Human intelligence: how cognitive circuitry, rather than brain size, drove its evolution
The human brain uses up 20% of the energy we consume.
Marta Mirazon Lahr, Reader in Human Evolutionary Biology & Director of the Duckworth Collection, University of Cambridge •
conversation
Dec. 13, 2023 • ~7 min
Dec. 13, 2023 • ~7 min
Lizards, insects and other species are evolving with climate change, but not fast enough
From dark dragonflies becoming paler to plants flowering earlier, some species are slowly evolving with the climate. Evolutionary biologists explain why few will evolve fast enough.
James Stroud, Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolution, Georgia Institute of Technology •
conversation
Nov. 21, 2023 • ~10 min
Nov. 21, 2023 • ~10 min
Lizards, fish and other species are evolving with climate change, but not fast enough
From dark dragonflies becoming paler to plants flowering earlier, some species are slowly evolving with the climate. Evolutionary biologists explain why few will evolve fast enough.
James Stroud, Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolution, Georgia Institute of Technology •
conversation
Nov. 21, 2023 • ~10 min
Nov. 21, 2023 • ~10 min
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