Were Our Opposable Thumbs Meant To Punch Each Other?

It’s thought that our hands are what make us human. Biologist David Carrier of Utah State University, proposed that the human hand’s uniqueness was shaped, in part, so we could punch each other in the face. He tested this hypothesis about fist-fighting with cadaver arms.  By Sarah Fecht further explains in an article in Popular Science. Read more

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