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10 Thoughts from the Fourth Trimester

Tim Urban · 23 May 2023 · waitbutwhy.com

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  1. The problem is, when humans went bipedal, our pelvises got smaller, and as humans got smarter, our heads got bigger. So evolution had to get creative. Its solution: all human babies would be premies, born when they were still small enough to pass through a human pelvis.
  2. There should obviously be like a mandatory four-hour course every expecting parent has to take before they're actually in charge of a newborn.
  3. this is the most personal of personal decisions and no one should ever try to pressure anyone else to have kids-it's way too big a thing to be anyone else's business.