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Philippe Sarrazin, The Conversation
Born this way: Evolution has hardwired us to be lazy
A study shows that it takes us less effort to embrace mechanism of a sedentary lifestyle – escalators, elevators, cars.
Boris Cheval, The Conversation
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Matthieu Boisgontier, The Conversation
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Philippe Sarrazin, The Conversation
· Dec 24, 2019 · 11:30 pm
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