The reason we're getting these super bugs is because of evolution. I like to see evolution proceeding through its natural course, unfettered by humans. But you can't turn a blind eye to the fact that we've got a big city and it's not going anywhere. And so if you're going to be studying urban wild life, you are going to be study evolution altered by humans. You know, i'm not against that either. It's a good attitude to have, that you're not.
Celebrate your lucky mutations with an episode about natural selection, agonizing boat trips, redemption stories, olde timey inter-family marriages, how much money you can make playing videos games, finch beaks, whether or not cave men are kinda hot and how to live on a small island with your soulmate. Evolutionary biologist and the director of the Moore Lab of Zoology, John McCormack, chats about all things evolution and gives Alie a new appreciation for how genetic blips can be hidden strengths.
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Sound editing by Steven Ray Morris
Music by Nick Thorburn