Name: The Myth of Mutation: Why Superpowers Don’t Evolve (and What Might)
Uploaded: 2025-12-09T14:00:00+00:00
Duration: 23 min 41 s
Description: Superpowers make great fiction, but evolution doesn’t work that way. We explore why mutations can’t give us instant abilities—and what real science could create instead. Grab one of our new SFIA mugs

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Superpowers make great fiction, but evolution doesn’t work that way. We explore why mutations can’t give us instant abilities—and what real science could create instead.

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The Myth of Mutation Why Superpowers Don’t Evolve (and What Might)
Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
Editors: Lukas Konecny
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