Evolutionary
adjective
Related to gradual development over time.
The giraffe's long neck is a result of evolutionary adaptation.
Often appears as...
- evolutionary process
- evolutionary biology
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Academic
adjective
Involving new ideas or methods based on gradual changes.
The company's evolutionary approach to marketing has made it a leader in its industry.
Often appears as...
- evolutionary approach
- evolutionary strategy
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Technical
adjective
Involving or characterized by evolution or evolutionary change.
The computer has undergone several evolutionary changes.
Often appears as...
- evolutionary design
- evolutionary development
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Technical
adjective
Related to gradual development over time.
The giraffe's long neck is a result of evolutionary adaptation.
Often appears as...
- evolutionary process
- evolutionary biology
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Involving new ideas or methods based on gradual changes.
The company's evolutionary approach to marketing has made it a leader in its industry.
Often appears as...
- evolutionary approach
- evolutionary strategy
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Involving or characterized by evolution or evolutionary change.
The computer has undergone several evolutionary changes.
Often appears as...
- evolutionary design
- evolutionary development
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Natural History
When 'evolutionary' describes biological traits, it refers to changes inherited over generations.
The evolutionary patterns of dinosaurs fascinate paleontologists.
Pro Tip 2/3Academic Tone
'Evolutionary' in academic contexts suggests well-researched, scientific developments.
Evolutionary theories are crucial in understanding species diversity.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Instant
Emphasizes a slow, continuous process, not sudden change.
Language has an evolutionary journey, tracing back thousands of years.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural History
When 'evolutionary' describes biological traits, it refers to changes inherited over generations.
The evolutionary patterns of dinosaurs fascinate paleontologists.
Pro Tip 2/3Academic Tone
'Evolutionary' in academic contexts suggests well-researched, scientific developments.
Evolutionary theories are crucial in understanding species diversity.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Instant
Emphasizes a slow, continuous process, not sudden change.
Language has an evolutionary journey, tracing back thousands of years.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural History
When 'evolutionary' describes biological traits, it refers to changes inherited over generations.
The evolutionary patterns of dinosaurs fascinate paleontologists.
Pro Tip 2/3Academic Tone
'Evolutionary' in academic contexts suggests well-researched, scientific developments.
Evolutionary theories are crucial in understanding species diversity.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Instant
Emphasizes a slow, continuous process, not sudden change.
Language has an evolutionary journey, tracing back thousands of years.
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The Sea Turtles of...
about loggerhead sea turtles, because they've got fascinating life histories, haven't they? Yes, they do. Well, sea turtles, they have a really thick shell and the top part is called a carapace. So I've actually brought part of a skeleton here and we can see this is the top part of the shell part of it, and what's interesting is that the ribs are actually fused to the shell. So these are actually the ribs here and that makes them susceptible to anything that could encounter them. Evolutionary speaking, it's very, very nice it's a hard shell of armour and now with humans, things can be a little bit more difficult for them with these shells.
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What is love? - Brad...
to proliferate their species? Maybe love is just human DNA's optimal method for bringing about its own replication. There are evolutionary arguments regarding every human mating behavior, from how we display ourselves to potential mates, to how we treat each other in relationships, to how we raise kids. Thus, some argue that the feeling
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The science of...
norepinephrine creates a sort of tunnel vision, blocking out surrounding distractions, possibly even warping your sense of time, and enhancing your memory. This might explain why people never forget their first kiss. The idea of so much of our attraction being influenced by chemicals and evolutionary biology
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Why do we hiccup? - John...
Anatomical structures, or physiological mechanisms, with no apparent purpose present challenges to evolutionary biologists. Do such structures serve some hidden function that hasn't yet been discovered? Or are they relics of our evolutionary past, having once served some important purpose
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Sequencing genomes to...
be over such no calf muscles would never exist in nature because of the big evolutionary disadvantage is characteristic on first to the species but it can happen if we design a genetic therapy for it in a lab I've seen one approach has been used to find
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Why do we itch? - Emma...
But is there actually an evolutionary purpose to the itch, or is it simply there to annoy us? The leading theory is that our skin has evolved to be acutely aware of touch so that we're equipped to deal with risks from the outside world. Think about it.
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Why the octopus brain is...
have inspired new research in developing flexible robots made of soft materials. And studying how intelligence can arise along such a divergent evolutionary path can help us understand more about intelligence and consciousness in general.
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Why do animals have such...
why the huge variance in aging patterns and lifespan within the animal kingdom? The answer lies in several factors, including environment and body size. These can place powerful evolutionary pressures on animals to adapt,
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Rethinking infidelity...
yet universally practiced? Now, throughout history, men practically had a license to cheat with little consequence, and supported by a host of biological and evolutionary theories that justified their need to roam,
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Killer Cuckoo Catfish PIPE...
scooping them up to protect them at the first hint of danger the catfish have clearly won this round in the eternal fight for evolutionary dominance
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The Sea Turtles of...
about loggerhead sea turtles, because they've got fascinating life histories, haven't they? Yes, they do. Well, sea turtles, they have a really thick shell and the top part is called a carapace. So I've actually brought part of a skeleton here and we can see this is the top part of the shell part of it, and what's interesting is that the ribs are actually fused to the shell. So these are actually the ribs here and that makes them susceptible to anything that could encounter them. Evolutionary speaking, it's very, very nice it's a hard shell of armour and now with humans, things can be a little bit more difficult for them with these shells.
Video examples
What is love? - Brad...
to proliferate their species? Maybe love is just human DNA's optimal method for bringing about its own replication. There are evolutionary arguments regarding every human mating behavior, from how we display ourselves to potential mates, to how we treat each other in relationships, to how we raise kids. Thus, some argue that the feeling
Video examples
The science of...
norepinephrine creates a sort of tunnel vision, blocking out surrounding distractions, possibly even warping your sense of time, and enhancing your memory. This might explain why people never forget their first kiss. The idea of so much of our attraction being influenced by chemicals and evolutionary biology
Video examples
Why do we hiccup? - John...
