Simulating the Evolution of Sacrificing for Family

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[lostnova]

Being a subscriber of Primer and Code Bullet is a constant cycle of being super happy when they upload then slowly forgetting they exist until the next upload and the cycle repeats :D

[julianmitchell]

"There's nothing wrong with understanding something in hindsight, as long as you test that understanding in new situations to make sure it holds up." Thanks for a new quote for my quote wall, and some unsolicited life advice!! :)

[dyjhjfrtt]

I hope that at the end of the series he combines everything together into a huge simulation.

[Craeonkie]

The blob smiling everytime he succeeds is so cute

[willjohnson]

You can really tell he's spent this time learning about Hamilton's rule to correct his mistake, very honourable compared to the "oops sorry anyways" we get from a lot of content creators

[smorcrux]

I really respect how well he responded to making a mistake, even when almost none of his viewers even recognized the mistake.

[snpi]

I think it would be interesting to introduce the mechanic of friendship. Like two blobs eat on the same tree and survive, they happen to be acquaintances. If that happens again, they become friends, increasing the chance to save each other after approaching a predator.

[starlii]

"It can sometimes take surprisingly long for random events to even out, which is my favorite excuse whenever I'm getting my butt kicked in a board game"

Got me rolling

[wavex_wav]

Blob: "Hey that's a nice piece of fruit growing up there. Wonder how good-"

Plant predator: *Bonjour*

[harryswanson]

The diploid genetics would show a more realistic and varied simulation as well as more types of alleles, I would really like that!

[rpe]

"after that they go home and reproduce"
"siblings always stay together"
something tells me that there is something wrong here...

[eg]

"It can sometimes take surprisingly long for random events to even out" story of my life.

[rokushou]

I'm stealing the "It can sometimes take surprisingly long for random events to even out" excuse next time I'm losing in a game.

[TidBitOf]

As a scientist myself, I appreciate you not only showing your mistakes, but explaining your analysis of your mistake. Such an important part of the scientific process.

[dolger]

Watching the single blob play the game and the graph getting marked was far more fun Than it should be.

[bequemjoe]

I would love a website where you can just run all of the simulations made by Primer, and you could also change the modifiers and stuff

[hungryironapple]

i like how the blob is just throwing the dice and not rolling it

[stevenarvizu]

When a factual video starts off with a disclaimer reflecting on how they could’ve done better on their research, and what parts of the discussion aren’t covered by their research, you know it’s gonna be a good ass video

[BlueKorb]

4:52 i actually felt insanely bad for that poor little blob that was left in the dark without a home to go to ;-;

poor little blop

[adamwilding]

I LOVE that you kept a mistake in, and used it as a fantastic tool for teaching instead of a failure. It really helped me understand this