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Podcast: The Neurodivergent Professor
Episode: KEW Episode 118: Let's Talk About Sex Part 2
Description: In part 1 of this series, I introduced the difference between asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction. Asexual reproduction is basically mitosis or simple cell division. This leaves little room for variation. Evolution and change are slow, and your kids are basically clones of you.With the onset and ultimate domination of sexual reproduction, much more change becomes possible. New concepts like gender and parenting evolve. Evolution, itself becomes THE way organisms can adjust to changing environmental conditions. Biodiversity explodes.The ecological assumption is that reproduction is the loophole that facilitates immortality. All life dies, b...