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How we measure the world with our bodies, and hunting critical minerals
Science Magazine Podcast
The Evolution of Body Based Measurements
The Nicoburis have used this unit of length called basically young coconut drinks that are drunk. It might sound strange if you're not accustomed to seafaring in the Indian Ocean, perhaps with a canoe or a small sailboat. If your typical frame of reference is something like miles or nautical miles, that doesn't really account for the important variable of hydration. There's also a peculiar one in Northern Finland that we didn't record in the data set because I think it's a bit of a rural myth perhaps.
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