads seeking information and perspective on vasectomies, so I must, in in the interest of comprehensiveness, forward along Stephen Colbert’s thoughts on the ol’ snip-snip: The Colbert Report Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Sport Report - Vasectomies, Chess Boxing & Golf www.colbertnation.com [...]
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Eric Carle, ‘Mr. Mom’ and the Truth About Pipefish
Posted on17. Mar, 2010 by Brian Reid.
A few years ago, Eric Carle published a charming book called “Mister Seahorse” about all of the sea creatures in which fathers played a huge role in the whole kid thing. It is rather wonderful propaganda, though it would be an even more wonderful world if Eric Carle didn’t have to work so hard to [...]