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Exchange Exemplar: Evolution Is Really A Creative Process

Andreas Wagner
Andreas Wagner

Remember the arguments about evolution versus intelligent design? The I.D. proponents insisted that some things just could not be random, like the marvelous construction of the eyes of animals.

Biologist Andreas Wagner comes at this from the other direction, pointing out how evolution itself is really a problem-solving process.

Think about it: the living things that adapt, by solving the challenges presented to their species, survive.

Wagner lays out the case in Life Finds a Way: What Evolution Teaches Us About Creativity. Book and interview are from 2019.

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The Jefferson Exchange is Jefferson Public Radio's daily news program focused on issues, people and events across Southern Oregon and Northern California. Natalie Golay is the program's senior producer, Charlie Zimmermann is the assistant producer, and Mike Green hosts the show.