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Scientists recently discovered a fascinating paradox: in trying to breed superproductive egg-laying hens, they found they produced fewer eggs. We examine what went wrong with these so-called “superchickens,” and we look at other examples of where competition can be detrimental to success, like a high school Model UN team and Sears department store.
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@naejin Год назад

Successful Narcissists are our super chickens?

@liajial Год назад

Please add built-in subtitles🙏 because automatic ones are not very accurate

@HitchcockBrunette Год назад

I have pet backyard chickens and they move exactly like tiny velociraptors (or deinonychus who inspired…] in the kitchen scene in JP ! It’s so remarkably similar it’s eerie, you can clearly see their direct ancestry. The PROBLEM here is, as per usual, HUMANS. Humans messing with living, breathing things. Never learn… we should respect these animals. They do suffer horribly in those places because they feel like anything else does. I live alongside them, I witness it everyday. Show some respect ! They’re tiny dinosaurs and everyone should have a pet flock. Fresh REAL EGGS every day too. Naturally….

@FarmerDrew Год назад

I'm a simple chicken farmer but the idea of Superchickens, making more eggs, getting more aggressive is intuitively unsettling: Do you want a bunch of tiny deinonychus

@gl15col Год назад

Am I terrible that I really do want tiny deinonychus? Best pet ever...

@FarmerDrew Год назад

@@gl15col those things theoretically used their proto wings to fly up onto the haunches of much larger prey and slice them vertically open with those proto talons, I've already got to worry about my pigs taking exploratory bites, what, are we going to wear full motorcycle leathers when we go collect eggs?

@ericakusske3321 Год назад

No, no I do not. I have a backyard flock of 14. I already have to deal with a rooster that is convinced that I should join his harem and waffles between throwing clover at me and dancing around me or crashing into the back of my legs as fast as he can run. We're breeding buff brahmas. He's over 2 feet tall. So thankfully he's too big to be able to get up much speed. When my 10 yr old kid has to go out to take care of the water, he's armed with a squirt bottle. If that becomes ineffective, I have an old tennis racket that I picked up at goodwill. Usually all the chickens are pretty well behaved, but during molt, that rooster gets grumpy. And if a hawk has flown over and startled them he doesn't want to let anyone get near the hens. We'll keep our giant chickens and take a hard pass on the super chickens thanks.

@pawshands9706 Год назад

Keep messing with animals. It will always backfire.

@tjesse Год назад

Did you even listen?

@Pur3carb0n Год назад

@@tjesse obviously, no.

@Neo-Reloaded Год назад

We need to differentiate between animals and wild animals. The latter widely eating in China.

@pawshands9706 Год назад

@@Neo-Reloaded ALL ARE EATEN!

@guerrillapress7343 Год назад

I raise my superchickens freerange and they do great. overcrowding is the issue.

@TheBeStLifehomestead Год назад

yep. I am only 2 min in and can tell this is some BS. "we don't know what those genes are but that's the only explanation" seems real scientific.

@guerrillapress7343 Год назад

@@TheBeStLifehomestead 😆😆 right?!

@nck9689 Год назад

The problem is that they exist.

@tuckercaldwell4965 Год назад

This a great podcast and really goes to show that altruism, and teamwork will always prevail over selfish competition the metaphorical "super chickens" of nature and society, and that variety truly is the spice of life and an excellent business model.

@ericmartin2470 Год назад

sounds a little bit like the story in Star Trek with Genetically Modified Humans / Eugenics Wars (Augments) where the reasoning "Superior Ability Breeds Superior Ambition" holds true with chickens too.

@Pur3carb0n Год назад

Very informative.

@modvs1 Год назад

David Sloan Wilson brought me here!

@packardsonic Год назад

If you want to transform society for the better, all you have to do is call for meeting everyone's needs unconditionally and foster free collaboration. Do this everyday and you will see your city blossom in a few years

@ElizaFolhman Год назад

The best chicken is Chocobo 🐥

@kuitaranheatmorus9932 Год назад

Interesting

@chaoslab Год назад

Humans becoming species focused is the next step. Generally thought it would be the asteroid or the primary exchange of nuclear weapons that would push humans to that step. Climate change and ecosphere collapse with also do the same thing. The current pandemic seemed to do it enough to show human beings are capable of changing and that was not even primarily collaborative focused (much more potential when done with intent). It is time to evolve from individual focused to species focused and obviously ecosphere focused.

@Mojavekight17 Год назад

Reviewtechusa was here

@seanplays16 Год назад

Is this from a vice/vox video?

@heavenboundfarm2159 Год назад

Hello host here to support you

@OmarrK154 3 месяца назад

Earthquakes

@nimaradanart Год назад

The earth laughs in flowers and trees My artworks are about protecting the earth and sustaining humanity

@cheri238 Год назад

Truth Merridian. Lol

@sevnesioran6193 Год назад

They will become dinossaurs in 1000 generations. Rawr...

@DavidGuzman-co8we Год назад

We're the videos

@ca24tamie30 Год назад

Super chicken = genetically modified chicken. The next step is genetically modified human that leads to extinction of human species. Wonderful 😭

@MohsinSmartFun Год назад

All Animals like this

@OmarrK154 3 месяца назад

Geography

@andrewcheshire244 Год назад

Angry birds. Maybe they should throw some pigs in there with them. Give them an outlet for God's sake!

@piyush2845 Год назад

2nd

@richardmillward8200 Год назад

Good trying

@papasou1210 Год назад

3rd

@whyyourreadingthis Год назад

First

@Soulfulvision1111 Год назад

Actually no I was

@MohsinSmartFun Год назад

Agree 💯💯💯

@Kiteflying.Pantang Год назад

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@person86422 Год назад

Was this written by kids? This was awful. I wish I could get my time back.

@keztukariri Год назад

🤮🤮🤮

@CLOSPLAYZ Год назад

Go vegan 🌱

@thepaperfootballleague2313 Год назад

No😂

@dyodewantara5943 Год назад

That doesnt help

@nck9689 Год назад

@@dyodewantara5943 Why doesn't it? The animal farming industry is the leading cause of deforestation and we could also stop world hunger if we all would be vegan. It's also suggested by the IPCC to go vegan. There's absolutely no nutritional need to consume any product that comes from an animal. Of course this is an utopian view but it starts with you.

@nck9689 Год назад

@@thepaperfootballleague2313 And why not? Are you aware that by saying that "it is your choice" that you also decide what happens to the animals and our environment? Animal farming does nothing good to our climate, to our health and to the animals.

@DanceySteveYNWA Год назад

Vegans are weak and pale looking.

@Big_Uncle_Randy Год назад

Chickens are delicious!...nuff said.

@nck9689 Год назад

And there are already very good vegan alternatives that taste as good as chicken or even better. Better for the environment, better for the climate, better for you :)