Beyond "Survival of the Fittest" with Rowan Hooper (484)

Shirtloads of Science by Karl Kruszelnicki

Jul 25, 202627:59Science & Medicine

What if evolution isn't just about the survival of the fittest? Rowan Hooper, senior editor at New Scientist, joins Shirtloads to discuss his new book Togetherness - a challenge to the idea that nature is defined purely...

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