George Zarkadakis

And that meant also that we were able to transfer information and knowledge to the next generation.

The divine gift does not come from...

a higher power from our own minds.

And that's what kicked off this amazing journey of our species to where we are today.

What seems to have happened is some kind of genetic mutation that furnished us, our species in particular, with the ability of

Language and stories.

We know they're part of what makes us human.

But what else?

How did it begin?

People somehow think maybe we knew about DNA for the last several centuries.

We didn't.

It really wasn't that clear what was the hereditary material that passes from parent to child and that carries all those genetic factors.

This is Francis Collins.

Maybe you've heard of him.

But in case not, I asked ChatGPT to write up a bio.

Here's what it gave me.

Francis Collins is a renowned physician geneticist.

He earned his MD and PhD at Yale University and is best known for his leadership of the Human Genome Project, a landmark international research effort to decode the entire human genetic blueprint.

The people at the University of North Carolina will be upset to hear that ChatGPT said I got my MD from Yale, but that's okay.

Oh, so there's an error in there.