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Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Being big pays off every day and is punished in extinctions, which is why body size keeps getting reset rather than climbing forever. Being big pays off every day and ispunished in extinctions, which iswhy body size keeps getting resetrather than climbing forever. DH Dave Hone — holds since 2025-09-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Almost all real predation is on prey far smaller than the predator, so the documentary staple of a T. rex taking an adult Triceratops shows the rare exception, not the rule. — tap to centre the map on it Almost all real predation ison prey far smaller than thepredator, so the documentarystaple of a T. rex taking an… DH Dave Hone — holds since 2025-09-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Predation is what makes evolution creative: without it there would be no arms races, no great feats of evolution, and a far less beautiful world. — tap to centre the map on it Predation is what makesevolution creative: without itthere would be no arms races,no great feats of evolution… NL Nick Lane — holds since 2022-09-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Predators everywhere target juveniles, and there is no reason dinosaurs were an exception — the bite marks and stomach contents say they were not. — tap to centre the map on it Predators everywhere targetjuveniles, and there is noreason dinosaurs were anexception — the bite marks and… DH Dave Hone — holds since 2025-09-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Comparative advantage stops governing once the power imbalance is large enough: groups then switch into seeking to dominate instead of trading. — tap to centre the map on it Comparative advantage stopsgoverning once the powerimbalance is large enough:groups then switch into… MN Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is more room at the top for every human trait: push selection harder in any direction and the mean would move, at some cost elsewhere. — tap to centre the map on it There is more room at the topfor every human trait: pushselection harder in anydirection and the mean would… DR David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Emotions exist because a charging bear demands a response more flexible than a reflex and faster than a plan. — tap to centre the map on it Emotions exist because acharging bear demands aresponse more flexible than areflex and faster than a plan. RA Ralph Adolphs — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Population size is not what limited human adaptation; time is. A selection coefficient of half a percent works as well in a thousand people as in a million. — tap to centre the map on it Population size is not whatlimited human adaptation; timeis. A selection coefficient ofhalf a percent works as well… DR David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Natural selection will strengthen the human preference for other humans rather than erode it, because the people who resist outsourcing their social life are the ones who find mates. — tap to centre the map on it Natural selection willstrengthen the humanpreference for other humansrather than erode it, because… AI Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Being big pays off every day and is punished in extinctions, which is why body size keeps getting reset rather than climbing forever. Holds Dave Hone Read this korrent →