Sublime

“How selfish soever man may be supposed, there are evidently some principles in his nature that interest him in the fortunes of others, and render their happiness necessary to him, though he derives nothing from it except the pleasure of seeing it.”

‘exercise-induced immuno-depression’

Researchers estimate that 40 to 50 percent of our actions on any given day are done out of habit.

“Benford’s Law doesn’t just apply to galactic distances,” she says, turning left, and then right. “It applies to everything measurable, assuming there is variation. Let me frame this in twenty-first century numbers for you. You could take the population of towns and cities worldwide, remove everything but the first digit, and the curve would fit Be

It seems that we discovered several ways of triggering the endorphin system using behaviours that allowed us engage in virtual grooming at a distance such that we could, in effect, groom several people at the same time.

From a prescription written long ago in our ancestral genetic code, the practice of natural biphasic sleep, and a healthy diet, appear to be the keys to a long-sustained life.

A group of roughly 150 people or fewer seems to be an ideal community. It even has a name, Dunbar’s number, after British anthropologist Robin Dunbar, who discovered it. As we evolved, groups of fewer than 150 people gave us enough resources to hunt, raise kids, share, and thrive. When our groups exceed the limit, things tend to get weird. Managing