i learned just kind of the the basic framework of evolution, its processes, mutation, natural selection. And then some things i'd never heard of, like genetic drift - which is the sort of random way that evolution can take gean frequencies and populations. What's an example of genetic drift? How do you describe that at a cocktail party to som half a glass of chardinet in? Well, i guess i'd point to the m and mbo and i'd say a ok, so see that m andmbo. Genetic drift is when you take a small handful of m and ms, and you end up with three green ones instead of the full, youknow, rainbowof
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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