Sentences with phrase «honed by evolution»

So why would a mental shortcut, honed by evolution, prove successful in this unnatural setting?

Butterflies meet, woo and win their mates using seductive signals and clever strategies honed by evolution

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Much of the circuitry he works with already exists — networks of neurons, honed by years of evolution — and he augments this circuitry with his own small electronic devices.

Honed by hundreds of millions of years of evolution, the brain became a kind of ultrasophisticated — but special - purpose — computer.

Peter deMenocal, a Columbia University paleoceanographer who coauthored the NRC report, says «our study of human evolution in the context of major changes in African climate indicates that our species was honed by climate.»

I think it should be reassuring that when you follow your intuition, what we're really talking about is doing things that have been honed by centuries of evolution to be effective responses to children.

Being the first plug - in hybrid SUV in the world, the Outlander PHEV «represents a fusion of the EV technologies developed by Mistubishi Motor Corporation for models such as the i - MiEV, 4wd technologies honed in the Lancer Evolution, and SUV know - how gained from the Montero.»