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Futureproof Extra: Loner Amoebas

Sometimes we just want to be alone, it can be restorative and cathartic to leave the group and be...

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07.30 26 Jan 2021


Futureproof Extra: Loner Amoebas



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07.30 26 Jan 2021


Sometimes we just want to be alone, it can be restorative and cathartic to leave the group and be with your own thoughts.

We see it in the animal kingdom as well of course but we don’t necessarily want to get left behind either.

But what if we do?

What could be the evolutionary benefits to getting left behind...in being the loner?

Fernando Rossine, PhD Candidate in the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University joined Jonathan to discuss.

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