Anatomical structures, or physiological mechanisms, with no apparent purpose present challenges to evolutionary biologists. Do such structures serve some hidden function that hasn't yet been discovered? Or are they relics of our evolutionary past, having once served some important purpose
Video examples
Sequencing genomes to...
be over such no calf muscles would never exist in nature because of the big evolutionary disadvantage is characteristic on first to the species but it can happen if we design a genetic therapy for it in a lab I've seen one approach has been used to find
Video examples
Why do we itch? - Emma...
But is there actually an evolutionary purpose to the itch, or is it simply there to annoy us? The leading theory is that our skin has evolved to be acutely aware of touch so that we're equipped to deal with risks from the outside world. Think about it.
Video examples
Why the octopus brain is...
have inspired new research in developing flexible robots made of soft materials. And studying how intelligence can arise along such a divergent evolutionary path can help us understand more about intelligence and consciousness in general.
Video examples
Why do animals have such...
why the huge variance in aging patterns and lifespan within the animal kingdom? The answer lies in several factors, including environment and body size. These can place powerful evolutionary pressures on animals to adapt,
Video examples
Rethinking infidelity...
yet universally practiced? Now, throughout history, men practically had a license to cheat with little consequence, and supported by a host of biological and evolutionary theories that justified their need to roam,
Video examples
Killer Cuckoo Catfish PIPE...
scooping them up to protect them at the first hint of danger the catfish have clearly won this round in the eternal fight for evolutionary dominance
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John Knoll
American Artist
Every film tries to advance the state of the art, at least a little bit. Brand new techniques? A lot of them are just evolutionary: we're just building on something that's like something we've done before and just trying to do it a little bit better or make it a little bit more realistic.
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Alexi Zentner
Canadian Writer
I grew up reading thrillers, science fiction, fantasy - you name it - and one day I asked myself if there was a reason why a fear of spiders was so common. Was there something buried deep in our evolutionary history that made being scared of spiders a survival instinct?
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Vaclav Smil
Czechoslovakian Scientist
Meat eaters don't like me because I call for moderation, and vegetarians don't like me because I say there's nothing wrong with eating meat. It's part of our evolutionary heritage! Meat has helped to make us what we are. Meat helps to make our big brains.
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Buzz Aldrin
American Astronaut
We can continue to try and clean up the gutters all over the world and spend all of our resources looking at just the dirty spots and trying to make them clean. Or we can lift our eyes up and look into the skies and move forward in an evolutionary way.
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Elise Andrew
British Writer
I remember my first lecture on my first day in evolutionary biology, how populations and species change. I sat thinking, 'Why doesn't everyone know this?' I look back on it almost in horror: I came so close to not knowing how exciting our world is.
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Elon Musk
South African Businessman
From an evolutionary standpoint, human consciousness has not been around very long. A little light just went on after four and a half billion years. How often does that happen? Maybe it is quite rare.
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Bjarke Ingels
Danish Architect
I believe that architecture, as anything else in life, is evolutionary. Ideas evolve; they don't come from outer space and crash into the drawing board.
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Nancy Pearcey
American Author
The more we learn about life, the less plausible is any evolutionary theory that relies on blind, undirected, piece-by-piece change.
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Matthew Walker
English Scientist
That short-sleeping that we're now suffering is a consequence of our lifestyle. It's not a consequence of evolutionary habituation.
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Alison Gopnik
American Psychologist
One of the most distinctive evolutionary features of human beings is our unusually long, protected childhood.
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John Knoll
American Artist
Every film tries to advance the state of the art, at least a little bit. Brand new techniques? A lot of them are just evolutionary: we're just building on something that's like something we've done before and just trying to do it a little bit better or make it a little bit more realistic.
Quote examples
Alexi Zentner
Canadian Writer
I grew up reading thrillers, science fiction, fantasy - you name it - and one day I asked myself if there was a reason why a fear of spiders was so common. Was there something buried deep in our evolutionary history that made being scared of spiders a survival instinct?
Quote examples
Vaclav Smil
Czechoslovakian Scientist
Meat eaters don't like me because I call for moderation, and vegetarians don't like me because I say there's nothing wrong with eating meat. It's part of our evolutionary heritage! Meat has helped to make us what we are. Meat helps to make our big brains.
Quote examples
Buzz Aldrin
American Astronaut
We can continue to try and clean up the gutters all over the world and spend all of our resources looking at just the dirty spots and trying to make them clean. Or we can lift our eyes up and look into the skies and move forward in an evolutionary way.
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Elise Andrew
British Writer
I remember my first lecture on my first day in evolutionary biology, how populations and species change. I sat thinking, 'Why doesn't everyone know this?' I look back on it almost in horror: I came so close to not knowing how exciting our world is.
Quote examples
Elon Musk
South African Businessman
From an evolutionary standpoint, human consciousness has not been around very long. A little light just went on after four and a half billion years. How often does that happen? Maybe it is quite rare.
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Bjarke Ingels
Danish Architect
I believe that architecture, as anything else in life, is evolutionary. Ideas evolve; they don't come from outer space and crash into the drawing board.
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Nancy Pearcey
American Author
The more we learn about life, the less plausible is any evolutionary theory that relies on blind, undirected, piece-by-piece change.
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Matthew Walker
English Scientist
That short-sleeping that we're now suffering is a consequence of our lifestyle. It's not a consequence of evolutionary habituation.
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Alison Gopnik
American Psychologist
One of the most distinctive evolutionary features of human beings is our unusually long, protected childhood.
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