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List as many advantages as you can of the specific ways in which humans evolved culturally.

Evolution in humans has selected for:

 very big brains – we can deal with complex and abstract concepts;

 language – we are able to store and transmit knowledge;

 narrow hips – we can run, but giving birth is difficult and our babies are immature;

 sweaty/hairless skin – to help regulate temperature, e.g., to keep cool when running;

 longevity – humans are among the only primates that live beyond the menopause;

 altruism – we have empathy for other humans.