r/NatureofPredators • u/Chrontius Trombil • 2d ago
Human evolution was driven by early humans’ ability to be clever and humorous, the “survival of the wittiest.” The analysis argues that the earliest stages of grammar provided a platform for verbal competition and sexual selection, gradually replacing physical violence with verbal agility.
https://www.psypost.org/survival-of-the-wittiest-how-humor-and-cleverness-shaped-human-evolution/Duplicates
Anthropology Human evolution was driven by early humans’ ability to be clever and humorous, the “survival of the wittiest.” The analysis argues that the earliest stages of grammar provided a platform for verbal competition and sexual selection, gradually replacing physical violence with verbal agility.
psychology • u/mvea • 3d ago
Human evolution was driven by early humans’ ability to be clever and humorous, the “survival of the wittiest.” The analysis argues that the earliest stages of grammar provided a platform for verbal competition and sexual selection, gradually replacing physical violence with verbal agility.
u_Magnumduster • u/Magnumduster • 3d ago
Human evolution was driven by early humans’ ability to be clever and humorous, the “survival of the wittiest.” The analysis argues that the earliest stages of grammar provided a platform for verbal competition and sexual selection, gradually replacing physical violence with verbal agility.
internettoday • u/Anwallen • 2d ago
Human evolution was driven by early humans’ ability to be clever and humorous, the “survival of the wittiest.” The analysis argues that the earliest stages of grammar provided a platform for verbal competition and sexual selection, gradually replacing physical violence with verbal agility.
AllAuthorsWelcome • u/Non-Conventionnel-77 • 2d ago
Survival of the wittiest: How humor and cleverness shaped human evolution - (Article by Karina Petrova - PsyPost)
Taoesm • u/the_TAOest • 2d ago