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July 30, 2010

Monogamy evolves

Polygamy is pretty popular. Most pre-industrial societies were polygamous in some way, and there are increasing pressures in the west for polygamy to be legallised. After, it's surely just a matter of personal freedom of expression. If homosexuality and other forms of sexual expression are legal, then why not polygamy. Polygamy never hurt anyone, right?Well flat wrong, actually, if the evidence p

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August 16, 2009

Scientists Find A Common Link Of Bird Flocks, Breast Milk And Trust

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What do flocks of birds have in common with trust, monogamy, and even breast milk? According to a new report in the journal Science, they are regulated by virtually identical neurochemicals in the brain, known as oxytocin in mammals and mesotocin in birds.

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