Comment on We're The Only Ones With Chins - And We Don't Know Why | PBS Eons [13:46]
lvxferre@mander.xyz 4 weeks ago
My guess is that it has to do with language. More specifically, it helps higher pitched sounds to resonate louder and more distinctively from other sounds.
showmeyourkizinti@startrek.website 4 weeks ago
When these thing pop up for some reason my default is assume sexual selection. Chins? sexual selection. Breasts, sexual selection. A sense of humor? Believe it or not sexual selection.
lvxferre@mander.xyz 4 weeks ago
Pretty much, but what is being selected for is also interesting. Perhaps it isn’t the chin itself, but the resonance and its effect on our voices.