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Jun 2023
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216: The Science of Gay Uncles (with Veg...

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This week Vegard joins us to discuss the gay uncle hypothesis, a possible answer to the evolutionary mystery of homosexuality...

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References & Further Reading
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3338633/
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26089486.amp
https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/were-only-human/the-super-uncles-of-samoa.html
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1719534115

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