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Quotes from The Ape that Kicked the Hornet's Nest — Steve Stewart-Williams

born 1971 New Zealand

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If this is not what springs immediately to mind as soon as the words “on average” are appended to a description of mean differences, then the words “on average” have not rectified the damage done by the use of means to describe populations of varied individuals.

The Ape that Kicked the Hornet's Nest (2013)

The reproductive benefits of polygyny were so great for genes located in male bodies that the male mind might still have evolved to take advantage of those opportunities, if and when they did arise. As a result, men may harbor strong polygamous desires — much stronger than women’s — even if these desires are frustrated for most men throughout most of their lives.

The Ape that Kicked the Hornet's Nest (2013)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Steve Stewart-Williams (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.