You probably feel pretty special right now. You’re part of the only Homo genus of the hominid species to currently inhabit planet earth. Go you! You won the evolutionary fight against those nasty Neanderthals. At least that’s the story of evolution we’re told. A story of species battling it out generation after generation until only the victor remains. But in fact, that isn’t how evolution works at all. Evolution involves far more coexistence than competition.
A Homo sapiens guide to coexistence
A Homo sapiens guide to coexistence
A Homo sapiens guide to coexistence
You probably feel pretty special right now. You’re part of the only Homo genus of the hominid species to currently inhabit planet earth. Go you! You won the evolutionary fight against those nasty Neanderthals. At least that’s the story of evolution we’re told. A story of species battling it out generation after generation until only the victor remains. But in fact, that isn’t how evolution works at all. Evolution involves far more coexistence than competition.