Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
New adaptations in biological evolution start not in large populations but in small ones, as Sewall Wright explained. The same is true of new ideas in social evolution. A new idea might not stand a chance in a large population, but the small population can be a stepping stone to its dominance. In this example: the little municipalities that make up Strasbourg, France.
New adaptations in biological evolution start not in large populations but in small ones, as Sewall Wright explained. The same is true of new ideas in social evolution. A new idea might not stand a chance in a large population, but the small population can be a stepping stone to its dominance. In this example: the little municipalities that make up Strasbourg, France.
