Inherency in evolution (Ep 102)
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Stuart Newman says that the natural physical propensities of living matter enable systems to evolve differently than Darwin and other graduates would have us believe. Just like the dipole of a water molecule allows it to absorb a lot of heat before it changes temperature, the materials that compose life on Earth imbue them with particular abilities to stay viable and exploit opportunities. Stuart: If we think of size and phylogenetic history just as limits on life, we might miss a potentially major factor in life's evolution. The only future thing any individual can be is an extension of that which came before.
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