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The Theory That Men Evolved to Hunt and Women Evolved to Gather Is Wrong (www.scientificamerican.com)
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[โ€“] ChonkyOwlbear 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That set is inclusive of every official marathon ever ran, so no it is not a single sample. We see consistently that the women's record always is slower than the men's record.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Fair, but it's also limited to the very top of the bell curve at any point in time.