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The Fastball - Evolution's Peak?
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The Fastball - Evolution's Peak?
http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/...adaptation

Quote:It’s easy to marvel at the athleticism required to throw a 90-mile-per-hour fastball, but when Neil Roach watches baseball, he sees something else at work – evolution.

That ability – to throw an object with great speed and accuracy – is an uniquely human adaptation, one that Roach believes was crucial in our evolutionary past. How, when and why humans evolved the ability to throw so well is the subject of a study published in the journal Nature. The team found that a suite of changes to our shoulders and arms allowed early humans to more efficiently hunt by throwing projectiles, helping our ancestors become part-time carnivores and paving the way for a host of later adaptations, including increases in brain size and migration out of Africa.

OF course, the creatards will insist that "adam" had a 90 mph fastball, too!
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The Fastball - Evolution's Peak? - by Minimalist - June 30, 2013 at 12:18 pm
RE: The Fastball - Evolution's Peak? - by Rahul - June 30, 2013 at 1:31 pm
RE: The Fastball - Evolution's Peak? - by CapnAwesome - June 30, 2013 at 10:53 pm
RE: The Fastball - Evolution's Peak? - by Jackalope - June 30, 2013 at 11:15 pm
RE: The Fastball - Evolution's Peak? - by Minimalist - June 30, 2013 at 11:21 pm
RE: The Fastball - Evolution's Peak? - by Ryantology - July 1, 2013 at 5:37 pm
RE: The Fastball - Evolution's Peak? - by Minimalist - June 30, 2013 at 11:14 pm
RE: The Fastball - Evolution's Peak? - by downbeatplumb - July 2, 2013 at 12:58 pm
RE: The Fastball - Evolution's Peak? - by Minimalist - July 2, 2013 at 1:00 pm
RE: The Fastball - Evolution's Peak? - by Zen Badger - July 3, 2013 at 6:56 am
RE: The Fastball - Evolution's Peak? - by Tonus - July 2, 2013 at 3:21 pm

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