ANTHRO: The Fear Factor- why we turn away at things that gross us out.

From yesterday's New York Times:
Disgust’s Evolutionary Role Is Irresistible to Researchers
What disgusts humans is proving irresistible to researchers exploring the evolutionary value of
revulsion.

Also:  why not take a look at the NYT Evolution page for interesting articles:

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Very interesting subject. I noticed that the New York Times did not want to publish Dr. Curtis' full statement,"We need to talk about shit." I wonder how many publications would have the journalistic integrity (is that just my opinion?) to quote her correctly.