Dig Presents: Superhighway!
Jacobin Radio
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The Evolution of Highway Speed
Highway speeds are so far beyond the evolutionary experience of any animal. You think about a turtle withdrawing into its shell or a skunk trying to spray its attacker. These are all strategies that worked for millions of years against hawks, cougars and foxes. And against a car, they're actually profoundly maladaptive.
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