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“Half of the human population has been shaped by selection to live fast and die young. I mean, of course, the fragile sex. On the average, men die seven years sooner than women do.”

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Book:Good Reasons for Bad Feelings: Insights from the Frontier of Evolutionary Psychiatry

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Randolph M. Nesse

Randolph M. Nesse is a renowned American author born in 1948. His works primarily focus on biology, evolution, and human behavior, having a profound impact on the scientific community. more

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