How Vestigial Organs Work

Stuff You Should Know

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🗓️ 13 October 2015

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Darwin asserted that seemingly useless organs and behaviors are left over from our evolutionary history. But as more are found to have a function, the idea has become a flashpoint for the battle between science and religion.

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0:00.0	There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.
0:05.7	That's why we launched The Big Take.
0:08.3	It's a daily podcast from Bloomberg and I Heart Radio that turns down the volume a bit
0:14.0	to give you some space to think.
0:16.4	I'm Wes Kosova.
0:17.7	Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters.
0:23.6	Listen to The Big Take on The I Heart Radio App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.
0:32.0	Welcome to Stuff You Should Know from Howstuffworks.com.
0:41.7	Hey and welcome to the podcast, I'm Josh Clark.
0:45.8	There's Charles W. Chuck Bryant and there's Noel over there so this is Stuff You Should Know.
0:52.1	For everyone is wondering if Jerry's been kidnapped.
0:55.4	She has been and we are refusing to pay the rent.
0:58.0	It's only like 20 bucks but I don't know.
1:00.6	They sent her a finger and we said we need more proof.
1:05.2	You know why we don't send 20 bucks because we don't negotiate with kidnappers.
1:08.9	Nope, it's just good policy.
1:11.0	Jerry probably understands.
1:13.0	What would you think?
1:15.0	No, that finger they sent was pointed in our direction.
1:18.7	I know that.
1:19.7	Jerry from all of us here at Howstuffworks, we miss you and we wish you the best of luck.
1:26.7	Hope that breathing tube holds up.
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