Dr Cosmides and Dr Tooby were among the first to break from the idea that the brain has evolved as a general-purpose problem-solving machine.

后两者则是率先打破学界旧有观念的先行者中的一员。那种观念曾认为认为大脑只是作为一个多功能问题处理器而进化。

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Dr Tooby and Dr Cosmides have found evidence to support the existence of such modules in areas of human relations such as the perception of fairness.

康斯曼德斯博士和图比博士已经找到了一些支持这样的模块存在的证据。它们正位于控制诸如公平感的人际关系的区域内。

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Tooby recalled, while still a student, using a Geiger counter to show a custodian that his household Chinaware was more radioactive than other objects nearby.

Tooby回忆到，当他还是学生时，他曾用盖革计数器向一家人表明，他家的瓷器比周围其他物品更具放射性。

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Alison Tooby, 52, from Wellington in Somerset died at Northcott Mouth beach near Bude in Cornwall last September.

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But Dr Cosmides and Dr Tooby pointed out that before long-distance transport existed, only two of those would have been relevant.

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Ms Tooby's partner, Mike McGuffie, praised the actions of those who saved the boys' lives, and tried in vain to help their mother.

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