Grass Apes
22 min
This week, Radiolab explored what happens when humans step back and let nature take the lead. In "Grass Apes," the show investigates how our primate cousins adapt and thrive in unexpected environments, raising questions about the boundary between human intervention and natural selection. The episode suggests that sometimes the most revealing insights about ourselves come from observing what happens when we're not in control.
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