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How modern life is transforming the human skeleton

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    Deimos
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    If you've seen any of the "cellphones are making kids grow horns" articles getting passed around this week (such as this one on Tildes), this article was probably the original source before the...

    If you've seen any of the "cellphones are making kids grow horns" articles getting passed around this week (such as this one on Tildes), this article was probably the original source before the story went through a few layers of sensationalizing.

    It's a much better and less alarmist article, and talks about a lot of interesting aspects of this.

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    1. NaraVara
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      This is indeed a much better article. The note about morphological changes to our jaws enabling a wider range of sounds is especially cool to think about. It actually reminded me of a medieval...

      This is indeed a much better article. The note about morphological changes to our jaws enabling a wider range of sounds is especially cool to think about.

      It actually reminded me of a medieval history class I had in college where we discussed the different relationships people had to books back then. In particular some people were talked about as notable for being so proficient at reading that they didn't need to move their lips to read. And this was among monks! The idea of reading coming naturally to people was strange then, and it was kind of assumed people would be sounding the words out all the time. We approach the world completely differently today where some people even think in text before they think in terms of vocalizing.

      3 votes