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The Iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma and The Evolution of Cooperation
Let’s say 2 people have 2 options and which option they each pick is going to define how much of stuff they will get with…
How Close Are We to Harnessing Synthetic Life?
WHAT IF WE TOLD YOU THAT IN THE NOT-TOO-DISTANT FUTURE, YOU COULD LOG ONTO YOUR COMPUTER AND PROGRAM LIVING CELLS LIKE SOFTWARE? EVER SINCE SCIENTISTS…
Theory in Practice: A Tour of Zaytuna Farm
– Hi, Geoff Lawton here. And this is a 66 acre Zaytuna Farm which we started developing in 2001 through 2002. And, we laid out…
Explaining Evolutionary Adaptations and Side Effects: The Spandrels of San Marco
[MUSIC] We should not immediately, I think, assume that a behavioral trait, particularly a cognitive behavioral trait, is an adaptation. Now, in order to really…
Five fingers of evolution – Paul Andersen
The Five Fingers of Evolution. A thorough understanding of biology requires a thorough understanding of the process of evolution. Most people are familiar with the…
Microbiologist
I’ve always loved biology. When I was at school I was in the school environment group. We used to do a lot of field trips…
11. Life History Evolution
Prof: Okay, today we’re going to talk about life history evolution, and life history evolution deals with some big questions. It’s explained why organisms are…
Biofilm: A New (Gross) Thing to Worry About
hello I’m Hank green welcome to scishow where we love slime slime is great except when it’s the wrong kind of slime and when I…
Natural Selection
Captioning is on! Click the CC button at bottom right to turn off. Follow the amoebas on Twitter @AmoebaSisters or on Facebook! Have you ever…