Not just a virtue: the evolution of self-control by J Green and P Spikins 3 April 2020
An intriguing stab at the evolutionary origins of self-control. The limited archaeological record...
Read MoreAn intriguing stab at the evolutionary origins of self-control. The limited archaeological record...
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Read MoreAn elegant explanation of language and thought and how they relate to each other. This is the sort...
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