Ritalin comments on Open Thread for February 18-24 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Ritalin 23 February 2014 10:40:25AM 1 point [-]

I would hardly consider places like the valley of the Congo or Australia or the Sahara to be evolutionarily soft.

Comment author: Lumifer 23 February 2014 04:37:04PM 7 points [-]

I would hardly consider places like the valley of the Congo or Australia or the Sahara to be evolutionarily soft.

Evolution can push development into different directions. Winters promote long-term thinking and planning. The Congo basin probably promotes resistance to parasites and infections....