Patience, fairness and the human condition From The Economist print edition
PEOPLE love to catalogue the traits they think characteristic of their species. Some, such as language, are obvious. Others, such as patience and a sense of fairness, are more subtle. These traits, however, did not spring into existence fully formed. They evolved--and to understand human evolution it would help to know their genetic underpinnings and the order in which they evolved.
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