We can trace the foundation of economic theory in a species anthropology of basically equal capabilities back to Aristotle.

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In theory, if you did manage to trace how the brain was shaped by natural selection, you might shed some light on how the mind works.

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With a quantum theory of gravity, we may be able to trace the Big Bang expansion back to its very beginning, and understand precisely how our universe arose, presumably from nothing.

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