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1563b75
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Here some one thrust these cards into these old hands of mine, swears that I must play them, and no others. And damn me, Ahab, but thou actest right, live in the game, and die in it.
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hunts
life
game-theory
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Herman Melville |
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ca01132
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There is a neat economic explanation for the sexual division of labour in hunter-gatherers. In terms of nutrition, women generally collect dependable, staple carbohydrates whereas men fetch precious protein. Combine the two - predictable calories from women and occasional protein from men - and you get the best of both worlds. At the cost of some extra work, women get to eat some good protein without having to chase it; men get to know where the next meal is coming from if they fail to kill a deer. That very fact makes it easier for them to spend more time chasing deer and so makes it more likely they will catch one. Everybody gains - gains from trade. It is as if the species now has two brains and two stores of knowledge instead of one - a brain that learns about hunting and a brain that learns about gathering.
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game-theory
sexuality
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Matt Ridley |