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So the criterion that was evolving in the insects had to be discriminating enough to pick the right flowers and not crude imitations; and the flowers’ design had to be such that no design that other flower species could easily evolve could be mistaken for it. Thus both the criterion and the means of meeting it had to be hard to vary.

Se todos os espécimes só cuidassem de si, grande parte morreria cedo demais.

studying the motivations of individuals in isolation: the patterns we see are a fundamentally social affair. More, as Anderson

is curious as showing that apparently I was interested at this early age in the variability of plants!

Evolutionary psychologists add that early human evolution conferred an advantage on individuals who showed an interest in each other’s activities.

I saw more of Lyell than of any other man, both before and after my marriage. His mind was characterised, as it appeared to me, by clearness, caution, sound judgment, and a good deal of originality. When I made any remark to him on Geology, he never rested until he saw the whole case clearly, and often made me see it more clearly than I had done be

Evolution is an ongoing process, and all species must continually respond to pressures in their environment or die off. What’s more, constant adaptation is something that everyone is doing, all the time. Hence the use of the Lewis Carroll character from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. The Red Queen tells Alice, “Now, here, you see, it takes all t

His respect for the cleverness of ants grows without limit. Flexible behavior in the face of changing conditions: What else can you call it but wicked smart? At year’s end, he enters the district science fair.