259. Ogi Ogas — Journey of the Mind: How Thinking Emerged from Chaos
The Michael Shermer Show
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The Evolution of Cities
Your argument would appeal to simon conway morris, the evolutionary theorist at oxford i just had on the show. His thing is convergent evolution, that that it's not as random and contingent as steve gould used to argue. And he clashed on this and that certain things happen over and over. It's a lot like the evolution of cities. Basing is different thin boston, which is different from south hollo, but they all have very similar dynamics. If i don't know anything about cities in australia, i can make some very concrete predictions about what we'll find if we look at cities in Australia or anywhere else.
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