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A central tenet of modern behavioral ecology maintains that blood relationship plays a crucial role in comprehending the evolution of social conduct. This is especially so, concerning the personal cost in social behavior and entropy concepts, such as altruism and cooperation. However, this was not always the case with early evolutionists, such as Darwin. It troubled Darwin that worker bees sacrificed themselves to protect their hives because altruism did not fit in with his ‘survival of the fittest’ scenario, especially as, in his view, increased reproduction is the currency of ‘natural selection’. According to his theory there was no… Continue reading →

Human beings think they’re pretty special because they are at the top of the food chain, they have air-conditioning, they can build jet airliners, and they understand biomechanics and structural integration. Yes that’s pretty cool, and being able to put up satellites and travel to the moon are also examples of human intellect, and perhaps a reason to be species-centric.

Nevertheless, there are species on this planet that can see infrared, have sonar, and can do all sorts of other things. Perhaps somewhere in our junk DNA, humans also have such abilities to a lesser degree. Scientists may one… Continue reading →