“When environments change, they usually do so pretty rapidly, at rates with which adaptation by natural selection would be hard put to keep up. When such change occurs, the quality of your adaptation to your old habitat is irrelevant, and any competitive advantage you might have had may be eliminated at a stroke.”
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Ian Tattersall
Ian Tattersall is a renowned paleoanthropologist and curator of the American Museum of Natural History. Born on October 5, 1945, he is known for his significant contributions to the study of human origins and evolution. more
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