Evolution, Language, Domestication, Symbolic Cognition, AI & Large Language Models | Terrence Deacon | 141
Mind & Matter
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Resumen de cómo Darwin construyó la idea de selección natural y el rol de Malthus.
Darwin was inspired by Malthus's observation that reproduction outpaces resources, leading to competition. Darwin applied this concept to the natural world, realizing that in nature, selection favors those who fit better with the environment, leading to their survival. He identified three key ideas: inheritance of traits from grandparents, variation in offspring, and overproduction of offspring. These ideas collectively form the basis of natural selection, where individuals with advantageous traits survive and reproduce, driving the evolutionary process.
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