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Sleeping beauties: the mystery of dormant innovations in nature and culture (Ep 104)
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Sleeping beauties: the mystery of dormant innovations in nature and culture (Ep 104)

Where does biological innovation come from? Why do some innovations wait millions of years for their spotlight?

Life must constantly innovate for evolution to occur, but many forms of biological innovation often lie dormant, sometimes for millions of years. In this episode, we speak to Andreas Wagner about his recent book, Sleeping Beauties: The Mystery of Dormant Innovations in Nature and Culture. Andreas is a professor at the Institute of Evolutionary Biology a…

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