Say what you like about evolution: quick, it ain’t. We know you’re busy: chances are you’ve got minutes, rather than hours (or the millions of years required to watch evolution in real-time), so this time-lapse video offers a decent approximation of humankind’s slow, deliberate journey from proto human to bearded academic.
It’s the work of Yale Press to promote John Gurche’s book,
Or was, rather. The video is from 2013, but where else can you find the subtleties of human evolution put together so beautifully, and in less time than it takes to tip 880 gallons of water on some concrete?
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