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May 1, 2006

In Pro Per

What makes humans the masters of our universe? The same thing that makes lawyers so special.by David Balabanian

By David Balabanian
     
      Homo Loquens
     
      Please don't read this article if you live in Kansas. You see, it's about ... evolution, specifically how our species got to the top of the heap, and the one skill that put and keeps us there. ¶ Somewhere you may have heard we owe it all to the opposable thumb. A nift...

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