466. Reappropriating Feminism, Maternity, and the Woman’s Role | Mary Harrington
The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast
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Balance Life's Reproductive Strategies
Evolutionary biology identifies two primary reproductive strategies: R strategists and K strategists. R strategists, such as mosquitoes and fish, focus on rapid reproduction, producing a vast number of offspring with no post-reproductive investment, resulting in many offspring not surviving. In contrast, K strategists, exemplified by mammals and humans, invest heavily in fewer offspring, emphasizing long-term care and resources, often spanning multiple generations. This divergence in reproductive strategies highlights the balance between quantity and quality of offspring in the context of evolutionary survival.
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