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Ides of March

While Latin is not my forte I got to thinking if the origin of certain words had to do with the date in history when Julius Caesar was a victim of Homicide.

This month - specifically around the Ides  (perhaps it happens each month - just that I happen to have time to watch the idiot box) I noticed we have quite a collection of and conversations about -

Homicides  - someone murders someone else
Suicides - someone murders themselves
Infanticides - someone kills an infant
Genocides - large group killings

While I think these phrases are used by the media to sensationalize stories I think our human brain has still not evolved beyond basic hunting and gathering across the board or globe.

The human brain weighs in at less than 2% of total body weight but is capable of doing amazing things.  Murdering others included.

The size of the human brain in contrast to a chimp's which weighs five times more seems to be adapted to doing things smarter, what with ANOTHER SMART WATCH in the offing.  Apparently we do not have to use our brains to hunt for food as chimps do (what with microwaves and Bluetooth to simply order in or heat up leftovers) and that leaves our smaller cerebral cortex to think of other brainy ideas.

Some include how to snuff someone out without leaving a trace.  Or as in the case of Julius, how to assassinate by stabbing.

So going back to who is actually smarter - who decides?  In March or any other month.

Perhaps the smart watch will alert us with a text if a stabber is in the crowd?
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