Perhaps our greatest distinction as a species is our capacity, unique among animals, to make counter-evolutionary choices. (Jared Diamond)

Perhaps our greatest distinction as a species is our capacity, unique among animals, to make counter-evolutionary choices.

Jared Diamond

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