AMA | October 2024

8982.638 - 9011.745 Sean Carroll

So not knowing a lot about biology, I'm guessing that there are trade-offs in resource allocation, right? It costs energy to maintain your body temperature at a certain temperature. Is it worth it? You get some benefits from doing that. Some heat is generated, but clearly, I mean, look, cold-blooded organisms are not going out of their way to refrigerate themselves. That's not what they're doing.