Dmitry Belyaev

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Russian biologist famous for his domesticated silver fox experiments, which showed that selecting for tameness (reduced reactive aggression) leads to physical changes like shorter faces and smaller brains, paralleling human evolution.

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Richard Wrangham: Violence, Sex, and Fire in Human Evolution | Lex Fridman Podcast #229

Richard Wrangham: Violence, Sex, and Fire in Human Evolution | Lex Fridman Podcast #229

Lex Fridman

Russian biologist famous for his domesticated silver fox experiments, which showed that selecting for tameness (reduced reactive aggression) leads to physical changes like shorter faces and smaller brains, paralleling human evolution.