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[Authored By] Corning, Peter [Disciplines] Biology Economics [Abstract] Synergies that convey advantages drive and accelerate biological and cultural evolution by providing a package of independent elements that confer benefits many times greater than those conferred by individual elements: in biology, synergies of independently evolved traits can lead to the development of the power of flight or the emergence of humans as the dominant species; in humans, complex, coordinated activity over sustained periods leverages the power of physical tools, cultural discoveries, and social organization. [Summary Of] 
Nature's Magic: Synergy In Evolution And the Fate of Humankind
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