Kevin Langergraber
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Radiolab
The Menopause Mystery
I mean, they would probably say it a little bit more fancy.
Radiolab
The Menopause Mystery
I'm an associate professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University.
Radiolab
The Menopause Mystery
It shouldn't be, because from the perspective of evolution, right?
Radiolab
The Menopause Mystery
Evolution favors traits that get more genes into the next generation.
Radiolab
The Menopause Mystery
Well, of course, natural selection isn't everything, right?
Radiolab
The Menopause Mystery
Not every trait you look at in an organism has a functional reason.
Radiolab
The Menopause Mystery
But, you know, like the vast majority of mammal species, you end up reproducing until you die.
Radiolab
The Menopause Mystery
Then it's still super weird that a few don't.
Radiolab
The Menopause Mystery
We're really getting into the weeds here.
Radiolab
The Menopause Mystery
Which is a long-term study of this one community of chimpanzees.