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THE BIG CHEESE

umankind truly runs the gamut when it comes to intelligence. It’s hard to comprehend that the same species that can 3D-print spare parts for classic vehicles from the comfort of its own home needs to be warned not to eat the Styrofoam in which the hardware is packaged; that the Homo sapiens behind the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and the Hadron and the fidget spinner; and that the intrepid boffins who crunch data concerning marine sediments, ice sheets, fossil and tree rings to draw empirical conclusions about the fate of the planet share a Mitochondrial Eve with those who trust their horoscopes.

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