Ep. 484: Evolution with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
Michael Covel's Trend Following
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The Seductive Path to Macro Evolution
The brightness of flowers, the bright colors and exotic perfumes are chosen by insects. Pea hens choose pea cocks on the basis of that which appeals to them aesthetically. Anglerfish have a fishing rod sticking out of the top of their head with a bait on the end. We've moved now up the primrose path of seduction from artificial selection into natural selection. In order to get major macroevolutionary change, such as changing fish into mammals, you need time. Artificial selection can be done in human terms in a few centuries, but we've got hundreds of millions of years.
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