
#923 - Matt Ridley - Why Evolution Favours Beauty Over Survival
Modern Wisdom
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This chapter explores Darwin's concept of sexual selection, discussing its initial resistance from the scientific community. It emphasizes the importance of mate choice in evolution and challenges the focus solely on natural selection by providing examples that illustrate the nuances of evolutionary processes.
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