[joshuajomiller]

This is not a new idea. It was written about thousands of years ago in the talmud: http://www.talmudology.com/jeremybrownmdgmailcom/2016/9/27/b...

[jldugger]

Keep in mind this article is basically a Yale professor pitching their new book in an alumni magazine; not a great place for scholarly citations. Browsing the table of contents, the book itself has an entire chapter on this.