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Open Thread for February 18-24 2014

19th Feb 2014

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

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....