Appellate Practice
May 24, 2016
Homo Loquens
Articulate speech — the reason we straddle the food chain — explains why we're diners, not dinner. By David M. Balabanian
LESSONS LEARNED
This is about what puts us atop the evolutionary pyramid.
Somewhere you may have heard it's the opposable thumb. A nifty device no doubt - hard to make semiconductors with hooves and claws - but other primates have it too and most are nearly extinct.
At one time our primacy was attributed to genetic complexity. We were, it was thought, the most elabor...
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