A couple of days ago I was chopping vegetables and got my thumb in the way. Now heavily bandaged. It is becoming apparent how useful opposable thumbs are in everyday life.

#HumanEvolution #OpposableThumbs

Nothing got me to see MORE movies than watching Siskel & Ebert. Their back & forths were legendary & passion for movies inarguable

New book tells the story of film critics Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel 🍿

"Siskel & Ebert are two of the most influential film critics ever, often making or breaking movies with their reviews. Now, a new book by film critic Matt Singer takes a look at their impact and professional rivalry."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XshNoqSa72w

#OpposableThumbs #MattSinger #CBSThisMorning

As I posted on another social media site earlier, there’s something plushies should consider whenever we begin to think we can get by just fine without our humans:

Plushie paws fail to meet the necessary standard of functionality for opening pistachio shells. And humans have opposable thumbs.

#Pistachios
#OpposableThumbs
#Independence
#Autonomy
#Snacks
#SelfInterest

Opposable thumbs
Share biomechanical skill
Species can deceive

#opposablethumbs #biomechanics #magic #monkeys #haiku #poetry

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/04/can-you-fool-a-monkey-with-a-magic-trick-only-if-it-has-opposable-thumbs/