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Pedestrian Swinging on Bridges
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Pedestrians tend to sway a little bit while crossing bridges, and this behavior is due to the frequency at which bridges sway. Evolutionary biology works in a way that a quirk can be transformed into a useful feature for living creatures, like molecules that change slightly to code for different proteins.

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The swaying motion caused by pedestrian's footsteps on bridges is a result of evolutionary biology, which made use of this feature rather than considering it as a glitch.
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Evolutionary Biology
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The swaying motion caused by pedestrian's footsteps on bridges is a result of evolutionary biology, which made use of this feature rather than considering it as a glitch.

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Pedestrian Swinging on Bridges
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#76 – John Hopfield: Physics View of the Mind and Neurobiology
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Lex Fridman Podcast
The process of evolution in companies is similar to biological evolution but occurs on a shorter timescale, with bankruptcies and new startups taking the place of extinction and new species.
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Business
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The process of evolution in companies is similar to biological evolution but occurs on a shorter timescale, with bankruptcies and new startups taking the place of extinction and new species. Companies can also change their culture in order to enter a new market successfully.

Chapter
Pedestrian Swinging on Bridges
Episode
#76 – John Hopfield: Physics View of the Mind and Neurobiology
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast