Other evidence suggests that these changes were a byproduct of early mammals' increasing brain size.
"Most of these changes were a reaction to urban life," Dr. Gold says.
But Democrats were able to convince minority lawmakers that the changes were a good thing.
In a way, the enforced changes were a blessing, he noted.
Well, among those thousands of changes were a number of places where agencies were adding rules reflecting new electronic workflows.
These changes were a surprise because they could mean that the descriptions are not equivalent on the quantum level.
Connecticut's attorney general, Richard Blumenthal, who has been investigating Aetna, said the changes were "a good start".
The federal communications minister, Stephen Conroy, said the changes were a consequence of the rising power of the internet.
The changes were "a bureaucratic nightmare", according to Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers.
Laura Walker, president and chief executive of WNYC, said the changes were a result of soul-searching and audience surveys.
Greens senator Lee Rhiannon said the changes were a major blow to freedom of information and privacy protection.
