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Teenagers today are drinking less alcohol than ever. But drink is the secret to humanity's success.

15 mins | Aug 17, 2018

Alcohol has been more valuable to our species’ survival than we might imagine. Robin Dunbar, writing in the Financial Times, considers why drink is the secret to humanity’s success.

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