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Our Unique Species
FromEvolution Talk
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Length:
11 minutes
Released:
Oct 5, 2015
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Podcast episode
Description
In the last episode I asked the question ‘Are we unique?’ and then set about showing why it is we are not by looking at the animal kingdom. From tool use to altruism it appears that we are not as special as we might think. But, of all of earth’s creatures we seem to be the only species cursed with the ability to ask ‘why ?’ We alone appear to have the ability to look back into the past to help us to explain the present and to prepare for the future. Is it, as Darwin said, only a matter of degree, or is it something more?
Released:
Oct 5, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
The Beginning: An Arms Race: As predators evolved to better catch their prey, their prey evolved unique and efficient ways to avoid being eaten. It was because of this sudden arms race that we see the proliferation of body forms that mark the Cambrian Era. The real winners were... by Evolution Talk