Compared to other animals who can rip through meat, bone, and even metal, the human jaw may not seem so impressive. It has been suggested that thousands of years of eating softer, cooked foods have made our jaw weaker, incapable of inflicting or enduring much significant bite forces. But our jaws aren’t weak or flimsy at all; research shows that the human mandible is actually very strong and effective, capable of exerting a bite force even greater than some primates...