“‘It is a pattern that has built up over time,’ said Dr Jason Wilder, from the University of Arizona in Tucson, USA. ‘The norm through human evolution is for more women to have…children than men. There are men around who aren’t able to have children, because they are being out-competed by more successful males.’” One of my high school roommates — now a biologist at Arizona — unearths genetic evidence that prehistoric Lotharios really got around, while Beta Cavemales have always had it bad. I dunno, I always thought Barney Rubble did pretty well for himself…
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My original quote was that “…more women to have children than men.” The Scotsman seems to think that this is equivalent to “…more women to have more children than men.” I know Scotland is the home to Dolly the sheep, and cloning will soon make sperm irrelevant, but for now the total number of offspring produced by male and female humans is equal – its just that more women have been involved in the process than men.
Thanks for the link Kevin.
Ok, I’ve fixed your quote through the magic of ellipsis.