AMA | October 2024

9035.762 - 9075.301 Sean Carroll

There are accidents of... history of evolution that lock you into certain choices. And so when you find that certain animals do things a certain way, it may or may not be the best way to do things. It's a satisficing question. You do things well enough to get along and survive. You don't necessarily do things in the completely optimal way. Rob Gebeler says, No. Short answer is no.