
Oct 19, 2009
New Normal?
In this hour of Radiolab: reframing our ideas about normalcy.
Evolution results from the ability of organisms to change. But how do you tell the difference between a sea change and a ripple in the water? Is a peacenik baboon, a man in a dress, or a cuddly fox a sign of things to come, or just a flukey outlier from the norm? And is there ever really a norm?