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Re:Harvard won’t require SAT or ACT through 2026 as test-opt... by DenisM on Saturday December 18, 2021 @12:29PM (#29606394)
Now that I think of it convergence on a trait crucial to survival is a trivial result, though it’s often non-trivial to spot.

Still there is something in the longevity example that’s evading the trivial explanation.

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Re:Harvard won’t require SAT or ACT through 2026 as test-opt... by civilized on Saturday December 18, 2021 @05:54PM (#29609447)
Yes, it's not trivial because evolution stops caring about you after you reproduce.

It's also a little unclear whether we should consider the % difference convergence remarkable, given that mortality at older ages is so much higher and the absolute difference may not show much convergence.

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