Yes, that’s very interesting, and I also read about similar studies which explain pubic hair texture as having moisture isolating capabilities. However this doesn’t address my question, which is about the apparently excessive length of head hair regardless of texture.
Comment on What's the evolutionary advantage of very long hair on human heads?
nimpnin@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
Humans evolved with dense curly hair, which protects you from the heat psu.edu/…/life-air-conditioning-curly-hair-kept-e…
Mothra@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
nimpnin@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
It does. Curling up makes the hair effectively shorter. And keeps it closer to the head.
cynar@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
A built in sun hat.
nimpnin@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
Oh yeah, and if you have really curly hair, it is effectively shorter