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546: Robert Waldinger

Duncan Trussell Family Hour

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The Evolution of the Human Genome

Being connected with other people keeps you healthier well it turns out we think that the people who were more likely to survive to pass on their genes which is what evolutions about right. The people who banded together because there's power in numbers and safety in numbers so they survived long enough to have kids, maybe even grandkids. It's built into our biology wow that's that's really cool I mean yeah right like you're my god like in all the times I'm talking about ancient human history where you could be this isolated and still even survive. We as a species got selected for thePeople who were more affiliativeWow That's why it works this way for us we're it's

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