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Human subsistence strategies may have facilitated social and cultural development by allowing for high-throughput energy acquisition. Humans expend large quantities of energy to acquire energy at exceptionally rapid rates, leaving free time for social and cultural development.
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- Uniquely human subsistence strategies may have facilitated social and cultural development American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · Dec 23, 2021 · first to report
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