Podcast: Radiolab
"There’s a black hole in the middle of the history of life: how did we go from tiny bags of chemicals to the vast menagerie of creatures we see around us? The story of one cosmic oops moment that changed the game of life forever."
Improbable randomness! But still randomness! What a great episode.
More information:
Nick Lane's book The Vital Question on Amazon
Ed Yong's book I Contain Multitudes on Amazon
Although not mentioned in this episode, Lynn Margulis contributed greatly to this theory.
Check out Suzana Herculano-Housel TED Talk for more about the link between cooking food and the human brain.
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